Dawn Explosion, the third and final album by Captain Beyond, was released in 1977. While the band had broken up four years before, Warner Bros. Records signed a deal with the band's original label, Capricorn Records, and contacted the band members asking them to reunite.[3] Original member Bobby Caldwell returned on drums, but original lead vocalist Rod Evans could not be contacted after extensive enquiries: Captain Beyond held auditions, and selected Willy Daffern to replace him.[3]

Dawn Explosion
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1977
Recorded1976–1977
StudioRecord Plant, Sausalito
Genre
Length37:57
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJohn Stronach, Captain Beyond
Captain Beyond chronology
Sufficiently Breathless
(1973)
Dawn Explosion
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone(not rated)[2]

The track "Dawn Explosion" was recorded during the album sessions, but was cut from the final album, despite taking its title from it.[3]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do or Die"Bobby Caldwell, Willy Daffern, Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt3:38
2."Icarus"Caldwell, Lee Dorman, Reinhardt4:17
3."Sweet Dreams"Caldwell, Dorman, Reinhardt5:29
4."Fantasy"Caldwell, Daffern, Reinhardt6:02
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Breath of Fire, Part 1 & Part 2"Caldwell, Daffern, Reinhardt6:19
2."If You Please"Caldwell, Daffern, Dorman, Reinhardt4:13
3."Midnight Memories"Reinhardt3:59
4."Oblivion"Caldwell, Dorman, Reinhardt4:00

CD reissues split "Breath of Fire, Part 1 & Part 2" into two tracks (subtitled "A Speck Within a Sphere" and "Alone in the Cosmos", respectively), and "Oblivion" into three tracks (with the preceding "Space Interlude" and succeeding "Space Reprise" being the sound effects and percussion that bookend the main section of "Oblivion").

Personnel

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Captain Beyond

Charts

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Year Chart Peak
position
1977 U.S. Billboard Pop Albums 181

References

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  1. ^ Dawn Explosion at AllMusic
  2. ^ Rolling Stone review
  3. ^ a b c "The Captain Beyond Story". The Unofficial (European) Captain Beyond Website. Archived from the original on May 2, 2001.