Dream (Captain & Tennille album)


Dream is the fourth album by the duo Captain & Tennille and their final album with A&M Records. After their last two singles released from their prior album failed to enter the Billboard Top 40, two singles released from this album returned them to the Top 40. "You Need a Woman Tonight" peaked at #40, and "You Never Done It Like That" took them back to the Top 10, peaking at #10. The album peaked at #131.

Recording

The album was recorded at A&M Recording Studios 1977; A&M Recording Studios "A" 1977; Rumbo Recorders, 1977; The Record Plant 1977; Wally Heider Recording 1977.

Critical reception

Record World said of "You Never Done It Like That" that "Toni Tennille's semi -sexy vocals are highlighted, driven along nicely by a heavy pop bass line." Record World said that "You Need a Woman Tonight" "has a slight Caribbean beat and is sparked by Toni Tennille's compelling phrasing and the Captain's keyboards." The StarPhoenix called Dream "a strong album, which proves Toni Tennille's vocalizing talents are far-reaching."

Track listing

Side one

  1. "I'm on My Way"
  2. "You Never Done It Like That"
  3. "Dixie Hummingbird"
  4. "You Need a Woman Tonight"
  5. "Love Me Like a Baby"
  6. "Love Is Spreading Over the World"

Side two

  1. ""D" Keyboard Blues"
  2. "Good Enough"
  3. "If There Were Time"
  4. "Back to the Island"
  5. "Dream"

Personnel

Gene Morford, Gary Sims, Louisa Tennille, Melissa Tennille

Singles

"I'm on My Way" also reached #97 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart; and "You Never Done It Like That" also reached #63 on the UK Singles Chart and #51 in Australia.