Book of Dreams

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Book of Dreams
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Studio album by
Steve Miller Band
Released10 May 1977
Recorded1975–76
Studio CBS (San Francisco, California) [1]
Genre
Length38:02
Label Capitol
Producer Steve Miller
Steve Miller Band chronology
Fly Like an Eagle
(1976)		Book of Dreams
(1977)		 Greatest Hits 1974–78
(1978)
Singles from Book of Dreams
  1. "Jet Airliner"
    Released: April 1977
  2. "Jungle Love"
    Released: July 1977 [4]
  3. "Swingtown"
    Released: October 1977

Book of Dreams is the tenth studio album by Steve Miller Band. The album was released in May 1977 on Capitol Records in the United States, Canada and Japan and by Mercury Records in Europe. Three singles were released from the album in 1977 with the first single, "Jet Airliner", being the most successful.

Contents

The album peaked in the top 10 of the trade charts in four countries, including Canada where the album topped RPM magazine's 100 Albums chart. [5] The album has gone on to become one of the group's most successful studio outings.

Recording and production

The songs on Book of Dreams were recorded at CBS Studios in San Francisco, California; the basic tracks were recorded at the same time as the basic tracks for the Steve Miller Band's 1976 album Fly Like an Eagle . [6] The sessions were produced by the group's leader, Steve Miller, who had been producing the group's albums since Number 5 in 1970. John Palladino was the album's executive producer and the recording engineer was Mike Fusaro. The recordings were later mixed by Jim Gains with assistance from Win Kutz and were mastered by Ken Perry. [1]

Artwork

The winged horse art was created by Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse, who were credited as "Kelly and Mouse". The art director for the album was Roy Kohara. [1] The cover illustration was also used on the record label on the vinyl version of the album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record Guide B− [7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]

The Bay State Banner wrote that the album "is, for the most part, firmly within the California soft-rock mold exemplified by the Eagles." [10]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of 4/5 stars, calling it "a highlight of the '70s classic rock era and one of Miller's finest releases." The review also comments that it is an unnecessary album for the casual fan to consider, as the 1978 compilation album Greatest Hits 1974–78 contains seven highlight tracks from Book of Dreams. [2]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Threshold" (Instrumental) Steve Miller, Byron Allred1:05
2."Jet Airliner" Paul Pena 4:25
3."Winter Time"Miller3:10
4."Swingtown"Miller, Chris McCarty3:54
5."True Fine Love"Miller2:37
6."Wish Upon a Star"Miller3:39
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Jungle Love"Lonnie Turner, Greg Douglass 3:10
8."Electro Lux Imbroglio" (Instrumental)Miller0:55
9."Sacrifice"Curley Cooke, Les Dudek 5:17
10."The Stake" David Denny 3:57
11."My Own Space"Jason Cooper, Bobby Winkelman 3:00
12."Babes in the Wood" (Instrumental)Miller2:40

Personnel

Additional personnel
Technical

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [24] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [25] 3× Platinum3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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