''Dreams and all that stuff'' is the eighth album by guitarist
Leo Kottke. It is the only completely instrumental album Kottke released on Capitol. It peaked at #45 on the
Billboard
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Pop Albums charts, his highest position achieved on the Pop Albums charts.
It was re-issued on CD by BGO Records (CD132) in 1992 and
One Way Records
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(S21-18462) in 1996.
Reception
Writing for
Allmusic, music critic Bruce Eder wrote of the album "The shifting moods make this album, appropriately enough, a rather dreamlike experience... Kottke's own tunes are reasonably memorable, though the virtuosity tends to overshadow the music itself at times."
Track listing
All songs by Leo Kottke except as noted.
Side one
# "Mona Ray" (Leo Kottke,
Michael Johnson) – 3:40
# "When Shrimps Learn to Whistle" – 3:28
# "Twilight Property" – 3:11
# "Bill Cheatham" (P.D.; arranged by Kottke and Hand) – 1:45
# "Vertical Trees" – 2:34
Side two
# Medley: "
San Antonio Rose
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" / "
America the Beautiful" (Bob Wills, Ward-Bates, P.D.; Bourne Co.; arranged by Kottke) – 2:03
# "Constant Traveler" – 3:50
# "Why Ask Why?" (
Norman Gimbel,
Ken Lauber
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Early career
Lauber was born in New York City in 1941 and raised on Long Island. His first music lessons of note were drum lessons at th ...
) – 2:09
# "Taking a Sandwich to a Feast" – 2:45
# "Hole in the Day" – 2:50
# "Mona Roy" – 1:48
Personnel
*Leo Kottke – 6 & 12-String Guitar
*
Mike Johnson
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– duet guitar on "Mona Ray"
*
Bill Berg – percussion
*
Bill Peterson – bass
*
Bill Barber
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– synthesizer, piano
*Cal Hand – steel guitar, dobro
*Herb Pilhofer – piano on "Why Ask Why?"
*Jack “Birthday Party” Smith – piano on "Mona Roy"
Production notes
*
Denny Bruce
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While living in Los Angeles in 1965 Denny was hired by Frank Zappa as a second drummer with The Mothers of Invention. After 6 months he cont ...
– producer
*Paul “Shorty” Martinson – engineer
*Bob Berglund – mastering
*
John Van Hamersveld
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– album design, photography
References
External links
Leo Kottke's official siteUnofficial Leo Kottke web site(fan site)
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1974 albums
Leo Kottke albums
Capitol Records albums
Albums produced by Denny Bruce