Dream Street Rose

Dream Street Rose is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's 14th original album released in 1980 on the Warner Brothers Records label (#3426). The album peaked at #58 on the country chart and at #60 on the pop chart.

Dream Street Rose
Studio album by
Gordon Lightfoot
Released1980
RecordedNovember 1979 at WB Recording, Los Angeles, CA
GenreFolk, Country folk
Length33:44
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerGordon Lightfoot, Lenny Waronker & Russ Titelman
Gordon Lightfoot chronology
Endless Wire
(1978)		 Dream Street Rose
(1980)		 Shadows
(1982)
Singles from Dream Street Rose
  1. "Dream Street Rose[1]"
    Released: May 1980
  2. "If You Need Me[2]"
    Released: Jul 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The album continues in the style of Summertime Dream (1976) and Endless Wire (1978), with a mix of faster-paced, country-style songs, and introspective folk ballads. Lightfoot's penchant for seafaring songs was again evident with three songs featuring an ocean theme.

The album also featured a recorded version of "The Auctioneer" which had been a concert staple for Lightfoot, although it seemed somewhat out of place when compared to the rest of the album's material.

It was also the last album that would see Lightfoot collaborate with long-time producer Lenny Waronker.

It was one of the first albums recorded digitally.

"Dream Street Rose" reached #80 on the country singles chart.

Track listing

All composition by Gordon Lightfoot; except as indicated

  1. "Sea of Tranquility" – 3:17
  2. "Ghosts of Cape Horn" – 4:09
  3. "Dream Street Rose" – 2:58
  4. "On the High Seas" – 3:18
  5. "Whisper My Name" – 3:12
  6. "If You Need Me" – 2:50
  7. "Hey You" – 2:53
  8. "Make Way for the Lady" – 3:43
  9. "Mister Rock of Ages" – 3:33
  10. "The Auctioneer" (Leroy Van Dyke, Buddy Black) – 3:51

Personnel

Chart performance
Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 76
Canadian RPM Country Albums 1
Canadian RPM Top Albums 9
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 58
U.S. Billboard 200 60

References
  1. http://www.45cat.com/record/wbs49230ca
  2. http://www.45cat.com/record/wbs49516us
  3. Allmusic review
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 177. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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