Dreamland Express Explained

Dreamland Express
Type:	Album
Artist:	John Denver
Cover:	Dreamland_Express.PNG
Released:	June 1985
Genre:	Country, soft rock^[1]
Length:	44:52
Label:	RCA
Producer:	Roger Nichols Milton Okun – Executive Producer
Prev Title:	John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 3
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	One World
Next Year:	1986

Dreamland Express is the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, released in June 1985.^{[2] [3]} The singles from this album were "Dreamland Express" and "Don't Close Your Eyes, Tonight".

Track listing

Side One

1. "Dreamland Express" (Denver)
2. "Claudette" (Roy Orbison)
3. "Gimme Your Love" (Jack Conrad, Frank Musker)
4. "Got My Heart Set on You" (Dobie Gray, Bud Reneau)
5. "If Ever" (Stephanie Andrews, Stevie Wonder)

Side Two

1. "The Harder They Fall" (Denver)
2. "Don't Close Your Eyes, Tonight" (Richard Kerr, Frank Musker)
3. "A Wild Heart Looking For Home" (Denver, Joe Henry)
4. "I'm In The Mood To Be Desired" (Andre Martel, Katrina Walker)
5. "Trail of Tears" (Roger Cook, Allen Reynolds, Randy Handley)
6. "African Sunrise" (Denver)

Personnel

• John Denver – vocals, guitar
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Pete Christlieb – saxophone
• Conrad Reeder – background vocals
• Robbie Buchanan – synthesizer
• Roger Nichols – percussion
• Dean Parks – guitar
• Jerry Scheff – bass
• Jerry Carrigan – drums
• Chuck Findley – trumpet
• Sid Sharp – concert master
• Glen D. Hardin – piano, synthesizer
• Gene Morford – background vocals
• Marty Walsh – guitar
• Stevie Wonder – harmonica on "If Ever"
• Jim Haas – background vocals
• Elizabeth Lamers – background vocals
• Jim Horn – saxophone
• Joe Turano – background vocals
• Billy Zoom – guitar feedback
• James Burton – guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	71
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	64
U.S. Billboard 200	90

Notes and References

1. Book: Collis, John. John Denver: Mother Nature's Son. September 30, 2011. Random House. 9781780573304. Google Books.
2. News: Holden . Stephen . Concert: John Denver . The New York Times . 19 June 1985 . C20.
3. News: Defendorf . Richard . A New Denver?—Not Really . Orlando Sentinel . 29 Sep 1985 . Calendar . 1.
4. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 87.