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Dawn Explosion
Dawn Explosion
Studio album by Captain Beyond
Released	April 1977
Recorded	1976–1977
Studio	Record Plant, Sausalito
Genre	Progressive rock; hard rock; proto–metal;
Length	37:57
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	John Stronach, Captain Beyond
Captain Beyond chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	(not rated)^[2]

Dawn Explosion, the third and final album by Captain Beyond, was released in 1977. While the band had broken up four years before, Warner Bros. Records signed a deal with the band's original label, Capricorn Records, and contacted the band members asking them to reunite.^[3] Original member Bobby Caldwell returned on drums, but original lead vocalist Rod Evans could not be contacted after extensive enquiries: Captain Beyond held auditions, and selected Willy Daffern to replace him.^[3]

The track "Dawn Explosion" was recorded during the album sessions, but was cut from the final album, despite taking its title from it.^[3]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Do or Die"	Bobby Caldwell, Willy Daffern, Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt	3:38
2.	"Icarus"	Caldwell, Lee Dorman, Reinhardt	4:17
3.	"Sweet Dreams"	Caldwell, Dorman, Reinhardt	5:29
4.	"Fantasy"	Caldwell, Daffern, Reinhardt	6:02

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Breath of Fire, Part 1 & Part 2"	Caldwell, Daffern, Reinhardt	6:19
2.	"If You Please"	Caldwell, Daffern, Dorman, Reinhardt	4:13
3.	"Midnight Memories"	Reinhardt	3:59
4.	"Oblivion"	Caldwell, Dorman, Reinhardt	4:00

CD reissues split "Breath of Fire, Part 1 & Part 2" into two tracks (subtitled "A Speck Within a Sphere" and "Alone in the Cosmos", respectively), and "Oblivion" into three tracks (with the preceding "Space Interlude" and succeeding "Space Reprise" being the sound effects and percussion that bookend the main section of "Oblivion").

Personnel

Captain Beyond

Willy Daffern – lead vocals
Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar
Lee Dorman – bass, backing vocals, string ensemble synthesizer
Bobby Caldwell – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
1977	U.S. Billboard Pop Albums	181

References

^ Dawn Explosion at AllMusic
^ Rolling Stone review
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Captain Beyond Story". The Unofficial (European) Captain Beyond Website. Archived from the original on May 2, 2001.

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