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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Hold to a Dream
| name = Hold to a Dream
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = [[Album]]
| Artist = [[New Grass Revival]]
| artist = [[New Grass Revival]]
| Cover = holddream.jpg
| cover = holddream.jpg
| Released = 1987
| alt =
| released = 1987
| Recorded = 1987, The Nashville Sound Connection and Sound Emporium Studios, [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]
| recorded = 1987
| Genre = [[Progressive bluegrass]]
| Length = 37:34
| venue =
| studio = *Nashville Sound Connection
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| Label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
*[[Sound Emporium Studios|Sound Emporium]] (Nashville, Tennessee)
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| Producer = [[Garth Fundis]]|
| Reviews =
| genre = [[Progressive bluegrass]]
| length = 37:34
* [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fgeb97q7krkt link]
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| label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
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| Last album = ''[[New Grass Revival (1986 album)|New Grass Revival]]'' <br /> (1986)
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| producer = [[Garth Fundis]]
| This album = '''''Hold to a Dream''''' <br /> (1987) |
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| prev_title = [[New Grass Revival album|New Grass Revival]]
| Next album = ''[[Friday night in America|Friday_Night_in_America]]''<br />(1989)
| prev_year = 1986
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|}}
| next_title = [[Friday Night in America]]
| next_year = 1989
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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> [[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>


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''Hold to a Dream'' was remastered and reissued in 2001 on the Southern Music label.
'''''Hold to a Dream''''' is an album by the [[Progressive bluegrass|progressive bluegrass]] band [[New Grass Revival]], released in 1987. The lead-off 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 who originated the term "newgrass" continued their progressive bluegrass stylings on this fine album. As their work grew, the band explored new textures and instrumentation, including the use of fretless bass on Bela Fleck's jazz-inspired "Metric Lips" and the sea shanty roll of Pat Flynn's "I'll Take Tomorrow." Lead singer John Cowan is expressive but still relatively restrained (compared to some of his other recordings), and the interplay between Fleck's banjo and Sam Bush's fiddle or mandolin really sparks. While this album drifts closer to their contemporary country side than their bluegrass roots, it certainly makes for an entertaining listen.


==Critical reception==
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''Hold to a Dream'' was remastered and reissued on [[Compact Disc|CD]], on [[February 20]], [[2001]] on the Southern Music label.
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Hold to a Dream Review by Zac Johnson |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hold-to-a-dream-mw0000651669 |website=AllMusic |access-date=26 April 2023}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''
|rev2score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="PI">{{cite news |last1=Tucker |first1=Ken |title=New Grass Revival Hold to a Dream |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=4 Oct 1987 |page=G5}}</ref>
}}
''[[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==
#"Hold to a Dream" (O'Brien) – 3:38
#"Hold to a Dream" ([[Tim O'Brien (musician)|Tim O'Brien]]) – 3:38
#"One Way Street" (O'Brien) – 2:50
#"One Way Street" (O'Brien) – 2:50
#"Can't Stop Now" (Gary Nicholson, Wendy Waldman) – 4:01
#"Can't Stop Now" ([[Gary Nicholson (singer)|Gary Nicholson]], [[Wendy Waldman]]) – 4:01
#"I'll Take Tomorrow" ([[Pat Flynn]]) – 2:56
#"I'll Take Tomorrow" ([[Pat Flynn (musician)|Pat Flynn]]) – 2:56
#"Before the Heartache Rolls In" (Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd) – 5:23
#"Before the Heartache Rolls In" ([[Radney Foster]], Bill Lloyd) – 5:23
#"Looking Past You" (Flynn) – 2:57
#"Looking Past You" (Flynn) – 2:57
#"How About You" ([[Jesse Winchester]]) – 4:26
#"How About You" ([[Jesse Winchester]]) – 4:26
#"Metric Lips" ( [[Béla Fleck]]) – 4:37
#"Metric Lips" ([[Béla Fleck]]) – 4:37
#"I Can Talk to You" (Flynn) – 3:22
#"I Can Talk to You" (Flynn) – 3:22
#"Unconditional Love" (Don Cook, Gary Nicholson) – 3:21
#"Unconditional Love" ([[Don Cook]], Nicholson) – 3:21


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Sam Bush]] - guitar, mandolin, fiddle, vocals
*[[Sam Bush]] - guitar, mandolin, fiddle, vocals
*[[Pat Flynn]] - guitar, vocals
*[[Pat Flynn (musician)|Pat Flynn]] - guitar, vocals
*[[Béla Fleck]] - banjo, vocals
*[[Béla Fleck]] - banjo, vocals
*[[John Cowan]] - vocals, bass
*[[John Cowan]] - vocals, bass
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*Henry Marquez – art direction
*Henry Marquez – art direction


==References==
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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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