Dream (Captain & Tennille album)

Dream is the fourth album by the duo Captain & Tennille and their final album with A&M Records.

Dream
Studio album by
Captain & Tennille
ReleasedLate May 1978
Studio
GenrePop
Length41:17
LabelA&M
ProducerDaryl Dragon
Captain & Tennille chronology
Come In from the Rain
(1977)		 ''Dream''
(1978)		 Make Your Move
(1979)
Singles from Dream
  1. "I'm on My Way"
    Released: April 1978
  2. "You Never Done It Like That"
    Released: July 1978
  3. "You Need a Woman Tonight"
    Released: November 1978

Recording studios

The album was recorded at A&M Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) 1977; A&M Recording Studios "A" 1977; Rumbo Recorders (Captain & Tennille's Private Studio), (San Fernando Valley) 1977; The Record Plant (Los Angeles) 1977; Wally Heider Recording (Hollywood, California) 1977.

After their last two singles released from their prior album failed to enter the Billboard Top 40, two singles released from this album returned them to the Top 40. "You Need a Woman Tonight" peaked at #40, and "You Never Done It Like That" took them back to the Top 10, peaking at #10.

Record World said of "You Never Done It Like That" that "Toni Tennille's semi -sexy vocals are highlighted, driven along nicely by a heavy pop bass line."[1] Record World said that "You Need a Woman Tonight" "has a slight Caribbean beat and is sparked by Toni Tennille's compelling phrasing and the Captain's keyboards."[2]

Track listing

Side one
  1. "I'm on My Way" (Mark Safan) (2:49)
  2. "You Never Done It Like That" (Howard Greenfield - Neil Sedaka) (3:19)
  3. "Dixie Hummingbird" (Ray Stevens) (3:59)
  4. "You Need a Woman Tonight" (Dana Merino) (3:14)
  5. "Love Me Like a Baby" (Howard Greenfield - Toni Tennille) (3:35)
  6. "Love Is Spreading over the World" (Howard Greenfield - Neil Sedaka) (4:02)

Side two
  1. ""D" Keyboard Blues" (Daryl Dragon) (4:00)
  2. "Good Enough" (John Hall - Johanna Hall) (4:00)
  3. "If There Were Time" (Bruce Johnston - Rod McKuen) (3:51)
  4. "Back to the Island" (Leon Russell) (4:33)
  5. "Dream" (John Mercer) (3:25)

Charts
Year Album US 200
1978 Dream 131

Singles
Year Single US
Hot 100		 US AC Canada
RPM 100		 Canada AC
1978 "I'm on My Way" 74 6 - 13
"You Never Done It Like That" 10 10 17 38
"You Need a Woman Tonight" 40 40 38 9

"I'm on My Way" also reached #97 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart; and "You Never Done It Like That" also reached #63 on the UK Singles Chart and #51 in Australia.

Critical reception

Dream was released in 1978 on A&M records, and included the hit singles "You Never Done It Like That" and "You Need a Woman Tonight". The album was recorded throughout their own studio (Captain & Tennille's private studio). Title track marked the conclusion of a 1940s standards show. "You Never Done It Like That" was originally recorded by Sedaka on his album A Song.

Personnel
  • Piano, lead and background vocals - Toni Tennille
  • Drums, congas - Michael E. Mathis, Hal Blaine, Ron Tutt, Shelly Manne
  • Bass guitar, keyboards, electric guitar, tambourine, percussion - Daryl "Captain" Dragon
  • Backing vocals - Carolyn Willis, Melissa Tennille, Gene Merlino, Louisa Tennille, Gary Sims, Gene Morford, Ron Hicklin, Bruce Johnston
  • Photography - Norman Seeff

References
  1. "Record World Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. July 29, 1978. p. 36. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  2. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. December 2, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
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