Dreams (Philip Bailey album)

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Dreams
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 22, 1999
RecordedNovember 1998–March 1999
Genre Jazz
Length47:20
Label Heads Up International
Producer
Philip Bailey chronology
Life and Love
(1995)
Dreams
(1999)
Soul on Jazz
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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All About Jazz (favourable) [2]
Philadelphia Daily News (favourable) [3]
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Dreams is an album by Philip Bailey released on Heads Up International Records in June 1999. The album peaked at No. 43 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. [5] [6]

Contents

Overview

Dreams features guest appearances by artists such as Grover Washington Jr., George Duke, Kirk Whalum, Gerald Veasley, Marcus Miller, and Gerald Albright. On the album, Bailey covered Pat Metheny's "Something to Remind You", Bread's "Make It with You" and Earth, Wind & Fire's "Sailaway" which was featured on the band's 1980 album Faces . [7] [8]

Critical reception

Paula Edelstein of All About Jazz found "Philip sings with the spiritual essence from on high and with the finesse and soul of the Song Master that he is. This CD is worth the wait". [2] Johnthan Widran of Allmusic claimed "Legendary falsetto-voiced Earth, Wind & Fire vocalist Philip Bailey invites quite a guest list of smooth jazz stars to this party, which marks a strong adult contemporary turn from his solo gospel recordings... A little more groove next time might be cool, but Bailey's still got enough of the old fire burning." [1]

Regina Robinson of the Chicago Sun-Times declared "Philip Bailey has the kind of voice that can move gracefully from the funky Earth, Wind & Fire sound, which he has been a part of for nearly three decades, to the jazzy vocals that are his first love. And so he does, quite well, on his latest solo effort, "Dreams." [4] Al Hunter Jr. of the Philadelphia Daily News wrote ""Dreams" is an excellent showcase for Bailey" adding "Bailey serves up a jazz-flavored disc that is as impressive as his four-octave singing range." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Waiting for the Rain"Erik Huber4:15
2."Moondance" Van Morrison 5:00
3."Dream Like I Do"Erik Huber4:50
4."Something"Erik Huber3:34
5."Make It with You" David Gates 4:15
6."Sail Away" Philip Bailey, Eddie del Barrio, Roxanne Seeman, Maurice White 3:45
7."The Masquerade Is Over" Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel5:35
8."Are We Doing Better Now"Philip Bailey, Sir Bailey, Robert Brookins4:55
9."Something to Remind You" Lyle Mays, Pat Metheny 5:45
10."Strength to Love You"Philip Bailey, Sir Bailey, Robert Brookins5:26

Personnel

Musicians

Production

References

  1. 1 2 Widran, Jonathan. "Philip Bailey: Dreams". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. 1 2 Edelstein, Paula (July 1, 1999). "Philip Bailey: Dreams". allaboutjazz.com. All About Jazz.
  3. 1 2 Hunter Jr., Al (September 3, 1999). "Bailey finds truth in falsetto; Vertu returns to Forever". newspapers.com. Philadelphia Daily News.
  4. 1 2 Robinson, Regina (August 22, 1999). "SHOWCASE". Chicago Sun-Times via newsbank.com.
  5. Philip Bailey: Dreams. Heads Up International. 1999.
  6. "Philip Bailey: Dreams (Top Jazz Albums)". billboard.com.
  7. "Philip Bailey: Dreams". secondhandsongs.com.
  8. Woodard, Joseph. "Philip Bailey". jazztimes.com. Jazz Times.