Dreamtime is
Tom VerlaineTom Verlaine is a singer, songwriter and guitarist, best-known as the frontman for the New York rock band Television.-Biography:...
's second solo album. Originally released in 1981. "Without a Word" is a rewrite of "Hard On Love", an unreleased
TelevisionTelevision is an American rock band, formed in New York City in 1973. Although Television have never had more than a cult audience in their American homeland, they have achieved significant commercial success in Europe...
song performed live c. 1974/5.
The album was reissued in 1994 by Infinite Zero Archive/
American RecordingsAmerican Recordings is a Los Angeles-based record label headed by record producer Rick Rubin. The label's most successful artists include Slayer, The Black Crowes, Danzig, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, and System of a Down.-Company History:...
label, with two bonus tracks drawn from the 1981 "Always" 7" & 12" single. It was reissued in 2008 by Collectors' Choice Music with no bonus tracks.
- "There's a Reason" – 3:39
- "Penetration" – 4:01
- "Always" – 3:58
- "The Blue Robe" – 3:54
- "Without a Word" – 3:17
- "Mr Blur" – 3:24
- "Fragile" – 3:27
- "A Future in Noise" – 4:13
- "Down on the Farm" – 4:49
- "Mary Marie" – 3:25
- "The Blue Robe" (alternate version) – 4:17
- "Always" (alternate version) – 4:09
- Tom Verlaine
Tom Verlaine is a singer, songwriter and guitarist, best-known as the frontman for the New York rock band Television.-Biography:...
– guitarThe guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
s, solos, vocalsSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist...
on all tracks; bassThe electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
on "Penetration"
- Ritchie Fliegler – guitars on all tracks, except "Penetration"
- Fred Smith
Fred Smith is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work with Television. He was the original bassist with Blondie until he replaced Richard Hell when Hell left Television in 1975 to form The Heartbreakers. At the time, Television played at CBGB along with Blondie...
– bass on "Mr.
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Dreamtime is
Tom VerlaineTom Verlaine is a singer, songwriter and guitarist, best-known as the frontman for the New York rock band Television.-Biography:...
's second solo album. Originally released in 1981. "Without a Word" is a rewrite of "Hard On Love", an unreleased
TelevisionTelevision is an American rock band, formed in New York City in 1973. Although Television have never had more than a cult audience in their American homeland, they have achieved significant commercial success in Europe...
song performed live c. 1974/5.
The album was reissued in 1994 by Infinite Zero Archive/
American RecordingsAmerican Recordings is a Los Angeles-based record label headed by record producer Rick Rubin. The label's most successful artists include Slayer, The Black Crowes, Danzig, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, and System of a Down.-Company History:...
label, with two bonus tracks drawn from the 1981 "Always" 7" & 12" single. It was reissued in 2008 by Collectors' Choice Music with no bonus tracks.
Side one
- "There's a Reason" – 3:39
- "Penetration" – 4:01
- "Always" – 3:58
- "The Blue Robe" – 3:54
- "Without a Word" – 3:17
Side two
- "Mr Blur" – 3:24
- "Fragile" – 3:27
- "A Future in Noise" – 4:13
- "Down on the Farm" – 4:49
- "Mary Marie" – 3:25
Bonus tracks (1994 CD reissue)
- "The Blue Robe" (alternate version) – 4:17
- "Always" (alternate version) – 4:09
Personnel
- Tom Verlaine
Tom Verlaine is a singer, songwriter and guitarist, best-known as the frontman for the New York rock band Television.-Biography:...
– guitarThe guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
s, solos, vocalsSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist...
on all tracks; bassThe electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
on "Penetration"
- Ritchie Fliegler – guitars on all tracks, except "Penetration"
- Fred Smith
Fred Smith is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work with Television. He was the original bassist with Blondie until he replaced Richard Hell when Hell left Television in 1975 to form The Heartbreakers. At the time, Television played at CBGB along with Blondie...
– bass on "Mr. Blur", "Down on the Farm", "There's a Reason" & "Without a Word"
- Donald Nossov – bass
The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
on "Always", "Mary Marie", "Fragile", "The Blue Robe", "A Future in Noise", & bonus tracks
- Jay Dee Daugherty
Jay Dee Daugherty is an American drummer and songwriter most well known for his work with Patti Smith, appearing on all her solo albums...
– drums on "Mr. Blur", "Down on the Farm", "There's a Reason", "Without a Word" & "Penetration"
- Rich Teeter
The Dictators are an American punk rock band formed in New York City in 1973. Critic John Dougan said that they were "one of the finest and most influential proto-punk bands to walk the earth." The Dictators are represented in the "Punk Wing" of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in Cleveland, Ohio...
– drumsA drum set is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person . The term "drum kit" first became used in the 1700s in Britain...
on "Always", "Mary Marie", "Fragile", "The Blue Robe", "A Future in Noise", & bonus tracks
- Bruce Brody – keyboards
A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organs as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
on "Always", "Mary Marie", end of "Penetration" & "Always (alternate version)"
Charts
Album
| Year |
Chart |
Peak
Position |
| 1981 |
Billboard Pop Albums The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling new music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
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