Dreamcatcher (Ian Gillan album)

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Dreamcatcher
Ian Gillan dreamcatcher alt.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1997
StudioOcean Reach Studio, Warrington and Parr St. Studios, Liverpool
Genre Rock
Length49:35
Label Toshiba EMI (Japan)
Ark 21 (Europe)
Forbidden (US)
Producer Ian Gillan, Steve Morris
Ian Gillan chronology
Toolbox
(1991)
Dreamcatcher
(1997)
Gillan's Inn
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 6/10 [2]

Dreamcatcher is a studio album by Ian Gillan, released in September 1997 in Japan, October 1997 in the United Kingdom and in May 1998 in the US. All songs were performed by Ian Gillan accompanied by Steve Morris. The album was being worked on between 1995 and 1997.

Contents

There are three different versions of the album. The basic European edition consists of twelve tracks. The US edition was remixed by Bob Katz, the order of the songs was changed and it has a different cover. The Japanese edition includes of two extra tracks.

Dreamcatcher is considered the most obscure album in Gillan's career. It features mostly acoustic songs, closer to folk and blues traditions than to rock, the genre for which Gillan is mainly known. It received little media attention and generally had rather disappointing reviews. [1] [2]

Track listings

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Chandra's Coriander" Ian Gillan, Steve Morris5:24
2."Prima Donna"Gillan3:59
3."All in My Mind"Gillan, Morris4:15
4."That's Why God Is Singing the Blues"David Corbett3:33
5."Gunga Din"Gillan2:50
6."Hard on You"Brett Bloomfield, Gillan, Leonard Haze, Dean Howard 4:45
7."Sleepy Warm"Gillan3:56
8."Country Mile"Gillan, Morris3:47
9."You Sold My Love for a Song"Gillan, Morris4:04
10."A Day Late and a Dollar Short"Bloomfield, Gillan, Haze, Howard4:26
11."Sugar Plum"Bloomfield, Gillan, Haze, Howard4:54
12."Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)" Aaron Schroeder, Cliff Owens3:42
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."High Ground"Bloomfield, Gillan, Haze, Howard4:40
14."Sleepy Warm" (alternative version)Gillan4:08
Total length:58:23

US edition

  1. "Hard on You" – 4:45
  2. "You Sold My Love for a Song" – 4:04
  3. "Sugar Plum" – 4:54
  4. "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" – 4:26
  5. "Chandra's Coriander" – 5:24
  6. "All in My Mind" – 4:15
  7. "Prima Donna" – 3:59
  8. "Sleepy Warm" – 3:56
  9. "Country Mile" – 3:47
  10. "That's Why God Is Singing the Blues" – 3:33
  11. "Gunga Din" – 2:50
  12. "Anyway You Want Me" – 3:42

Personnel

Production notes

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References

  1. 1 2 Anderson, Jason. "Ian Gillan - Dreamcatcher (1998)". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 170. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.