Symphonion Dream
1975 studio album by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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Released | September 1975 | |||
Recorded | 1975 | |||
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Length | 42:55 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Producer | William E. McEuen | |||
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Rolling Stone | (unfavorable)[2] |
Symphonion Dream is the ninth album by American country music band The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. They were joined by guest musicians Leon Russell and Linda Ronstadt, along with actor Gary Busey, who was credited as "Teddy Jack Eddy", and played various percussion instruments.
Track listing
- "Winter White (Wind Harp)" (Jimmie Fadden) – 1:17
- "Raleigh-Durham Reel" (John McEuen, Jeff Hanna, James Ibbotson, Jimmie Fadden) – 3:31
- "The Battle of New Orleans" (Jimmy Driftwood) – 3:55
- "Bayou Jubilee" (Jeff Hanna) – 2:47
- "Sally Was a Goodun" (John McEuen, Jeff Hanna, James Ibbotson, Jimmie Fadden) – 0:44
- "Hey Good Lookin'" (Hank Williams) – 1:50
- "Classical Banjo 1/Malaguena/Classical Banjo 2" (John McEuen, Ernesto Lecuona) – 3:27
- "Daddy Was a Sailor" (Jimmie Fadden) – 2:54
- "Sleeping on the Beach" (Jimmie Fadden) – 1:32
- "Santa Monica Pier" (John McEuen) – 2:50
- "Ripplin' Waters" (James Ibbotson) – 5:55
- "All I Have to Do is Dream" (Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant) – 3:51
- "Mother of Love" (Ken Edwards) – 2:43
- "The Moon Just Turned Blue" (J.D. Souther) – 2:43
- "Got To Travel On" (Paul Clayton, Larry Ehrlich, Dave Lazar) – 1:05
- "Joshua Come Home" (James Ibbotson) – 3:32
- "Solstice (Wind Harp)" (James Ibbotson) – 1:24
- "Symphonion Montage" (James Ibbotson) – :54
Personnel
The Band
- John McEuen – guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, steel guitar, vocals
- Jimmie Fadden – guitar, harmonica, drums, vocals
- Jeff Hanna – guitar, drums, vocals
- Jimmy Ibbotson – guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, vocals
Contributing Artists
- Les Thompson – bass, guitar, vocals
- Leon Russell – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, drums, chimes, gourd, vocals
- Linda Ronstadt – vocals
- Gary Busey – drums, timbales, bells, cowbell
- Paul Harris – piano
- Alice McEuen – background vocals
- Kae McEuen – background vocals
- Rae Hanna – background vocals
- Jim Ratts – background vocals
- Mary McCreary – background vocals
- Mary Stevens – background vocals
Production
- Producer: William E. McEuen
- Recording Engineer: Richie Cicero/Michael Denecke/Gary Mullen
- Mixing: William E. McEuen/Baker Bigsby
- Art Direction: n/a
- Liner Notes: John Tobler
References
All information is from the album liner notes, unless otherwise noted.[3][4]
- v
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- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- Ricochet
- Rare Junk
- Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy
- All the Good Times
- Stars & Stripes Forever
- Symphonion Dream
- The Dirt Band
- An American Dream
- Make a Little Magic
- Jealousy
- Let's Go
- Plain Dirt Fashion
- Partners, Brothers and Friends
- Hold On
- Workin' Band
- The Rest of the Dream
- Not Fade Away
- Acoustic
- The Christmas Album
- Bang, Bang, Bang
- Welcome to Woody Creek
- Speed of Life
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III
- Alive
- Live Two Five
- "Mr. Bojangles"
- "House at Pooh Corner"
- "I Saw the Light"
- "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
- "The Battle of New Orleans"
- "All I Have to Do Is Dream"
- "An American Dream"
- "Dance Little Jean"
- "Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)"
- "I Love Only You"
- "High Horse"
- "Modern Day Romance"
- "Home Again in My Heart"
- "Partners, Brothers and Friends"
- "Fire in the Sky"
- "Baby's Got a Hold on Me"
- "Fishin' in the Dark"
- "Oh What a Love"
- "Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)"
- "I've Been Lookin'"
- "Down That Road Tonight"
- "Turn of the Century"
- "And So It Goes"
- "When It's Gone"
- "From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)"
- "I Fought the Law"
- "King Tut"
- "Joe Knows How to Live"
- "Bless the Broken Road"