Dream, After Dream

Dream, After Dream, performed by the American rock band Journey, is the soundtrack album to the Japanese fantasy film Yume, Yume No Ato directed by fashion designer Kenzo Takada. Released in 1980 on Columbia Records, it was the seventh album-length recording by the group. The soundtrack firmly overshadowed the film itself, which enjoyed little fame. The album was a significant departure from the arena rock which characterized the band's three preceding albums, harking back to their progressive rock beginnings and relying on complex musicianship and instrumentals.

Dream, After Dream
Studio album / soundtrack by
Journey
ReleasedDecember 10, 1980
RecordedCBS/Sony Shinanomaki Studios, Tokyo, Japan, October 13–22, 1980
GenreProgressive rock
Length35:22
LabelColumbia
ProducerKevin Elson, Journey
Journey chronology
Departure
(1980)		 Dream, After Dream
(1980)		 Captured
(1981)

Dream, After Dream features a full vocal on three of its nine tracks, "Destiny", "Sand Castles" and "Little Girl". "Little Girl" was later the B-side of the "Open Arms" single and was featured on Journey's Time3 collection. It also appears as a bonus track on the 2006 reissue of Departure and the 2011 edition of Greatest Hits 2. "Destiny" is the band's longest recorded song.

This was the last studio album to feature founding member Gregg Rolie.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Dream, After Dream has been viewed as a major departure from the commercially successful, radio-friendly pop of their previous three albums, instead harking back to their early, progressive rock-oriented work. AllMusic wrote, "One of the most overlooked albums in Journey's catalogue ... Dream, After Dream is a fine example of Journey's underrated musicianship, and recommended for devoted fans."[1] Dave Marsh, normally an ardent detractor of the band, was even more enthusiastic, describing the album as "the band's finest recording of the 80's".[2]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Destiny"Neal Schon, Steve Perry8:54
2."Snow Theme"Ross Valory3:24
3."Sandcastles"Gregg Rolie, Perry4:44
4."A Few Coins"Rolie, Schon, Steve Smith, Perry, Valory0:40
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Moon Theme"Schon, Perry4:35
6."When the Love Has Gone"Schon4:02
7."Festival Dance"Rolie, Schon, Smith, Perry, Valory0:57
8."The Rape"Valory2:11
9."Little Girl"Schon, Perry, Rolie5:48

Personnel
Band members
  • Steve Perry – lead vocals, producer
  • Neal Schon – guitars, vocals, producer
  • Gregg Rolie – keyboards, piano, harmonica, vocals, producer
  • Ross Valory – bass guitar, vocals, producer
  • Steve Smith – drums, percussion, producer
Additional musicians
  • Eiji Arai, Yasuo Hirauchi, Tadataka Nakazawa, Sumio Okada - trombones
  • Toshio Araki, Yoshikazu Kishi, Kenji Yoshida, Takatoki Yoshioka - trumpets
  • Takashi Fukumori, Hachiro Ohmatsu, Kiyoshi Ohsawa, Masatsugu Shinozaki - violins
  • Hiroto Kawamura, Kazuo Okamoto - cellos
  • Masayuki Yamashiro - horn
  • Strings and horns arranged and conducted by Matthew A. Schon
Production
  • Kevin Elson - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Akira Fukada, Geoff Workman - engineers

References
  1. "Journey Dream After Dream review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  2. Marsh, Dave. "Great, Forgotten Records". New Book of Rock Lists. Sidgwick & Jackson. 1994.
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