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{{Infobox Album
{{Infobox album
| Name = Dreams
| name = Dreams
| Type = Album
| type = Album
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| artist = [[The Whitest Boy Alive]]
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| Longtype =
| cover = whitestboyalivedreams.jpg
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| Artist = The Whitest Boy Alive
| Cover = whitestboyalivedreams.jpg
| alt =
| Released = September 4, 2006
| released = June 5, 2006 (Norway) <br> September 4, 2006 (International)
| Recorded =
| recorded =
| Genre = Minimalist Pop, [[indie pop]]
| venue =
| Length = 41:34
| studio =
| Label = [[Service Records|Service]]
| genre = [[Indie pop]], [[dream pop]]
| Producer =
| length = 41:34
| label = [[Service Records|Service]]
| Reviews =
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| producer =
*''[[BBC]]'' {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A14170187 link]
| prev_title =
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*''[[Rockfeedback]]'' {{Rating|3|5}} [http://www.rockfeedback.com/article.asp?nObjectID=5310 link]
| prev_year =
*''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' (7.1/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/38495/The_Whitest_Boy_Alive_Dreams link]
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| next_title = [[Rules (album)|Rules]]
*''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' (D+) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-whitest-boy-alive/dreams.htm link]
| next_year = 2009
*''[[musicOMH]]'' {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.musicomh.com/albums/whitest-boy-alive_1107.htm link]
*''[[The Guardian]]'' {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/nov/30/shopping.folk link]
*''[[Drowned In Sound]]'' {{Rating|8|10}} [http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ILh7wvZN1TsJ:drownedinsound.com/releases/11988/reviews/2663422-the-whitest-boy-alive-dreams+the+whitest+boy+alive+dreams+review&cd=48&hl=nl&ct=clnk&gl=be&client=firefox-a link]
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*''[[NME]]'' {{Rating|6|10}} [http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-whitest-boy-alive/9312 link]
| Last album =
| This album = '''''Dreams'''''<br />(2006)
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| Next album = ''[[Rules (album)|Rules]]<br />(2009)
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[BBC]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A14170187 |title=BBC review |access-date=2007-03-20 |archive-date=2006-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061113165612/http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A14170187 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|rev2 = ''Rockfeedback''
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|rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[http://www.rockfeedback.com/article.asp?nObjectID=5310 Rockfeedback review]</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[Pitchfork Media]]''
|rev3score = (7.1/10)<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9409-dreams/ Pitchfork Media review]</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[musicOMH]]''
|rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.musicomh.com/albums/whitest-boy-alive_1107.htm musicOMH review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102232129/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/whitest-boy-alive_1107.htm |date=January 2, 2010 }}</ref>
|rev5 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
|rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |title=CD: The Whitest Boy Alive, Dreams |date=2007-11-30 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408081139/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/nov/30/shopping.folk |archive-date=2022-04-08 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/nov/30/shopping.folk}}</ref>
|rev6 = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]''
|rev6score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref>[https://drownedinsound.com/releases/11988/reviews/2663422-the-whitest-boy-alive-dreams Drowned In Sound review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413071547/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/11988/reviews/2663422-the-whitest-boy-alive-dreams |date=April 13, 2013 }}</ref>
|rev7 = ''[[NME]]''
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|rev7score = {{Rating|6|10}}<ref>[https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-whitest-boy-alive/9312 NME review]</ref>
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'''''Dreams''''' is the debut album by [[indie pop]] band [[The Whitest Boy Alive]]. In 2006, it was released on [[Service Records]] as well as Asound/Bubbles.
'''''Dreams''''' is the debut album by German-Norwegian [[indie pop]] band [[the Whitest Boy Alive]]. In 2006, it was released on [[Service Records]] as well as Asound/Bubbles. Early pressings of the album, such as the Norway release by the label Smalltown Supersound, carry a different track sequencing to later pressings which have since become the standard for reprints. The band's frontman, [[Erlend Øye]], was performing an electronic arrangement of the track "Don't Give Up" with the duo [[Röyksopp]] from as early as 2001.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=June 29, 2001|title=Live recording from Roskilde Festival in Denmark, June 29, 2001.|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytFTLScAZlQ|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 July 2020|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
===Service Records song order===
===First pressing sequencing===
The Service Records CD (SERV027) listing is: <ref>[http://srvc.se/catalog/item.php?catno=SERV027 Service Records song order]</ref>
The Service Records CD (SERV027) lists this track order as:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://srvc.se/catalog/item.php?catno=SERV027 |title=Service Records song order |access-date=2009-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228103549/http://srvc.se/catalog/item.php?catno=SERV027 |archive-date=2008-12-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| title1 = Burning
| title1 = Burning
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}}


===International release sequencing===
===Asounds/Bubbles song order===
The Asound/Bubbles CD (ASCD01) song order is: <ref>[http://www.themerchsociety.de/thewhitestboyalive/index.php?agnr=1852&lang=en#tl Asounds/Bubbles song order]</ref>
The Asound/Bubbles CD (ASCD01) lists this track order is:<ref>[http://www.themerchsociety.de/thewhitestboyalive/index.php?agnr=1852&lang=en#tl Asounds/Bubbles song order] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070913160317/http://www.themerchsociety.de/thewhitestboyalive/index.php?agnr=1852&lang=en#tl |date=September 13, 2007 }}</ref>
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| title1 = Burning
| title1 = Burning
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| length10 = 3:20
| length10 = 3:20
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}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for ''Dreams''
! scope="col"| Chart (2006)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Norway|29|artist=The Whitest Boy Alive|album=Dreams|rowheader=true|access-date=27 October 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|36|artist=The Whitest Boy Alive|album=Dreams|rowheader=true|access-date=27 October 2022}}
|}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:42, 27 September 2023

Dreams
Studio album by
The Whitest Boy Alive
ReleasedJune 5, 2006 (Norway)
September 4, 2006 (International)
GenreIndie pop, dream pop
Length41:34
LabelService
The Whitest Boy Alive chronology
Dreams
(2006) 		Rules
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC[1]
Rockfeedback[2]
Pitchfork Media(7.1/10)[3]
musicOMH[4]
The Guardian[5]
Drowned in Sound[6]
NME[7]

Dreams is the debut album by German-Norwegian indie pop band the Whitest Boy Alive. In 2006, it was released on Service Records as well as Asound/Bubbles. Early pressings of the album, such as the Norway release by the label Smalltown Supersound, carry a different track sequencing to later pressings which have since become the standard for reprints. The band's frontman, Erlend Øye, was performing an electronic arrangement of the track "Don't Give Up" with the duo Röyksopp from as early as 2001.[8]

Track listing

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First pressing sequencing

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The Service Records CD (SERV027) lists this track order as:[9]

No.TitleLength
1."Burning"3:11
2."Above You"3:15
3."Inflation"3:50
4."Fireworks"3:12
5."Done With You"5:24
6."Don't Give Up"5:55
7."Figures"3:57
8."Borders"5:30
9."Golden Cage"4:02
10."All Ears"3:20

International release sequencing

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The Asound/Bubbles CD (ASCD01) lists this track order is:[10]

No.TitleLength
1."Burning"3:11
2."Golden Cage"4:02
3."Fireworks"3:12
4."Done with You"5:24
5."Don't Give Up"5:55
6."Above You"3:15
7."Inflation"3:50
8."Figures"3:57
9."Borders"5:30
10."All Ears"3:20

Charts

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Chart performance for Dreams
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 29
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 36

References

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  1. ^ "BBC review". Archived from the original on 2006-11-13. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
  2. ^ Rockfeedback review
  3. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  4. ^ musicOMH review Archived January 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "CD: The Whitest Boy Alive, Dreams". The Guardian. 2007-11-30. Archived from the original on 2022-04-08.
  6. ^ Drowned In Sound review Archived April 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ NME review
  8. ^ "Live recording from Roskilde Festival in Denmark, June 29, 2001". YouTube. June 29, 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Service Records song order". Archived from the original on 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  10. ^ Asounds/Bubbles song order Archived September 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Whitest Boy Alive – Dreams". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Whitest Boy Alive – Dreams". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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