The Dream Weaver

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The Dream Weaver
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1975 (1975-07)
RecordedEarly 1975
Genre Electronic, soft rock
Length34:59
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Gary Wright
Gary Wright chronology
Benjamin – The Original Soundtrack of Willy Bogner's Motion Picture
(1974)
The Dream Weaver
(1975)
The Light of Smiles
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record Guide C [2]

The Dream Weaver is a solo album by American singer and musician Gary Wright released in July 1975.

Contents

The album was said by Wright to be the first-ever all-keyboard album (though there were many all-synthesizer LPs before this, including Switched-On Bach by Wendy Carlos, in 1968), but in fact it also features drums, vocals, and guitar, among other instruments. The performers include David Foster, Bobby Lyle, and Wright himself on keyboards, and Jim Keltner and Andy Newmark on drums. The track "Power of Love" featured Wright's Warner Bros. labelmate Ronnie Montrose on electric guitar.

The album's success was a slow but steady accomplishment as the album eventually peaked at number 7 on the U.S. Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart in the spring of 1976. It was certified Gold in 1976, Platinum in 1986 and 2× Platinum in 1995. [3] The album's title cut (unlike the album, the song omits the article "The") and "Love Is Alive" both peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Gary Wright except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Is Alive" 3:54
2."Let It Out"music: Wright, lyrics: Jamie Quinn3:25
3."Can't Find the Judge" 3:24
4."Made to Love You" 3:45
5."Power of Love" 3:32
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Dream Weaver" 4:17
7."Blind Feeling" 4:45
8."Much Higher" 3:00
9."Feel for Me"music: Wright, lyrics: Gary and Tina Wright4:58

Personnel

Production

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1976)Position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [8] 26
US Billboard 200 [9] 6

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