Dreamtime (Tom Verlaine album)
Dreamtime | ||||
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Studio album by Tom Verlaine | ||||
Released | July 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1981, A&R, RPM and Penny Lane Studios, New York | |||
Genre | Post punk | |||
Length | 38:21 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Tom Verlaine, Robert Clifford | |||
Tom Verlaine chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
1994 Infinite Zero reissue |
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | A−[2] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
Dreamtime is Tom Verlaine's second solo album, originally released in 1981. "Without a Word" is a rewrite of "Hard On Love," an unreleased Television song performed live in 1974 and 1975.
The album was reissued in 1994 by Infinite Zero Archive/American Recordings label, with two bonus tracks drawn from the 1981 "Always" 7" & 12" single. It was reissued in 2008 by Collectors' Choice Music with no bonus tracks.
Track listing
All songs written by Tom Verlaine.
Side one
- "There's a Reason" – 3:39
- "Penetration" – 4:01
- "Always" – 3:58
- "The Blue Robe" – 3:54
- "Without a Word" – 3:17
Side two
- "Mr Blur" – 3:24
- "Fragile" – 3:27
- "A Future in Noise" – 4:13
- "Down on the Farm" – 4:49
- "Mary Marie" – 3:25
Bonus tracks (1994 CD reissue)
- "The Blue Robe" (alternate version) – 4:17
- "Always" (alternate version) – 4:09
Personnel
- Tom Verlaine – guitars, solos, vocals on all tracks; bass on "Penetration"
- Ritchie Fliegler – guitars on all tracks, except "Penetration"
- Fred Smith – bass on "Mr. Blur", "Down on the Farm", "There's a Reason" & "Without a Word"
- Donald Nossov – bass on "Always", "Mary Marie", "Fragile", "The Blue Robe", "A Future in Noise", & bonus tracks
- Jay Dee Daugherty – drums on "Mr. Blur", "Down on the Farm", "There's a Reason", "Without a Word" & "Penetration"
- Rich Teeter – drums on "Always", "Mary Marie", "Fragile", "The Blue Robe", "A Future in Noise" & bonus tracks
- Bruce Brody – keyboards on "Always", "Mary Marie", end of "Penetration" & "Always" (alternate version)
Charts
Album
Year | Chart | Peak Position |
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1981 | Billboard Pop Albums | 177 [4] |
Notes
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