''Dreamcar'' is the
eponymous
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Usage of the word
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debut album by American band
Dreamcar. It was released on May 12, 2017 through PLOF, LLC, a branch of
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...
. The album contained two singles, "
Kill for Candy
"Kill for Candy" is the debut single by American supergroup Dreamcar for their self-titled debut album from 2017. The song was produced by Tim Pagnotta and written by the group's four members: Tom Dumont, Davey Havok, Tony Kanal, and Adrian Youn ...
" and "
All of the Dead Girls
"All of the Dead Girls" is a song by American supergroup Dreamcar for their self-titled debut album from 2017. The song was produced by Tim Pagnotta and written by the group's four members: Tom Dumont, Davey Havok, Tony Kanal, and Adrian Young. ...
".
Singles
The album's lead single, "
Kill for Candy
"Kill for Candy" is the debut single by American supergroup Dreamcar for their self-titled debut album from 2017. The song was produced by Tim Pagnotta and written by the group's four members: Tom Dumont, Davey Havok, Tony Kanal, and Adrian Youn ...
", was released on March 2, 2017.
Along with the announcement of the album, promotional single "
Born to Lie
"Born to Lie" is a song by American supergroup Dreamcar for their self-titled debut studio album (2017). It was produced by Tim Pagnotta and written by the group's four members Tom Dumont, Davey Havok, Tony Kanal, and Adrian Young. The song was ...
" was released on April 7 of the same year.
The second promotional single, "
All of the Dead Girls
"All of the Dead Girls" is a song by American supergroup Dreamcar for their self-titled debut album from 2017. The song was produced by Tim Pagnotta and written by the group's four members: Tom Dumont, Davey Havok, Tony Kanal, and Adrian Young. ...
", was released on April 14.
Track listing
All songs written by
Tony Kanal
Tony Ashwin Kanal (born 27 August 1970) is a British-American musician, record producer, songwriter, and animal rights activist. Kanal is the bassist and co-writer for the American rock bands No Doubt and Dreamcar. His musical work outside of ...
,
Adrian Young
Adrian Samuel Young (born August 26, 1969) is an American drummer and member of the rock bands No Doubt and Dreamcar.
Biography
When not performing, in the studio or touring, Young likes to spend his time out on the golf course, as he is an ...
,
Tom Dumont
Thomas Martin Dumont (born January 11, 1968) is an American guitarist and producer. Dumont is a member of third wave ska band No Doubt, and during the band's hiatus, he began Invincible Overlord as a side project and produced Matt Costa's ''Song ...
, and
Davey Havok
David Paden Marchand (born David Paden Passaro, November 20, 1975), known professionally as Davey Havok, is an American singer and musician who is the lead vocalist of the rock band AFI, the synth-pop band Blaqk Audio, the hardcore punk band XTR ...
.
Personnel
Credits taken from
AllMusic
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Davey Havok
David Paden Marchand (born David Paden Passaro, November 20, 1975), known professionally as Davey Havok, is an American singer and musician who is the lead vocalist of the rock band AFI, the synth-pop band Blaqk Audio, the hardcore punk band XTR ...
– lead vocals, composer
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Tom Dumont
Thomas Martin Dumont (born January 11, 1968) is an American guitarist and producer. Dumont is a member of third wave ska band No Doubt, and during the band's hiatus, he began Invincible Overlord as a side project and produced Matt Costa's ''Song ...
– guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
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Tony Kanal
Tony Ashwin Kanal (born 27 August 1970) is a British-American musician, record producer, songwriter, and animal rights activist. Kanal is the bassist and co-writer for the American rock bands No Doubt and Dreamcar. His musical work outside of ...
– bass, keyboards, backing vocals
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Adrian Young
Adrian Samuel Young (born August 26, 1969) is an American drummer and member of the rock bands No Doubt and Dreamcar.
Biography
When not performing, in the studio or touring, Young likes to spend his time out on the golf course, as he is an ...
– drums, percussion
Additional
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Scheila Gonzalez
Scheila Gonzalez (born August 5, 1971 in Los Angeles, California) is an American, Grammy winning multi-instrumentalist and music educator.
She is best known for playing the saxophone and other instruments in the all-female Sherrie Maricle, DIVA ...
– saxophone
* Adam Hawkins – engineering
* Duane Diebolt – illustrations
* Tina Ibañez – art direction, design
* Ted Jensen – mastering
* Peter Mack – engineering assistance
* Gabrial McNair – keyboards
* Tim Pagnotta – production
* Brian Phillips – engineering
* Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
* Mark Williams – A&R
* Steve Erle – photography
* Michael Freeman – mixing assistance
Charts
References
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2017 debut albums
Columbia Records albums
Dreamcar albums