Dream On (album)

Dream On
Studio album by
George Duke
Released1982
Studio
Genre
Length46:24
LabelEpic
ProducerGeorge Duke
George Duke chronology
A Brazilian Love Affair
(1979) 		Dream On
(1982) 		Guardian of the Light
(1983)
Singles from Dream On
  1. "Shine On"
    Released: 1982
  2. "Ride on Love"
    Released: 1982
  3. "I Will Always Be Your Friend"
    Released: 1982
  4. "Dream On"
    Released: 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Dream On is the fifteenth studio album by American keyboardist and record producer George Duke. It was released in 1982 through Epic Records. The recording sessions for the album took place at Le Gonks West Studio in West Hollywood, California, except for horns on "Positive Energy" and strings, which were recorded at Westlake Recording Studios and A&M Studios respectively. It was mastered by Brian Gardner at Allen Zentz Mastering in Hollywood.

The album peaked at #48 on the Billboard 200 and at #17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. It spawned four singles: "Shine On", "Ride On Love", "I Will Always Be Your Friend" and "Dream On". Its lead single, "Shine On", peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Duke's third charted single after "Reach for It" (#54) from 1977 Reach for It and "Sweet Baby" (#19) from 1981 The Clarke/Duke Project. "Ride on Love" was a minor success, peaking at #83 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "I Will Always Be Your Friend" and "Dream On" weren't charted.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shine On"George Duke5:12
2."You"George Duke4:37
3."Dream On"
4:01
4."I Will Always Be Your Friend"George Duke3:27
5."Framed"George Duke3:18
6."Ride on Love"George Duke5:25
7."Son of Reach for It"
4:25
8."Someday"George Duke3:51
9."Positive Energy"George Duke3:33
10."Let Your Love Shine"George Duke4:27
Total length:48:11

Personnel

Strings (3, 4, 6, 10)

  • George Duke – conductor
  • Charles Veal, Jr. – concertmaster
  • Rosemary Veal – contractor
  • Julianna Buffum, Paula Hochhalter, Dennis Karmazyn, Nils Oliver and Danny Rothmuller – cello
  • Denyse Buffum, Rollice Dale, Virginia Majenski and Barbara Thomason – viola
  • Arnold Belnick, Mari Botnick, Bonnie Douglas, Henry Ferber, Ron Folsom, Frank Foster, Endre Granat, Bob Sanov, Sheldon Sanov, Carol Shive, Paul Shure, Marcia Van Dyke, Dorothy Wade and Ken Yerke – violin

Production

  • George Duke – producer, arrangements
  • Erik Zobler – engineer (1, 2, 4, 6)
  • Tommy Vicari – engineer (3, 5, 8, 9, 10)
  • Kerry McNabb – recording (7)
  • Jim Cassell – assistant engineer
  • James "Chip" Orlando – assistant engineer
  • Nick Spigell – assistant engineer
  • Stewart Whitmore – assistant engineer
  • Brent Averill – technician
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Robert Duffy – cover concept, design
  • Randy Moses – cover concept
  • Sam Emerson – photography

Chart history

Chart (1982) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 48
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 17

References

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Dream On – George Duke". AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  2. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 212.
  3. ^ "George Duke Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "George Duke Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2018.

George Duke – Dream On at Discogs (list of releases)