Bedtime Stories (David Baerwald album)

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Bedtime Stories
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1990
Genre Rock, pop
Length55:18
Label A&M Records
Producer David Baerwald, Larry Klein, Steve Berlin, Matt Wallace
David Baerwald chronology
Boomtown
(1986)
Bedtime Stories
(1990)
Triage
(1992)

Bedtime Stories is the first solo album by David Baerwald, an Ohio-born musician, singer, and composer who was formerly a member of the successful duo David + David along with David Ricketts. [1]

Contents

Bedtime Stories was released in May 1990 on the A&M Records label, [1] and was produced by Baerwald along with Larry Klein, Steve Berlin, and Matt Wallace.

Critical reception

On Allmusic.com, "Bedtime Stories" rates 4.5 out of 5 stars, and is described as "a bracing collection that shines a light on desperate situations and characters with great dignity and musicianship." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All For You"Baerwald5:57
2."Good Times"Baerwald, Klein5:04
3."Dance"Baerwald, Klein4:14
4."Hello Mary"Baerwald5:10
5."The Best Inside You"Baerwald, Klein3:48
6."Young Anymore"Baerwald, Klein3:42
7."Sirens in the City"Baerwald, Ricketts5:01
8."Liberty Lies"Baerwald, Klein5:22
9."Walk Through Fire"Baerwald, Ricketts5:08
10."Collette"Baerwald, Berlin, Wallace3:43
11."In the Morning"Baerwald, Klein4:11
12."Stranger"Baerwald3:55
Total length:55:18

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Holden, Stephen (June 13, 1990). "The Pop Life".
  2. Demalon, Tom. "Bedtime Stories". AllMusic . Retrieved June 4, 2016.