Dreamcatcher is a studio album by Ian Gillan

Ian Gillan

Ian Gillan is an English rock music vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan also fronted his own band, had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath, and sang the role of Jesus in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd...

, released in September 1997 in Japan

Japan

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, October 1997 in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 and in May 1998 in the USA. All songs were performed by Ian Gillan accompanied by Steve Morris. The album was being worked on between 1995 and 1997.

There are three different versions of the album. The basic European edition consists of twelve tracks. The US edition was remixed by Bob Katz, the order of the songs was changed and it has a different cover. The Japanese edition includes of two extra tracks.

Dreamcatcher is considered the most obscure album in Gillan's career. It features mostly acoustic songs, closer to folk and blues traditions than to rock, the genre for which Gillan is mainly known. It received little media attention and generally had rather disappointing reviews.

Tracks - US edition

1. "Hard on You" (Bloomfield, Gillan, Haze, Howard) - 4:45
2. "You Sold My Love for a Song" (Gillan, Morris) - 4:04
3. "Sugar Plum" (Bloomfield, Gillan, Haze, Howard) - 4:54
4. "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Bloomfield, Gillan, Haze, Howard) - 4:26
5. "Chandra's Coriander" (Gillan, Morris) - 5:24
6. "All in My Mind" (Gillan, Morris) - 4:15
7. "Prima Donna" (Gillan) - 3:59
8. "Sleepy Warm" (Gillan) - 3:56
9. "Country Mile" (Gillan, Morris) - 3:47
10. "That's Why God Is Singing the Blues" (Corbett) - 3:33
11. "Gunga Din" (Gillan) - 2:50
12. "Anyway You Want Me" (Schroeder, Owens) - 3:42

Japanese bonus tracks

1. "High Ground"
2. "Sleepy Warm" (alternative version)