Dream of Life

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Dream of Life
Dream of Life cover
Studio album by Patti Smith
Released June 1988 (1988-06)
Recorded The Hit Factory, New York; A&M Studios, Los Angelos 1987
Genre Rock
Length 42:01
Label Arista
Producer Fred Smith, Jimmy Iovine
Professional reviews
Patti Smith chronology
Wave
(1979)		 Dream of Life
(1988)		 Gone Again
(1996)
Singles from Dream of Life
  1. "People Have the Power"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Looking for You (I Was)"
    Released: 1988
  3. "Up There Down There"
    Released: 1988
This article is about the album by Patti Smith. For the documentary about her, see Patti Smith: Dream of Life.

Dream of Life is the rock album by Patti Smith, released June 1988 on Arista Records. It was her first LP after the dissolution Patti Smith Group. Lead single "People Have the Power" received some album-oriented rock airplay at the time, and later was revived by Bruce Springsteen as a theme song for the 2004 Vote for Change concerts. Songs from this album have been performed live for the first time in a show on December 29, 2006 in New York Bowery Ballroom.[1] "Paths That Cross" is dedicated to the memory of Samuel J. Wagstaff.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs were written by Patti Smith and Fred Sonic Smith.

[edit] Side one

  1. "People Have the Power" – 5:07
  2. "Going Under" – 5:57
  3. "Up There Down There" – 4:47
  4. "Paths That Cross" – 4:18

[edit] Side two

  1. "Dream of Life" – 4:38
  2. "Where Duty Calls" – 7:46
  3. "Looking for You (I Was)" – 4:04
  4. "The Jackson Song" – 5:24

[edit] CD reissue

  1. "People Have the Power" – 5:09
  2. "Up There Down There" – 4:49
  3. "Paths That Cross" – 4:19
  4. "Dream of Life" – 4:39
  5. "Where Duty Calls" – 7:48
  6. "Going Under" – 6:00
  7. "Looking for You (I Was)" – 4:06
  8. "The Jackson Song" – 5:25
  9. "As the Night Goes By" (bonus track) – 5:04
  10. "Wild Leaves" (bonus track) – 4:03

[edit] Samples

"People Have the Power"

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[edit] Personnel

Additional personnel

  • Andi Ostrowe – back vocals
  • Bill-Dog Dooley – assistant engineer
  • Bob Glaub – bass on "Going Under"
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Brian Sperber – engineering
  • Crusher Bennett – percussion on "Looking for You (I Was)"
  • Dave McNair – assistant engineer
  • Gary Rasmussen – bass
  • Hearn Gadbois – percussion
  • Jay Healey – engineering
  • Jesse Levy – cello on "The Jackson Song"
  • Jim Michewicz – engineering
  • Kasim Sulton – bass
  • Kevin Killen – engineering
  • Malcolm West – bass on "The Jackson Song"
  • Marc DeSisto – assistant engineer
  • Margaret Ross – harp on "The Jackson Song"
  • Maude Gilman – design
  • Richard Travali – assistant engineer
  • Rob Jacobs – assistant engineer
  • Robert DeLaGarza – assistant engineer
  • Robert Mapplethorpe – photography
  • Robin Nash – back vocals on "Going Under"
  • Roger Talkov – assistant engineer
  • Sammy Figueroa – percussion
  • Scott Litt – associate producer, mixing, assistant producer
  • Shelly Yakus – mixing
  • Thom Panunzio – engineering
  • Vic Anesini – mastering

[edit] Charts

Chart (1988)[2][3] Position
Billboard 200 65
Austria 26
Norway 9
Sweden 15
Switzerland 9

[edit] Release history

Date Label Format Catalog
June 1988 Arista Records LP AL-8453
1996 Arista Records CD
2007 Sony BMG CD 37931

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Fricke, David (2007-01-25). Patti Smith Takes Stage for New Year's Show. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
  2. ^ Billboard chart. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
  3. ^ European charts. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.

[edit] External links

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Patti Smith
Studio albums
Horses (1975) · Radio Ethiopia (1976) · Easter (1978) · Wave (1979) · Dream of Life (1988) · Gone Again (1996) · Peace and Noise (1997) · Gung Ho (2000) · Trampin' (2004) · Twelve (2007)
Other albums and EPs
Hey Joe / Radio Ethiopia (1977) · Set Free (1978) · The Patti Smith Masters (1996) · Land (2002) · Horses/Horses (2005) · iTunes Originals (2008)
Singles
"Hey Joe" (1974) · "Gloria" (1976) · "Pissing in a River" (1976) · "Pumping (My Heart)" (1976) · "Ask the Angels" (1977) · "Because the Night" (1978) · "Privilege (Set Me Free)" (1978) · "Frederick" (1979) · "Dancing Barefoot" (1979) · "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" (1979) · "People Have the Power" (1988) · "Looking for You (I Was)" (1988) · "Up There Down There" (1988) · "Summer Cannibals" (1996) · "E-Bow the Letter" (1996) · "1959" (1997) · "Glitter in Their Eyes" (2000) · "Jubilee" (2004) · "Gimme Shelter" (2007)
Books
Seventh Heaven (1972) · Witt (1973) · Babel (1978) · Woolgathering (1992) · Early Work (1994) · The Coral Sea (1996) · Patti Smith Complete (1998) · Strange Messenger (2003) · Auguries of Innocence (2005)
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