Dreams and All That Stuff
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Cover photo airbrushed over a photo of Monument Valley, Utah
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| Studio album by Leo Kottke | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | Sound 80, Minneapolis, MN | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 30:03 | |||
| Label | Capitol (ST-11335) | |||
| Producer | Denny Bruce | |||
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Dreams and all that stuff is the eighth album by guitarist Leo Kottke. It is the only completely instrumental album Kottke released on Capitol. It peaked at #45 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts, his highest position achieved on the Pop Albums charts.
It was re-issued on CD by BGO (CD132) in 1992 and One Way Records (S21-18462) in 1996.
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Reception
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Bruce Eder wrote of the album "The shifting moods make this album, appropriately enough, a rather dreamlike experience... Kottke's own tunes are reasonably memorable, though the virtuosity tends to overshadow the music itself at times."[1]
Track listing
All songs by Leo Kottke except as noted.
Side one
- "Mona Ray" (Leo Kottke - Michael Johnson) – 3:40
- "When Shrimps Learn to Whistle" – 3:28
- "Twilight Property" – 3:11
- "Bill Cheatham" (P.D.; Arrangement: Kottke, Hand) – 1:45
- "Vertical Trees" – 2:34
Side two
- Medley: "San Antonio Rose" / "America the Beautiful" (Bob Wills, Ward-Bates, P.D.; Bourne Co. / Arrangement: Kottke) – 2:03
- "Constant Traveler" – 3:50
- "Why Ask Why?" (Norman Gimbel - Ken Lauber) – 2:09
- "Taking a Sandwich to a Feast" – 2:45
- "Hole in the Day" – 2:50
- "Mona Roy" – 1:48
Personnel
- Leo Kottke - 6 & 12-String Guitar
- Mike Johnson - Duet Guitar (on track 1)
- Bill Berg - Percussion
- Bill Peterson - Bass
- Bill Barber - Synthesizer, Piano
- Cal Hand - Steel guitar, Dobro
- Herb Pilhofer - Piano (on track 8)
- Jack “Birthday Party” Smith - Piano (on track 11)
Production notes
- Producer—Denny Bruce (for Takoma Productions)
- Engineer: Paul “Shorty” Martinson
- Mastering Engineer: Bob Berglund
- Recorded at Sound 80, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Album Design & Photography by John Van Hamersveld
