Randy Vanwarmer - The Things That You Dream (1983) LP - €5,00

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Randy VanWarmer (also spelled Vanwarmer or Van Warmer; March 30, 1955 – January 12, 2004) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. 

Randall VanWarmer was born in Indian Hills, Colorado, the son of Roger VanWarmer and Betsy. At 15, three years after the death of his father in an automobile accident, he moved with his mother to Cornwall, England. 

He wrote several songs for The Oak Ridge Boys, including "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes," which reached No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart.

His biggest hit song was "Just When I Needed You Most". It reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1979.

For 1983’s "The Things That You Dream", his fourth and final album on Bearsville, Vanwarmer turned to a new producer (David Kershenbaum, who was known for his work with Joe Jackson) and musicians both new (Jim Cregan, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Paulinho DaCosta) and returning (John Sebastian).  

Vanwarmer revisited Terraform territory with “Gonna Build Me a Rocket” (“And I’m gonna blast off to outer space”) and added more covers into the mix.  

John Sebastian, who had so memorably provided autoharp on “Just When I Needed You Most,” adds the instrument to Vanwarmer’s rollicking cover of Sebastian’s own “Do You Believe in Magic” as well as to “Hester’s Song.”  

David Leigh Byron’s “Shadows of the Night” also gets a bright Vanwarmer power-pop treatment not too long after Pat Benatar had scored a rock hit with the song.  Adam Mitchell wrote the California soul of “I’m Still in Love.”  

There aren’t as many standouts on this album, but Vanwarmer finally seems comfortable with his own voice, not stretching too far stylistically and simply making “goodtime music” as John Sebastian might have said.

Side A

A1. The Things That You Dream - 3:31

A2. At Least It’s A Life - 3:30

A3. What In The World Comes Over You At Night - 4:50

A4. Gonna Build Me A Rocket - 3:55

A5. Do You Believe In Magic - 2:33

Side B

B1. Only What You Steal - 4:19

B2. Color Me Out - 4:00

B3. Shadows Of The Night - 3:14

B4. I’m Still In Love - 3:11

B5. Hester’s Song - 4:59

Companies, etc.

• Copyright © – Bearsville Records
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Bearsville Records
• Distributed By – Ariola Group Of Companies
• Printed By – Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH

Credits

• Art Direction – Simon Levy
• Design – Cindy Brown
• Engineer – George Tutko, Mark McKenna, Peter Kelsey
• Engineer [Assistant] – Dave Barett, Kurt Drake, Ray Niznik
• Musician – Billy Estes, Bobby Hamilton, Byron Berline, David Kershenbaum, Gary Burke, Gary Chang, Jay Davis, Jeff Baxter, Jim Cregan, Joe Lomoriello, John Sebastian, Kevin Savigar, Paulinho Da Costa, Robin Le Mesurier, Shane Fontayne, Tom Nichols, Tony Brock, Wells Kelly
• Photography By – Aaron Rapoport
• Producer – David Kershenbaum

Notes

Release:  1983

Format:  LP, Vinyl

Genre:  Soft Rock

Label:  Bearsville Records

Catalog#  205246

Vinyl:  Goed (G)

Cover:  Goed (G)

Prijs: €5,00