Dreamer (Bobby Bland album)

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Dreamer
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Studio album by
Bobby Bland
Released1974 (1974)
Studio ABC, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length35:39
Label
Producer Steve Barri
Bobby Bland chronology
His California Album
(1973)		Dreamer
(1974)		Get on Down with Bobby Bland
(1975)
Singles from Dreamer
  1. "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City"
    Released: 1974
  2. "I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)"
    Released: 1974
  3. "Yolanda"
    Released: 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide B+ [2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Dreamer is the ninth solo studio album by American blues singer Bobby Bland. It was released in 1974 through ABC/Dunhill Records. Recording sessions took place at ABC Recording Studios in Los Angeles with songwriter and record producer Steve Barri. The album charted at number 172 on the Billboard 200 and at number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It spawned three hit singles: "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City", "I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)" and "Yolanda".

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City"
  • Michael "Harvey" Price
  • Dan Walsh
3:51
2."I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)"
3:15
3."Lovin' on Borrowed Time"
  • Charlotte Ann Matheny
  • Nita Garfield
3:19
4."The End of the Road"Oscar Perry3:06
5."I Ain't Gonna Be the First to Cry"
  • Michael "Harvey" Price
  • Dan Walsh
  • Mitchell Bottler
3:36
6."Dreamer"Jerry Zaremba4:09
7."Yolanda" Daniel Moore 3:43
8."Twenty-Four Hour Blues"
  • Michael "Harvey" Price
  • Dan Walsh
  • Steve Barri
3:59
9."Cold Day in Hell"Oscar Perry2:43
10."Who's Foolin' Who?"
  • Michael "Harvey" Price
  • Dan Walsh
  • Michael Omartian
  • Steve Barri
4:18
Total length:35:39

Personnel

Technical

Chart history

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References

  1. ↑ Dahl, Bill. "Dreamer Bobby "Blue" Bland". AllMusic . Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 21, 2019.
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  4. ↑ The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 37.
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