Sweet Dream (Jethro Tull song)

"Sweet Dream"
Jethro Tull Sweet Dream German 7" Single
Single by Jethro Tull
B-side"17"
Released3 October 1969[1][2]
Recorded31 August / 11 September 1969[1][2][3]
StudioMorgan Studios, London, England[3]
GenreHard rock
Length4:05
LabelChrysalis, Island, Reprise, Fontana
Songwriter(s)Ian Anderson
Producer(s)Ian Anderson
Jethro Tull singles chronology
"Bourée"
(1969) 		"Sweet Dream"
(1969) 		"The Witch's Promise"
(1970)

"Sweet Dream" is a song recorded by the English rock band Jethro Tull on 31 August 1969, at Morgan Studios, London. It was their second straight UK Top Ten single, reaching number 7 in the UK singles chart.[4] The b-side was a non-album track, "17", recorded on 11 September 1969, also at Morgan. It later appeared as a bonus track on remastered versions of Stand Up.[5] "Sweet Dream" has appeared on many Tull compilation albums, while "17" has been rarely seen. In the UK, the single was the first release on Chrysalis Records.

The song was included on the 1972 Warner/Reprise sampler album, The Whole Burbank Catalog. This was the first US release.

Composition

The song is in the key of E minor.

Music video

In 1981, a music video was made for the Slipstream tour. Ian Anderson is dressed up like a vampire and it shows clips from old horror films.

Charts

The song made number 7 in the UK.[4]

Personnel

Jethro Tull
Additional musician

References

  1. ^ a b Russo, Greg (2016). Flying Colours: The Jethro Tull Reference Manual. Crossfire Publications. p. 224. ISBN 9780964815766. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Sweet Dream/17". Discogs. 17 October 1969. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Living In the Past". Aln2.albumlinernotes.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Sweet Dream | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Jethro Tull – Sweet Dream / 17". Discogs.com. 1969. Retrieved 1 June 2021.