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Dreamtime is the ninth studio album by the Stranglers, released in 1986 by Epic Records.[2] The title track was inspired by a belief of the aboriginal peoples of Australia called Dreamtime.

Dreamtime
Studio album by
the Stranglers
Released27 October 1986
RecordedMarch–April 1986
Studio
  • ICP Recording Studios, Brussels
  • Spaceward Studios, Cambridge
  • Crescent Studios, Bath
  • Farmyard Studios, Little Chalfont
Genre
  • New wave
  • post-punk
Length45:53
LabelEpic
Producer
  • The Stranglers
  • Mike Kemp
The Stranglers chronology
Aural Sculpture
(1984)
Dreamtime
(1986)
10
(1990)
Singles from Dreamtime
  1. "Nice in Nice"
    Released: August 1986
  2. "Always the Sun"
    Released: October 1986
  3. "Big in America"
    Released: December 1986
  4. "Shakin' Like a Leaf"
    Released: February 1987[1]

The single "Always the Sun" peaked at No. 30 in the UK Singles Chart.[3] Dreamtime itself reached No. 16 in the UK Albums Chart, the lowest charting studio album during Hugh Cornwell's recording tenure with the band (1977–90).[3]

Singles released in the UK for this album included "Nice in Nice" (peaked at No. 30), "Always the Sun", "Big in America" (peaked at No. 48) and "Shakin' Like a Leaf" (peaked at No. 58).[3] A fifth single was proposed by the record company, and a remix of the song "Was It You?" was prepared, but it was never released.


Background


The initial recording sessions for Dreamtime began in late 1985 with producer Laurie Latham, who had worked on the band's previous album Aural Sculpture. A few months were spent working on a handful of tracks before the Stranglers and Latham parted company.[4] Latham felt the songs needed more work from the band and had suggested a break in recording. In his 2001 book The Stranglers: Song by Song, guitarist Hugh Cornwell says, "Laurie's comment that our songs weren't ready had left a nasty taste in our mouths because we liked to work with people who were confident in us." The Stranglers therefore decided to continue work on the album with producer Mike Kemp.[5] An outtake from the early sessions with Latham, "You", was later released as the B-side to the 1991 reissue of "Golden Brown".[4]

In The Stranglers: Song by Song, Cornwell states that only three songs on Dreamtime were written by the usual songwriting team of himself and Burnel: "Ghost Train", "Mayan Skies" and "Too Precious". The rest were written by the two writers individually. "Always the Sun", "Dreamtime", "Big in America" and "Shakin' Like a Leaf" by Cornwell, and "Was It You?", "You'll Always Reap What You Sow" and "Nice in Nice" by Burnel. Cornwell handles the lead vocals on "You'll Always Reap What You Sow", as the band felt Burnel's "operatic" delivery didn't suit the song.[5]

Dreamtime is the second Stranglers album to feature a three-piece brass section on some tracks.[6] Although credited in the album liner notes for playing drums, Jet Black actually programmed all his drum parts, as he had done on Aural Sculpture.[6]


Critical reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]
The Great Rock Discography6/10[9]

Contemporary reviews were mixed.[10] A positive review from CMJ New Music Report said that the Stranglers are "a prime example of a band that has streamlined their sound and still retained much of their bite as well as their signature." They described the album as "a smooth production that is pretty, with the ability to be pretty nasty at the same time."[11]

Retrospective reviews were more negative. Alex Ogg of AllMusic wrote, "After Aural Sculpture, this came as a major disappointment. It's not awful, but neither is it in any way essential. ... There are a couple of good songs, like "Always the Sun" and "Nice in Nice" ... but that's simply not enough for a once great band."[7] Ira Robbins of Trouser Press called it an "unfocused time-filler", writing, "Accomplished but bereft of ideas or concept, Dreamtime is a soporific, characterless nightmare."[12]


Track listing


All tracks are written by the Stranglers.

No.TitleLength
1."Always the Sun"4:51
2."Dreamtime"3:43
3."Was It You?"3:40
4."You'll Always Reap What You Sow"5:13
5."Ghost Train"5:04
6."Nice in Nice"4:03
7."Big in America"3:18
8."Shakin' Like a Leaf"2:36
9."Mayan Skies"3:56
10."Too Precious"6:44
Total length:45:53
2001 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleOriginLength
11."Since You Went Away""Nice in Nice" single2:53
12."Norman Normal""Always the Sun" single4:33
13."Dry Day""Big in America" single5:02
14."Hitman""Shakin' Like a Leaf" single4:21
15."Was it You?" (7" version)Previously unreleased2:57
16."Burnham Beeches""Always the Sun" (Sunny Side Up Mix) single, 19903:50
Total length:66:23
Notes

Personnel


Credits adapted from the album liner notes, except where noted.[14]

The Stranglers

Additional musicians

Technical

Bonus tracks


Charts


Chart (1986-1987) Peak

Position

Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[17] 64
Canadian Albums (RPM)[18] 83
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] 60
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] 45
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 16
US (Billboard 200)[22] 172

References


  1. "The Stranglers - Discography". 45cat.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. "The Stranglers – Dreamtime". Discogs.
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, England: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. Martin, Neil (2001). Dreamtime (2001 reissue CD liner notes). The Stranglers. Epic Records.
  5. Cornwell, Hugh; Drury, Jim (2001). The Stranglers Song by Song. Sanctuary Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-86074-362-5.
  6. "Behold Aural Sculpture!". thestranglers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  7. Ogg, Alex. "The Stranglers: Dreamtime at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  8. Larkin, Colin (2011). "Stranglers". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  9. Strong, Martin C. (2002). The Great Rock Discography (6th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1012. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.
  10. Buckley, David (1997). No Mercy - The Authorised and Uncensored Biography of The Stranglers. London: Hodder & Stoughton. p. 208. ISBN 0-340-68062-8.
  11. "CMJ New Music Report Issue: 108, 16 January 1987". audio-music.info. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  12. Robbins, Ira. "The Stranglers". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  13. Here & There: The Epic B-Sides Collection 1983-1991 (CD liner notes). The Stranglers. Absolute. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. The Stranglers (2001). Dreamtime (Album sleeve). Epic Records. 504593 2.
  15. "Always The Sun (Sunny Side Up Mix)". Discogs. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  16. "Always The Sun". Discogs. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  17. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  18. "Collectionscanada.gc". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  19. "The Stranglers - Dreamtime". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  20. "The Stranglers - Dreamtime". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  21. "Stranglers | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  22. "The Stranglers Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 15 December 2021.




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Dreamtime — девятый студийный альбом британской рок-группы The Stranglers, записанный с продюсером Эриком Кемпом и выпущенный в 1986 году на лейбле Epic Records.



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