''Gift Horse'' is a studio album by the
folk rock band
Lost Dogs. It was released in 1999 on
BEC Records
BEC (Brandon Ebel Company) Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is an imprint of Tooth & Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with the EMI Christian Music Group.
The label promotes bands with more adult Christ ...
.
This turned out to be
Gene Eugene's last album with the band, as he died in
The Green Room shortly after its release. BEC Records retitled one song as "A Vegas Story" for the album's artwork. To this day, fans of the band continue to call it by its real name, "Free Drinks and a Dream". The song also goes by that name during concert performances and on later live albums and videos.
Track listing
# "Ghost Train (To Nowhere)" (Taylor) (4:38)
# "Free Drinks and a Dream (A Vegas Story)" (Taylor) (4:53)
# "If You Loved Here (You'd Be Home By Now)" (Taylor) (3:09)
# "Diamonds to Coal" (Taylor) (3:44)
# "A Blessing In Disguise" (Taylor) (4:37)
# "Loved and Forgiven" (Taylor) (4:47)
# "Rebecca Go Home" (Taylor) (4:03)
# "Honeysuckle Breeze" (Taylor) (2:56)
# "Ditto" (Taylor) (4:18)
# "The Wall of Heaven" (Taylor) (4:35)
# "Farther Along" (Traditional, Arranged by The Lost Dogs) (4:11)
Personnel
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Derri Daugherty — guitars and vocals
*
Burleigh Drummond — drums and percussion
*
Gene Eugene — guitars, piano, and vocals
*
Mike Roe
Michael Roe (born October 12, 1954) is an American, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is a founding member of the band the 77s and the Lost Dogs and has recorded several solo albums.
Career
Although he has released several solo album ...
— guitars and vocals
*
Terry Scott Taylor — guitars and vocals
Additional musicians
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Melissa Hasin
Melissa "Missy" Hasin, (born November 3, 1954) is an American cellist who was raised in Newport Beach, California.
Biography
Although her parents wanted her to stick with classical music, she played the electric bass in various blues and ...
— cello
*John McDuffie — pedal steel
Production notes
* Recorded and mixed by Gene Eugene and Lost Dogs at
The Green Room,
Huntington Beach, California
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References
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Lost Dogs albums
1999 albums
Tooth & Nail Records albums