''Hold to a Dream'' is an album by the progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival, released in 1987. The lead single "Unconditional Love" reached number 44 on the

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. In 1988, "Can't Stop Now" reached number 45. The band supported the album by playing shows with Nanci Griffith. Pat Flynn wrote three of the album's songs. "How About You" is a cover of the Jesse Winchester song. ''Hold to a Dream'' was remastered and reissued in 2001 on the Southern Music label.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "the bluegrass flavor comes through in the understated songwriting, and the vocals are attractive, if rather pallid." ''

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'' noted that "these four world-class musicians remain technically dazzling even though they've turned to more catchy material with lots of hooks."

Track listing

#"Hold to a Dream" ( Tim O'Brien) – 3:38 #"One Way Street" (O'Brien) – 2:50 #"Can't Stop Now" ( Gary Nicholson, Wendy Waldman) – 4:01 #"I'll Take Tomorrow" ( Pat Flynn) – 2:56 #"Before the Heartache Rolls In" ( Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd) – 5:23 #"Looking Past You" (Flynn) – 2:57 #"How About You" ( Jesse Winchester) – 4:26 #"Metric Lips" ( Béla Fleck) – 4:37 #"I Can Talk to You" (Flynn) – 3:22 #"Unconditional Love" (

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, Nicholson) – 3:21

Personnel

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- guitar, mandolin, fiddle, vocals * Pat Flynn - guitar, vocals * Béla Fleck - banjo, vocals *

John Cowan John Cowan (born August 24, 1953) is an American soul music and progressive bluegrass vocalist and bass guitar player. He was the lead vocalist and bass player for the New Grass Revival. Cowan became the band's bassist in 1972 after the departure ...

- vocals, bass Additional musicians: *Eddie Bayers – drums *Bob Mater – drums *Tom Roady – percussion Production notes *

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– producer *Denny Purcell – mastering *Bil VornDick – engineer *Caroline Greyshock – photography *Henry Marquez – art direction

References

{{Authority control New Grass Revival albums 1987 albums Capitol Records albums Albums produced by Garth Fundis