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'''''Hold to a Dream''''' is an album by the [[progressive bluegrass]] band [[New Grass Revival]], released in 1987.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dunlevy |first1=Cynthia |title=Roots of New Grass |work=The Washington Post |date=20 Sep 1987 |page=F3}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Stephen |title=Nanci Griffith's 'Fictional True Stories' |work=Newsday |date=24 Sep 1987 |department=Part II |page=9}}</ref> The lead single "Unconditional Love" reached number 44 on the [[Billboard charts|Billboard]] Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. In 1988, "Can't Stop Now" reached number 45. The band supported the album by playing shows with [[Nanci Griffith]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Foster |first1=Catherine |title=New Grass Revival: adventurous band that won't be pigeonholed |work=The Christian Science Monitor |date=9 Oct 1987 |department=Arts}}</ref>
'''''Hold to a Dream''''' is an album by the [[progressive bluegrass]] band [[New Grass Revival]], released in 1987.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dunlevy |first1=Cynthia |title=Roots of New Grass |work=The Washington Post |date=20 Sep 1987 |page=F3}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Stephen |title=Nanci Griffith's 'Fictional True Stories' |work=Newsday |date=24 Sep 1987 |department=Part II |page=9}}</ref> The lead single "Unconditional Love" reached number 44 on the [[Billboard charts|Billboard]] Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. In 1988, "Can't Stop Now" reached number 45. The band supported the album by playing shows with [[Nanci Griffith]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Foster |first1=Catherine |title=New Grass Revival: adventurous band that won't be pigeonholed |work=The Christian Science Monitor |date=9 Oct 1987 |department=Arts}}</ref> [[Pat Flynn (musician)|Pat Flynn]] wrote three of the album's songs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Coto |first1=Juan Carlos |title=Bluegrass Band Thrives on Eclecticism |work=Sun-Sentinel |date=16 Oct 1987 |department=Features Showtime |page=18}}</ref> "How About You" is a cover of the [[Jesse Winchester]] song.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen |title=Forays Out of Bluegrass |work=The New York Times |date=11 June 1988 |page=1.17}}</ref>


''Hold to a Dream'' was remastered and reissued in 2001 on the Southern Music label.
''Hold to a Dream'' was remastered and reissued in 2001 on the Southern Music label.
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''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' wrote that "the bluegrass flavor comes through in the understated songwriting, and the vocals are attractive, if rather pallid."<ref name=PI/>
''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' wrote that "the bluegrass flavor comes through in the understated songwriting, and the vocals are attractive, if rather pallid."<ref name=PI/> ''[[USA Today]]'' noted that "these four world-class musicians remain technically dazzling even though they've turned to more catchy material with lots of hooks."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zimmerman |first1=David |title=Country |work=USA Today |date=28 Oct 1987 |page=4D}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Latest revision as of 16:49, 5 August 2024

Hold to a Dream
Studio album by
New Grass Revival
Released1987
Recorded1987
Studio
GenreProgressive bluegrass
Length37:34
LabelCapitol
ProducerGarth Fundis
New Grass Revival chronology
New Grass Revival
(1986) 		Hold to a Dream
(1987) 		Friday Night in America
(1989)

Hold to a Dream is an album by the progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival, released in 1987.[1][2] The lead single "Unconditional Love" reached number 44 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. In 1988, "Can't Stop Now" reached number 45. The band supported the album by playing shows with Nanci Griffith.[3] Pat Flynn wrote three of the album's songs.[4] "How About You" is a cover of the Jesse Winchester song.[5]

Hold to a Dream was remastered and reissued in 2001 on the Southern Music label.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[7]

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "the bluegrass flavor comes through in the understated songwriting, and the vocals are attractive, if rather pallid."[7] USA Today noted that "these four world-class musicians remain technically dazzling even though they've turned to more catchy material with lots of hooks."[8]

Track listing

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  1. "Hold to a Dream" (Tim O'Brien) – 3:38
  2. "One Way Street" (O'Brien) – 2:50
  3. "Can't Stop Now" (Gary Nicholson, Wendy Waldman) – 4:01
  4. "I'll Take Tomorrow" (Pat Flynn) – 2:56
  5. "Before the Heartache Rolls In" (Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd) – 5:23
  6. "Looking Past You" (Flynn) – 2:57
  7. "How About You" (Jesse Winchester) – 4:26
  8. "Metric Lips" (Béla Fleck) – 4:37
  9. "I Can Talk to You" (Flynn) – 3:22
  10. "Unconditional Love" (Don Cook, Nicholson) – 3:21

Personnel

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Additional musicians:

  • Eddie Bayers – drums
  • Bob Mater – drums
  • Tom Roady – percussion

Production notes

  • Garth Fundis – producer
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Bil VornDick – engineer
  • Caroline Greyshock – photography
  • Henry Marquez – art direction

References

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  1. ^ Dunlevy, Cynthia (20 Sep 1987). "Roots of New Grass". The Washington Post. p. F3.
  2. ^ Williams, Stephen (24 Sep 1987). "Nanci Griffith's 'Fictional True Stories'". Part II. Newsday. p. 9.
  3. ^ Foster, Catherine (9 Oct 1987). "New Grass Revival: adventurous band that won't be pigeonholed". Arts. The Christian Science Monitor.
  4. ^ Coto, Juan Carlos (16 Oct 1987). "Bluegrass Band Thrives on Eclecticism". Features Showtime. Sun-Sentinel. p. 18.
  5. ^ Holden, Stephen (11 June 1988). "Forays Out of Bluegrass". The New York Times. p. 1.17.
  6. ^ "Hold to a Dream Review by Zac Johnson". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  7. ^ a b Tucker, Ken (4 Oct 1987). "New Grass Revival Hold to a Dream". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. G5.
  8. ^ Zimmerman, David (28 Oct 1987). "Country". USA Today. p. 4D.
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