Dawn Explosion

Dawn Explosion
Studio album by Captain Beyond
Released	1977
Recorded	1976–1977 at the Record Plant, Sausalito
Genre	Progressive rock, Hard rock
Length	37:57
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	John Stronach and Captain Beyond
Captain Beyond chronology
Sufficiently Breathless (1973) Dawn Explosion (1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	(not rated)[2]

Dawn Explosion, the third and final album by Captain Beyond, was released in 1977. Original singer Rod Evans was replaced by Willy Daffern, and original drummer Bobby Caldwell had rejoined the band.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Do or Die" (Rhino, Bobby Caldwell, Willy Daffern) – 3:38
2. "Icarus" (Rhino, Caldwell, Lee Dorman) – 4:17
3. "Sweet Dreams" (Rhino, Caldwell, Dorman) – 5:29
4. "Fantasy" (Rhino, Caldwell, Daffern) – 6:02

Side two

5. "Breath of Fire, Part 1 & Part 2" (Rhino, Caldwell, Daffern) – 6:19
6. "If You Please" (Rhino, Caldwell, Daffern, Dorman) – 4:13
7. "Midnight Memories" (Rhino) – 3:59
8. "Oblivion" (Rhino, Caldwell, Dorman) – 4:00

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

• Willy Daffern – lead vocals
• Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar
• Lee Dorman – bass, backing vocals, string ensemble synthesizer
• Bobby Caldwell – drums, backing vocals, percussion

Charts

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

References

1. Dawn Explosion at AllMusic
2. Rolling Stone review

• Dawn Explosion (vinyl back cover). Captain Beyond. Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. 1977. BS 3047.