Bombs Away Dream Babies

Bombs Away Dream Babies
Studio album by
John Stewart
ReleasedMay 1979
StudioFilmways and Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood; Larrabee Sound Studios; Village Recorder, Los Angeles
GenreRock, pop
Length35:36
LabelRSO
ProducerJohn Stewart, Lindsey Buckingham
John Stewart chronology
Fire in the Wind
(1977) 		Bombs Away Dream Babies
(1979) 		John Stewart in Concert
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Bombs Away Dream Babies is an album by John Stewart that was released by RSO Records in 1979. The album peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard album chart[2] and yielded three Top 40 singles: "Gold" (No. 5), "Midnight Wind" (No. 28), and "Lost Her in the Sun" (No. 34).[3] This was the bestselling album of Stewart's career.[1]

Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, both of Fleetwood Mac, appeared on the album. Nicks sang background vocals. Buckingham sang, played guitar, and co-produced.[1]

Track listing

All compositions by John Stewart.

  1. "Gold" – 4:26
  2. "Lost Her in the Sun" – 3:51
  3. "Runaway Fool of Love" – 2:32
  4. "Somewhere Down the Line" – 2:52
  5. "Midnight Wind" – 4:30
  6. "Over the Hill" – 3:13
  7. "The Spinnin' of the World" – 1:42
  8. "Comin' Out of Nowhere" – 2:03
  9. "Heart of the Dream" – 3:21
  10. "Hand Your Heart to the Wind" – 3:55

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 10

References

  1. ^ a b c Adams, Bret. "Bombs Away Dream Babies". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Jon Stewart - Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. ^ "John Stewart - Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Bombs Away Dream Babies - John Stewart | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 294. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.