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{{For|the song|Dreamland Express (song)}}
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{{Infobox album |
{{Infobox album
| Name = Dreamland Express
| Type = [[Album]]
| name = Dreamland Express
| Artist = [[John Denver]]
| type = Album
| artist = [[John Denver]]
| Cover = Dreamland_Express.PNG
| cover = Dreamland_Express.PNG
| Released = June 1985
| Recorded =
| alt =
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| released = June 1985
| Length = 44:52
| recorded =
| Label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| venue =
| studio =
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| Producer = [[Roger Nichols (recording engineer)|Roger Nichols]]<br />[[Milton Okun]] - Executive Producer
| genre = [[Country music|Country]], [[soft rock]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BMuu7GKGIi4C&q=john+denver+perhaps+love+soft+rock&pg=PT34|title=John Denver: Mother Nature's Son|first=John|last=Collis|date=September 30, 2011|publisher=Random House|isbn=9781780573304|via=Google Books}}</ref>
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| Last album = ''[[John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 3]]'' <br /> (1984)
| length = 44:52
| This album = '''''Dreamland Express''''' <br /> (1985)
| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
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| Next album = ''[[One World (John Denver album)|One World]]'' <br />(1986)
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| producer = [[Roger Nichols (recording engineer)|Roger Nichols]]<br />[[Milton Okun]] – Executive Producer
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| prev_title = [[John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 3]]
| prev_year = 1984
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| next_title = [[One World (John Denver album)|One World]]
| next_year = 1986
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
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| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}} <ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r5473|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Dreamland Express Review by William Ruhlmann |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dreamland-express-mw0000650063 |website=AllMusic |access-date=23 May 2023}}</ref>
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'''''Dreamland Express''''' is the 18th album by [[United States|American]] [[singer-songwriter]] [[John Denver]] released in June 1985. The singles from this album were "Dreamland Express" and "Don't Close Your Eyes Tonight."
'''''Dreamland Express''''' is the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter [[John Denver]], released in June 1985.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen |title=Concert: John Denver |work=The New York Times |date=19 June 1985 |page=C20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Defendorf |first1=Richard |title=A New Denver?—Not Really |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=29 Sep 1985 |department=Calendar |page=1}}</ref> The singles from this album were "[[Dreamland Express (song)|Dreamland Express]]" and "Don't Close Your Eyes, Tonight".


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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# "[[Got My Heart Set on You]]" ([[Dobie Gray]], Bud Reneau)
# "[[Got My Heart Set on You]]" ([[Dobie Gray]], Bud Reneau)
# "If Ever" (Stephanie Andrews, [[Stevie Wonder]])
# "If Ever" (Stephanie Andrews, [[Stevie Wonder]])

===Side Two===
===Side Two===
# "The Harder They Fall" (Denver)
# "The Harder They Fall" (Denver)
# "Don't Close Your Eyes Tonight" ([[Richard Kerr (songwriter)|Richard Kerr]], Frank Musker)
# "Don't Close Your Eyes, Tonight" ([[Richard Kerr (songwriter)|Richard Kerr]], Frank Musker)
# "A Wild Heart Looking For Home" (Denver, Joe Henry)
# "A Wild Heart Looking For Home" (Denver, Joe Henry)
# "I'm In The Mood To Be Desired" (Andre Martel, Katrina Walker)
# "I'm In The Mood To Be Desired" (Andre Martel, Katrina Walker)
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*John Denver - vocals, guitar
*John Denver – vocals, guitar
*[[Paulinho Da Costa]] - percussion
*[[Paulinho da Costa]] – percussion
*[[Pete Christlieb]] - horn
*[[Pete Christlieb]] – saxophone
*[[Conrad Reeder]] - background vocals
*[[Conrad Reeder]] – background vocals
*Robbie Buchanan - synthesizer
*Robbie Buchanan – synthesizer
*Roger Nichols - percussion
*Roger Nichols – percussion
*[[Dean Parks]] - guitar
*[[Dean Parks]] – guitar
*[[Jerry Scheff]] - bass
*[[Jerry Scheff]] – bass
*[[Jerry Carrigan]] - drums
*[[Jerry Carrigan]] – drums
*[[Chuck Findley]] - horn
*[[Chuck Findley]] – trumpet
*Sid Sharp - concert master
*Sid Sharp – concert master
*[[Glen D. Hardin]] - piano, synthesizer
*[[Glen D. Hardin]] – piano, synthesizer
*Gene Morford - background vocals
*Gene Morford – background vocals
*Marty Walsh - guitar
*Marty Walsh – guitar
*[[Stevie Wonder]] - harmonica on "If Ever"
*[[Stevie Wonder]] – harmonica on "If Ever"
*[[Jim Haas]] - background vocals
*[[Jim Haas]] – background vocals
*Elizabeth Lamers - background vocals
*Elizabeth Lamers – background vocals
*[[Jim Horn]] - saxophone
*[[Jim Horn]] – saxophone
*Joe Turano - background vocals
*Joe Turano – background vocals
*[[Billy Zoom]] - guitar feedback
*[[Billy Zoom]] – guitar feedback
*[[James Burton]] - guitar
*[[James Burton]] – guitar


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
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! Chart (1985)
! Chart (1985)
! Peak<br />position
! Peak<br />position
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| Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=87}}</ref>
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|-
| U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums
| U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums
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Latest revision as of 20:33, 21 June 2024

For the song, see Dreamland Express (song).

Dreamland Express
Studio album by
John Denver
ReleasedJune 1985
GenreCountry, soft rock[1]
Length44:52
LabelRCA
ProducerRoger Nichols
Milton Okun – Executive Producer
John Denver chronology
John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 3
(1984) 		Dreamland Express
(1985) 		One World
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Dreamland Express is the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, released in June 1985.[3][4] The singles from this album were "Dreamland Express" and "Don't Close Your Eyes, Tonight".

Track listing

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Side One

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  1. "Dreamland Express" (Denver)
  2. "Claudette" (Roy Orbison)
  3. "Gimme Your Love" (Jack Conrad, Frank Musker)
  4. "Got My Heart Set on You" (Dobie Gray, Bud Reneau)
  5. "If Ever" (Stephanie Andrews, Stevie Wonder)

Side Two

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  1. "The Harder They Fall" (Denver)
  2. "Don't Close Your Eyes, Tonight" (Richard Kerr, Frank Musker)
  3. "A Wild Heart Looking For Home" (Denver, Joe Henry)
  4. "I'm In The Mood To Be Desired" (Andre Martel, Katrina Walker)
  5. "Trail of Tears" (Roger Cook, Allen Reynolds, Randy Handley)
  6. "African Sunrise" (Denver)

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 71
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 64
U.S. Billboard 200 90

References

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  1. ^ Collis, John (September 30, 2011). John Denver: Mother Nature's Son. Random House. ISBN 9781780573304 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Dreamland Express Review by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  3. ^ Holden, Stephen (June 19, 1985). "Concert: John Denver". The New York Times. p. C20.
  4. ^ Defendorf, Richard (September 29, 1985). "A New Denver?—Not Really". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 1.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 87. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.


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