Wednesday, December 10, 1980

Journey’s Dream after Dream released

First posted 10/12/2008; updated 9/11/2020.

Dream After Dream

Journey


Released: December 10, 1980


Recorded: date


Charted: date


Peak: -- US, -- UK, -- CN, -- AU


Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, 0.5 world (includes US and UK)


Genre: classic rock


Tracks:

Song Title (date of single release, chart peaks) Click for codes to singles charts.

  1. Destiny
  2. Snow Theme
  3. Sand Castles
  4. A Few Coins
  5. Moon Theme
  6. When the Love Has Gone
  7. Festival Dance
  8. The Rape
  9. Little Girl


Total Running Time: 35:22


The Players:

  • Steve Perry (vocals)
  • Neal Schon (guitar, backing vocals)
  • Gregg Rolie (keyboards, backing vocals)
  • Ross Valory (bass, backing vocals)
  • Steve Smith (drums)

Rating:

3.976 out of 5.00 (average of 7 ratings)

About the Album:

Dream after Dream was a soundtrack album for the Japanese fantasy film Yume, Yume No Ato. Because the music was by Journey, who’d become a well-known rock band thanks to their three previous Steve Perry-led affairs, the soundtrack received much more attention than the movie. Still, the music was a departure from Journey’s more current sound. Instead, it was a throwback to the more progressive rock beginnings of their first three albums before Perry joined.

Most of the soundtrack consists of instrumentals, meaning Steve Perry makes minimal contributions to the album. Two songs have sparse vocals – Destiny and Sand Castles. JM The only “true vocal track” JM is on “the lovelorn ballad Little Girl, easily making it the highlight of the album.” AMG It resurfaced later as the B-side to 1982’s “Open Arms” and was featured on Journey’s box set, Time 3.

These components made this “one of the most overlooked albums in Journey’s catalog.” AMG While it certainly didn’t fit the tastes of the arena-rock fanbase the group had developed over the last three albums, it “is a fine example of Journey’s underrated musicianship, and recommended to devoted fans.” AMG The album is also noteworthy for featuring Gregg Rolie’s final work with the band.

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