''Dream Master'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Billie Hughes, released in 1979 on Epic Records by CBS Canada. Hughes composed all of the songs with "Stealin' My Heart Away" issued as the first single in 1979. The album was produced by

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who held recording sessions at A&M Studios featuring top Los Angeles session musicians including

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and a guest appearance by

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on guitar and background vocals. The album was released in the US and internationally where in Japan, it received attention in the Osaka region, and Europe, in connection with the release of Hughes' Martin Eden single, appearing as the theme song of the Martin Eden mini-series, an Italian production broadcasting pan-Europe. In Germany, the album was released with Martin Eden opening the album, as a bonus track. The album was released on vinyl by

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in 1979. It was re-released in Japan in 1982 when Billie Hughes moved to Japan for four months to perform in Osaka. ''Dream Master'' was re-released in Japan in CD format during the 1990s, after the success of Hughes' second solo album, ''

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'', and again in 2001.

Background

After recording two albums with his band Lazarus in Woodstock and New York City, Hughes moved to Toronto where he played live performances. In 1978, he was signed by CBS Canada with plans to record an album in Los Angeles to be released on the Epic Records label.

Songs

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, Fools Gold, Cecilio & Kapono,

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, Dane Donohue,

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Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from

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of the ''Dream Master'' album. ''(Note: the numbers below refer to the songs in the order of the tracking listing)'' *Produced by –

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**Except the song “Only Love”: produced by – Billie Hughes, the song “Catch Me Smilin’”: produced by – Dale Jacobs *Carlton Lee – engineer *Gary Lyons – remixing, engineer *John Weaver – assistant engineer *

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and Jo Hansch – mastering *

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– string, woodwind, horn arrangements, conductor *

(1, 2, 9, 10), piano *Randy Kumano (4), piano *

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(5), piano *Doug Louie (8) – piano *

(3), piano *Dale Jacobs (8) – electric piano *

(1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10), bass *Allen Soberman (4), bass *Joel Wade (8), *Michael Porcaro (9) – bass *

(1), drums * Jeffrey Porcaro (3, 6, 9, 10), drums *John Dell (4), drums *

Rick Shlosser Rick Shlosser is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. He has been a member of Van Morrison's band and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He's also been a varied sessions drummer. Discography 1970s * Andy Pratt - ''Records Are Like Life'' (1 ...

(7), drums *Kat Hendrihse (8) – drums *Will McFarland (1, 6), guitar *Tony Peluso (2), guitar *Mitch Holder (2, 3, 9, 10), guitar *

Jay Graydon Jay Joseph Graydon (born October 8, 1949, Burbank, California) is an American songwriter, recording artist, guitarist, singer, keyboardist, producer, arranger, and recording engineer. He is the winner of two Grammy Awards (in the R&B category) wi ...

(2, 7), guitar *Terry Frewer (8), *Brett Wade (8), *

(9) – electric guitar *Billie Hughes (all tracks), *

(7) – acoustic guitar *Gary Lyons (1, 6), percussion *Steve Foreman (2, 5, 9, 10), *

(3, 7) – percussion *Bill Hughes (3, 5, 7, 8, 9), *Renee Armand (3, 10), background vocals *Laura Creamer (3), background vocals *Clark Burroughs (3, 7), background vocals *Colleen Peterson (5, 10), background vocals *Terry Frewer (8), *Brett Wade (8), *Joanie Taylor (8), *José Feliciano (9), guitar, background vocals *

Venetta Fields Venetta Lee Fields (born 1941) is an American-born singer, musical theater actress and vocal coach. She was a backing vocalist for American and British rock and pop acts of the 1960s and 1970s, including Ike & Tina Turner, Pink Floyd, Humble ...

(9), background vocals *

Sherlie Matthews Sherlie Matthews (born November 10, 1934) is an American singer, songwriter and former Motown Records producer, best known as a backing vocalist for pop, R&B and rock groups from the mid-1960s to the present time. Early life Matthews started ...

(9), background vocals *Paulette Brown (9), background vocals *Ian Freebairn-Smith (10) – backing vocals

References

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