In Between Dreams

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In Between Dreams
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Studio album by
Jack Johnson
ReleasedMarch 1, 2005 (2005-03-01)
RecordedOctober 2004
StudioThe Mango Tree, Hawaii
Genre Folk rock, acoustic rock
Length41:34
Label Brushfire, Universal Records
Producer Mario Caldato, Jr.
Jack Johnson chronology
On and On
(2003)		In Between Dreams
(2005)		 Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B [3]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The New York Times (mixed) [5]
PopMatters 6/10 [6]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Spin D+ [9]
The Village Voice (favorable) [10]

In Between Dreams is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Jack Johnson, released by Brushfire Records in the United States on March 1, 2005 (see 2005 in music). In Between Dreams received generally mixed reviews from music critics; [11] however, it achieved considerable commercial success.

Contents

Album cover

The album cover depicts a mango tree, referring to the Mango Tree, the studio where In Between Dreams was recorded. There is also a reference to the mango tree in "Better Together".

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 58, based on 15 reviews. [11] MacKenzie Wilson of AllMusic describes Johnson as "stick[ing] with what he does best" on the album; [1] this has led some critics to characterize the album as feeling "safe" or unambitious. [1] [9] However, Barry Walters of Rolling Stone argues that Johnson explored new content with more politically minded tracks like "Crying Shame" and "Staple It Together". [8] Most critics have described Johnson's delivery as laid-back or mellow; [1] [3] [8] some tracks were also characterized as employing a "light reggae lilt", a stylistic choice which was generally criticized. [8] [12] The overall mood of the album has been described as "upbeat" and "uplifting". [1] [12]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jack Johnson; all music is composed by Johnson, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Better Together"3:27
2."Never Know"3:32
3."Banana Pancakes"3:12
4."Good People"3:28
5."No Other Way"3:09
6."Sitting, Waiting, Wishing"3:03
7."Staple It Together" (Jack Johnson, Merlo Podlewski)3:16
8."Situations"1:17
9."Crying Shame" (Jack Johnson, Adam Topol)3:06
10."If I Could"2:25
11."Breakdown" (Jack Johnson, Dan Nakamura & Paul Huston)3:32
12."Belle"1:43
13."Do You Remember"2:24
14."Constellations"3:21
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
15."Constellations" (Demo from the Mango Tree)3:32
UK bonus track
No.TitleLength
15."Mudfootball" (Live)4:24

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [46] 5× Platinum350,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [47] Gold15,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [48] Gold50,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [49] 6× Platinum600,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [50] 4× Platinum80,000‡
France (SNEP) [51] Gold75,000*
Germany (BVMI) [52] 3× Gold300,000‡
Ireland (IRMA) [53] 2× Platinum30,000^
Japan (RIAJ) [54] Gold100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [55] Gold40,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [56] 7× Platinum105,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [57] Gold20,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [58] Gold20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [59] 5× Platinum1,500,000*
United States (RIAA) [60] 2× Platinum2,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [61] 2× Platinum2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Sheet music

The artist-approved sheet music of this album is available through Cherry Lane Music Company in a "Play It Like It Is" guitar folio. [62]

References

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  8. 1 2 3 4 "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on October 23, 2005.
  9. 1 2 Gross, Joe (April 2005). "Jack Johnson, 'In Between Dreams' (Brushfire)". Spin . 21 (4): 102. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
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