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"My previous two LPs -- Seasons Of The Heart and It's About Time -- were about relationships breaking down, about falling out of love. Dreamland Express is more optimistic -- it's about falling in love again." So said John Denver upon the release of Dreamland Express, and it's a fair remark except for one thing: the album is not about John Denver falling in love again. Denver contributed only four of the album's 11 songs, and on his numbers, he is still talking about falling out of love. From the title track, which finds him awake at four a.m. again, to "A Wild Heart Looking For Home," in which he is "sleeping without you" and "hoping that someone might phone." It's only on the cover songs that Denver gets to express positive romantic feelings, and even those have a certain nostalgic sense. Whether the songs are actually from the 1950s, such as Roy Orbison's "Claudette," or more recent, such as "I'm In The Mood To Be Desired," they have an early rock & roll style to them. So, it's still more like remembered love than new love. Denver has toned down the world peace themes. Though "Trail Of Tears" has a Native American theme, and his own "African Sunrise" chronicles a trip the singer took for UNICEF, the songs are shunted off to the end of the record. The intention seems to have been to reverse Denver's diminishing record sales by seeking sunnier outside material, but Dreamland Express just comes off as a less-personal effort, and it was not a success.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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John Denver, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Roger Nichols, Producer - Milton Okun, Co-Executive Producer
(P) 1985 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John Denver, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Roy Orbison, Composer, Lyricist - Roger Nichols, Producer - Milton Okun, Executive Producer
(P) 1985 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John Denver, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jack Conrad, Composer, Lyricist - Frank Musker, Composer, Lyricist - Roger Nichols, Producer - Milton Okun, Executive Producer
(P) 1985 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John Denver, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Dobie Gray, Composer, Lyricist - Bud Reneau, Composer, Lyricist - Roger Nichols, Producer - Milton Okun, Executive Producer
(P) 1985 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John Denver, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Stevie Wonder, Composer, Lyricist - Roger Nichols, Producer - Stephanie Andrews, Composer, Lyricist - Milton Okun, Executive Producer
(P) 1985 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John Denver, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Roger Nichols, Producer - Milton Okun, Executive Producer
(P) 1985 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John Denver, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Richard Kerr, Composer, Lyricist - Frank Musker, Composer, Lyricist - Roger Nichols, Producer - Milton Okun, Executive Producer
(P) 1985 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John Denver, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Joe Henry, Composer, Lyricist - Roger Nichols, Producer - Milton Okun, Executive Producer
(P) 1985 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John Denver, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Andre Martel, Composer, Lyricist - Katrina Walker, Composer, Lyricist - Roger Nichols, Producer - Milton Okun, Executive Producer
(P) 1985 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John Denver, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Randy Handley, Composer, Lyricist - Roger Nichols, Producer - Milton Okun, Executive Producer
(P) 1985 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John Denver, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Roger Nichols, Producer - Milton Okun, Executive Producer
(P) 1985 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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"My previous two LPs -- Seasons Of The Heart and It's About Time -- were about relationships breaking down, about falling out of love. Dreamland Express is more optimistic -- it's about falling in love again." So said John Denver upon the release of Dreamland Express, and it's a fair remark except for one thing: the album is not about John Denver falling in love again. Denver contributed only four of the album's 11 songs, and on his numbers, he is still talking about falling out of love. From the title track, which finds him awake at four a.m. again, to "A Wild Heart Looking For Home," in which he is "sleeping without you" and "hoping that someone might phone." It's only on the cover songs that Denver gets to express positive romantic feelings, and even those have a certain nostalgic sense. Whether the songs are actually from the 1950s, such as Roy Orbison's "Claudette," or more recent, such as "I'm In The Mood To Be Desired," they have an early rock & roll style to them. So, it's still more like remembered love than new love. Denver has toned down the world peace themes. Though "Trail Of Tears" has a Native American theme, and his own "African Sunrise" chronicles a trip the singer took for UNICEF, the songs are shunted off to the end of the record. The intention seems to have been to reverse Denver's diminishing record sales by seeking sunnier outside material, but Dreamland Express just comes off as a less-personal effort, and it was not a success.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:52
- Main artists: John Denver
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA - Legacy
- Genre: Blues/country/folk Country
(P) 1985 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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