Dreamer (Bobby Bland album)
Dreamer is the ninth solo studio album by American blues singer Bobby Bland. It was released in 1974 through ABC/Dunhill Records. Recording sessions took place at ABC Recording Studios in Los Angeles with songwriter and record producer Steve Barri. The album charted at number 172 on the Billboard 200 and at number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It spawned three hit singles: "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City", "I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)" and "Yolanda".
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Studio | ABC Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California) | |||
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| Length | 35:39 | |||
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| Producer | Steve Barri | |||
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| Singles from Dreamer | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" |
| 3:51 |
| 2. | "I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)" |
| 3:15 |
| 3. | "Lovin' on Borrowed Time" |
| 3:19 |
| 4. | "The End of the Road" | Oscar Perry | 3:06 |
| 5. | "I Ain't Gonna Be the First to Cry" |
| 3:36 |
| 6. | "Dreamer" | Jerry Zaremba | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Yolanda" | Daniel Moore | 3:43 |
| 8. | "Twenty-Four Hour Blues" |
| 3:59 |
| 9. | "Cold Day in Hell" | Oscar Perry | 2:43 |
| 10. | "Who's Foolin' Who?" |
| 4:18 |
| Total length: | 35:39 | ||
Personnel
- Robert Calvin 'Bobby "Blue" Bland' Brooks – lead vocals
- Lorna Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals
- Julia A. Tillman Waters – backing vocals
- Ginger Blake – backing vocals
- Michael Omartian – piano, organ, clavinet, blues harp, arrangement
- Larry Carlton – guitar
- Dean Parks – guitar
- Ben Benay – guitar
- Wilton Felder – bass
- Ed Greene – drums
- Jackie Kelso – horns
- Ernest James Watts – horns
- Lewis Melvin McCreary – horns
- Pete Christlieb – horns
- James Ronald Horn – horns
- Paul J. Hubinon – horns
- Tony Terran – horns
- The Sid Sharp Strings – strings
- Steve Barri – producer
- Roger Scott Nichols – engineering
- Howard "How" Gayle – engineering
- Phil Kaye – engineering
- Earl Klasky – design
- Ken Veeder – photography
Chart history
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References
- Dahl, Bill. "Dreamer - Bobby "Blue" Bland | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- "Bobby Blue Bland Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- "Bobby Blue Bland Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- "Bobby "Blue" Bland Chart History". Billboard Hot 100. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- "Bobby "Blue" Bland Chart History". Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
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