Dreams and All That Stuff

Dreams and all that stuff
Cover photo airbrushed over a photo of Monument Valley, Utah
Studio album by Leo Kottke
Released	1974
Recorded	Sound 80, Minneapolis, MN
Genre	Folk, new acoustic, American primitive guitar
Length	30:03
Label	Capitol (ST-11335)
Producer	Denny Bruce
Leo Kottke chronology
Ice Water (1974) Dreams and all that stuff (1974) Leo Kottke, Peter Lang & John Fahey (1974)

Dreams and all that stuff is the eighth album by guitarist Leo Kottke. It is the only completely instrumental album Kottke released on Capitol. It peaked at #45 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts, his highest position achieved on the Pop Albums charts.

It was re-issued on CD by BGO Records (CD132) in 1992 and One Way Records (S21-18462) in 1996.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Bruce Eder wrote of the album "The shifting moods make this album, appropriately enough, a rather dreamlike experience... Kottke's own tunes are reasonably memorable, though the virtuosity tends to overshadow the music itself at times." ^[1]

Track listing

All songs by Leo Kottke except as noted.

Side one

1. "Mona Ray" (Leo Kottke, Michael Johnson) – 3:40
2. "When Shrimps Learn to Whistle" – 3:28
3. "Twilight Property" – 3:11
4. "Bill Cheatham" (P.D.; arranged by Kottke and Hand) – 1:45
5. "Vertical Trees" – 2:34

Side two

1. Medley: "San Antonio Rose" / "America the Beautiful" (Bob Wills, Ward-Bates, P.D.; Bourne Co.; arranged by Kottke) – 2:03
2. "Constant Traveler" – 3:50
3. "Why Ask Why?" (Norman Gimbel, Ken Lauber) – 2:09
4. "Taking a Sandwich to a Feast" – 2:45
5. "Hole in the Day" – 2:50
6. "Mona Roy" – 1:48

Personnel

• Leo Kottke – 6 & 12-String Guitar
• Mike Johnson – duet guitar on "Mona Ray"
• Bill Berg – percussion
• Bill Peterson – bass
• Bill Barber – synthesizer, piano
• Cal Hand – steel guitar, dobro
• Herb Pilhofer – piano on "Why Ask Why?"
• Jack “Birthday Party” Smith – piano on "Mona Roy"

Production notes

• Denny Bruce – producer
• Paul “Shorty” Martinson – engineer
• Bob Berglund – mastering
• John Van Hamersveld – album design, photography

References

1. Eder, Bruce. "Dreams and All That Stuff > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved June 28, 2011.

External links

• Leo Kottke's official site
• Unofficial Leo Kottke web site (fan site)
• The Capitol Years ^{[ permanent dead link ]}