Dreamland (Robert Plant album)

Dreamland is English rock singer Robert Plant's seventh solo album and the first with his band Strange Sensation. It was released in July 2002.

Dreamland
Studio album by Robert Plant
Released	July 16, 2002
Recorded	2001-02
Genre	Blues rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock
Length	54:38
Label	Mercury Records Universal Records (US)
Producer	Phill Brown, Robert Plant
Robert Plant chronology
Fate of Nations (1993) Dreamland (2002) Sixty Six to Timbuktu (2003)
Singles from Dreamland
"Morning Dew" Released: June 2002[nb 1][1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Music Box	[3]

Many of the songs are cover versions, mainly blues, but also some rock. It was nominated for two Grammys in 2002 — Best Rock Album and Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for "Darkness, Darkness."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Robert Plant, Justin Adams, Clive Deamer, John Baggott, Charlie Jones and Porl Thompson, except where noted.

Dreamland

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Funny in My Mind (I Believe I'm Fixin' to Die)" (^A)	Bukka White, Plant, Adams, Deamer, Baggott, Jones, Thompson	4:45
2.	"Morning Dew" (Bonnie Dobson cover)	Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose	4:26
3.	"One More Cup of Coffee" (Bob Dylan cover)	Bob Dylan	4:03
4.	"Last Time I Saw Her"		4:41
5.	"Song to the Siren" (Tim Buckley cover)	Tim Buckley, Larry Beckett	5:53
6.	"Win My Train Fare Home (If I Ever Get Lucky)" (^B)		6:03
7.	"Darkness, Darkness" (The Youngbloods cover)	Jesse Colin Young	7:25
8.	"Red Dress"		5:23
9.	"Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts cover)	Billy Roberts	7:12
10.	"Skip's Song" (Moby Grape cover)	Skip Spence	4:55
11.	"Dirt in a Hole" (Bonus Track, UK & Japanese Version, Collectors special edition, 2007 remaster)		4:46
12.	"Last Time I Saw Her" (Remix) (Bonus Track, iTunes Version, 2007 remaster)		3:24

Collectors special edition CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Song To The Siren" (Radio Edit)	4:10
2.	"Song To The Siren" (Alpha Mix)	4:54
3.	"Morning Dew" (BBC Radio 2 Session)	4:45
4.	"Funny In My Mind (I Believe I'm Fixin' To Die)" (BBC Radio 2 Session)	4:51
5.	"Darkness, Darkness" (Video)	3:26

Collectors special edition DVD – Austin City Limits – Recorded Live at the KLRU Studios, September 15, 2002

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Darkness, Darkness"
2.	"Four Sticks"
3.	"Down To The Sea"
4.	"Morning Dew"
5.	"Going To California"
6.	"Hey, Hey What Can I Do"
7.	"Fixin' To Die"
8.	"Song To The Siren"
9.	"Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You"
10.	"Backstage Interview"

Collectors special edition DVD – Bonus

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Celebration Day" (BBC Studios - Maida Vale London June 22, 2002 - Radio Broadcast)
12.	"Darkness, Darkness" (BBC Studios - Maida Vale London June 22, 2002 - Radio Broadcast)
13.	"Fixin' To Die" (BBC Studios - Maida Vale London June 22, 2002 - Radio Broadcast)
14.	"Morning Dew" (BBC Studios - Maida Vale London June 22, 2002 - Radio Broadcast)
15.	"Tall Cool One" (BBC Studios - Maida Vale London June 22, 2002 - Radio Broadcast)
16.	"Song To The Siren" (BBC Studios - Maida Vale London June 22, 2002 - Radio Broadcast)
17.	"Darkness, Darkness" (The Late Show with David Letterman July 18, 2002)
18.	"Morning Dew" (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno September 10, 2002)
19.	"Look Out Mabel" (Unreleased Dreamland Track performed with Jeff Beck)

Notes

• ^A – based on Bukka White's "Fixin' to Die Blues", a song Led Zeppelin used to perform live.
• ^B – contains elements of: "If I Ever Get Lucky" by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup; "Milk Cow's Calf Blues" by Robert Johnson; "Crawling King Snake" by Big Joe Williams or John Lee Hooker; and "That's Alright Mama" by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup.

Personnel

Strange Sensation

• Robert Plant – Vocals
• John Baggott – Keyboards, string arrangement on tracks 2, 3
• Pearl Thompson – Guitar
• Justin Adams – Guitars, Gimbri, Darbuka
• Charlie Jones – Bass
• Clive Deamer – Drums, Percussion

Guest musicians

• B. J. Cole – pedal steel guitar on track 5
• Raj Das, May Clee Cadman, Ginny Clee – backing vocals

Notes

1. The 4-track CD-single "Morning Dew" (2002) includes:
   1. Morning Dew 3:33 (Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose)
   2. A House Is Not A Motel (Live at the Royal Albert Hall – February 2002) 7:11 (Arthur Lee)
   3. Robert Plant interview 2:00
   4. Morning Dew – Video

References

1. ""Morning Dew" CD Single". www.45worlds.com. October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Dreamland at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
3. John Metzger. "Robert Plant - Dreamland (Album Review)". Musicbox-online.com. Retrieved 2012-01-10.