''Dreamland'' is a 2022 studio album by American musician

Amos Lee Amos Lee (born Ryan Anthony Massaro, June 20, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter whose musical style encompasses folk, rock, and soul. He was born in Philadelphia and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in English ...

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Editors at

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rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Matt Collar writing that this music offers "a soulful musical balm for a troubled world" that "is relaxed in tone, pitched at the speed of early afternoon sun streaming through an open window". In ''

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'', Lee Zimmerman gave this album 4 out of 5 stars, calling it a "decidedly telling narrative, one that details a journey to discovery" that "echoes the notion that an empathic attitude can allow us all to sleep a little more soundly". Writing for '' No Depression'', Matt Conner summed up his review that "Lee bares is emotional scarsfor all to hear, and the album is somehow made all the more beautiful for it".

Track listing

All songs written by

, except where noted. #"Dreamland" (Jenn Decilveo and Amos Lee) – 5:06 #"Worry No More" – 3:41 #"How You Run" – 3:01 #"Into the Clearing" – 3:10 #"Hold You" – 4:43 #"See the Light" – 2:50 #"It's Real" – 3:03 #"Seeing Ghosts" (Christian Langdon and Lee) – 3:25 #"Shoulda Known Better" – 3:05 #"Clean" – 3:48 #"Invisible Oceans" (Bianca Ghermezian, Ethan Gruska, and Lee) – 4:00 Deluxe edition bonus tracks #

Beeline" – 3:10 #"Game Show" – 2:43 #"I Won't Let Go" – 3:18 #"Shine" – 3:01 #"Worry No More" (Acoustic) – 3:18 #"See the Light" (Acoustic) – 2:46

Personnel

– acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals, vocals *Denise Guerin – cover photography *Christian "Leggy" Langdon – bowed

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, breathing, drums, dulcimer, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar,

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, piano, perucssion,

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, synthesizer, synthesizer bass,

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, string

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, drum programming, orchestra conducting,

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, mixing,

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*Joey Luscinski –

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– mastering *Pete Min – engineering *Rob Moose – string arrangement *Jen Mussari – illustrations *Ori Ravid – assistant engineering *Mike Robinson – drums *Joel Shearer – guitar *Aaron Sterling – drums *Carl Stoodt – assistant engineering

Chart performance

''Dreamland'' peaked at 39 on ''

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Track listing

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See also