Maggie's Dream was an

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band formed by Raf Hernandez, Danny Palomo, Lonnie Hillyer, Tony James and former Menudo member and future solo musician,

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. The band's stridency earned them a spot with

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and

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during their tours. Maggie's Dream was signed to

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and released only one album. Their lone album was a hybrid of funk, soul and rock with Latin twists on some songs. The band was sometimes compared to

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, who auditioned to be their singer and then changed his own musical style to a similar, retro 60s

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sound,

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and Terrence Trent D'Arby.

''Maggie's Dream''

Track listing

# "Change for the Better" − 3:45 # "Father Mother" − 4:58 # "Love & Tears" − 4:49 # "Human" − 4:26 # "Living for the Times" − 4:02 # "It's a Sin" − 4:35 # "One in Six" − 5:08 # "Between Fear and Desire" − 4:54 # "I Can Take You" - 5:15 # "Dear Simone" - 4:20 # "Fly" - 5:41

References

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