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.
| Dreams and all that stuff | ||||
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 Cover photo airbrushed over a photo of Monument Valley, Utah | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | Sound 80, Minneapolis, MN | |||
| Genre | Folk, New Acoustic, American Primitive Guitar | |||
| Length | 30:03 | |||
| Label | Capitol (ST-11335) | |||
| Producer | Denny Bruce | |||
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It was re-issued on CD by BGO Records (CD132) in 1992 and One Way Records (S21-18462) in 1996.
Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| 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 edit
All songs by Leo Kottke except as noted.
Side one edit
- "Mona Ray" (Leo Kottke, Michael Johnson) – 3:40
- "When Shrimps Learn to Whistle" – 3:28
- "Twilight Property" – 3:11
- "Bill Cheatham" (P.D.; arranged by Kottke and Hand) – 1:45
- "Vertical Trees" – 2:34
Side two edit
- Medley: "San Antonio Rose" / "America the Beautiful" (Bob Wills, Ward-Bates, P.D.; Bourne Co.; arranged by Kottke) – 2:03
- "Constant Traveler" – 3:50
- "Why Ask Why?" (Norman Gimbel, Ken Lauber) – 2:09
- "Taking a Sandwich to a Feast" – 2:45
- "Hole in the Day" – 2:50
- "Mona Roy" – 1:48
Personnel edit
- 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 edit
- Denny Bruce – producer
- Paul “Shorty” Martinson – engineer
- Bob Berglund – mastering
- John Van Hamersveld – album design, photography
References edit
- ^ a b Eder, Bruce. "Dreams and All That Stuff > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2011.