Bombs Away Dream Babies
| Bombs Away Dream Babies | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1979 | |||
| Studio | Filmways and Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood; Larrabee Sound Studios; Village Recorder, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop | |||
| Length | 35:36 | |||
| Label | RSO | |||
| Producer | John Stewart, Lindsey Buckingham | |||
| John Stewart chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Bombs Away Dream Babies is an album by John Stewart that was released by RSO Records in 1979. The album peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard album chart[2] and yielded three Top 40 singles: "Gold" (No. 5), "Midnight Wind" (No. 28), and "Lost Her in the Sun" (No. 34).[3] This was the bestselling album of Stewart's career.[1]
Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, both of Fleetwood Mac, appeared on the album. Nicks sang background vocals. Buckingham sang, played guitar, and co-produced.[1]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by John Stewart.
- "Gold" – 4:26
- "Lost Her in the Sun" – 3:51
- "Runaway Fool of Love" – 2:32
- "Somewhere Down the Line" – 2:52
- "Midnight Wind" – 4:30
- "Over the Hill" – 3:13
- "The Spinnin' of the World" – 1:42
- "Comin' Out of Nowhere" – 2:03
- "Heart of the Dream" – 3:21
- "Hand Your Heart to the Wind" – 3:55
Personnel
[edit]- John Stewart – vocals, guitar, kalimba
- Lindsey Buckingham – guitar, vocals
- Stevie Nicks – vocals
- Joey Harris – guitar, vocals
- Joey Carbone – keyboards
- Wayne Hunt – keyboards, vocals
- Bryan Garofalo – bass guitar, vocals
- David Jackson – bass guitar
- Chris Whelan – bass guitar, vocals
- Buffy Ford Stewart – vocals
- Mary Kay Place – vocals
- Croxey Adams – vocals
- Dave Guard – vocals
- Catherine Guard – vocals
- Christine DeLisle – vocals
- Deborah Tompkins – vocals
- Mary Torrey – vocals
- Russ Kunkel – drums
- Mike Botts – drums
- Rick Shlosser – drums
- Gary Weisberg – drums[4]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 10 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Adams, Bret. "Bombs Away Dream Babies". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Jon Stewart - Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "John Stewart - Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Bombs Away Dream Babies - John Stewart | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 294. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
