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Dream Factor is Jack Casady
's first solo album, released on Eagle Records
. The album was created by Jack first writing songs on guitar and then bringing musicians in to his studio to help record his vision.
Jack Casady
Jack Casady , is an American musician considered one of the foremost bass guitarists of the rock music era and best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane. First playing as a lead guitarist with the Washington D.C...
's first solo album, released on Eagle Records
Eagle Records
Eagle Records is a leading independent record label, a division of Edel Records. Also exists as Eagle Rock Entertainment.In the United Kingdom the label's managing director is Lindsay Brown, former manager of Van Halen, while in the United States the head is Mike Carden, formerly of CMC...
. The album was created by Jack first writing songs on guitar and then bringing musicians in to his studio to help record his vision.
Track listing
Studio tracks from liner notes- Paradise (Jack CasadyJack CasadyJack Casady , is an American musician considered one of the foremost bass guitarists of the rock music era and best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane. First playing as a lead guitarist with the Washington D.C...
, Greg HamptonGreg HamptonGreg Hampton is a producer, guitarist, singer, and songwriter, who has worked on such albums as Alice Cooper's Along Came a Spider, Tommy Bolin's Whips and Roses, and Lita Ford's Wicked Wonderland. Hampton has also appeared as the member of several groups over the years, including Science Faxtion ,...
, Paul BarrerePaul BarrerePaul Barrere is a current member of the band Little Feat, having joined the band in 1974...
) – 3:41 - Water from a Stone (Casady, Jeff Pehrson) – 3:46
- Trust Somebody (Casady, Jim Brunberg) – 4:59
- Listen to the Wind (Hampton, Danny Tate) – 5:08
- Outside (Casady) – 6:22
- By Your Side (Casady, Brunberg, Pehrson) – 6:01
- Daddy's Lil' Girl (Casady, Stacy ParrishStacy ParrishStacy Parrish , and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is an American songwriter, musician, engineer, and record producer.-Biography:...
) – 4:51 - Weight of Sin (Casady, Pehrson) – 4:58
- Who You Are (Casady, Pehrson) – 3:38
- Dead Letter Box (Casady, Barrere) – 5:15
- Sweden (Casady, Fee WaybillFee WaybillJohn Waldo Waybill , known as Fee Waybill, is the lead singer and songwriter of the band the Tubes...
) – 5:49
Personnel
Personnel information from liner notes- Jack CasadyJack CasadyJack Casady , is an American musician considered one of the foremost bass guitarists of the rock music era and best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane. First playing as a lead guitarist with the Washington D.C...
– bass on all tracks, lead versatone bass on "Outside" and "Who You Are", guitar on "Water from a Stone" and "Sweden", acoustic bass balalaika on "Weight of Sin", acoustic guitar on "Water from a Stone", "By Your Side", and "Weight of Sin" - Paul BarrerePaul BarrerePaul Barrere is a current member of the band Little Feat, having joined the band in 1974...
– vocals and slide guitar on "Paradise", "Listen to the Wind", and "Dead Letter Box" - Jeff PehrsonJeff PehrsonJeff Pehrson is an American singer-songwriter who performs backing vocals for Furthur, a band that includes two former members of the Grateful Dead.-Musical career:...
– vocals on "Water from a Stone", "Weight of Sin", and "Who You Are", background vocals on "Listen to the Wind" and "By Your Side" - Ivan NevilleIvan NevilleIvan Neville is a multi-instrumentalist musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the son of Aaron Neville and nephew to members of The Neville Brothers....
– vocals on "Trust Somebody" and "Daddy's Lil' Girl", keyboards on "Trust Somebody" - Jim Brunberg – vocals on "By Your Side", mandolin on "Water from a Stone" and "Weight of Sin", background vocals on "Listen to the Wind"
- Fee WaybillFee WaybillJohn Waldo Waybill , known as Fee Waybill, is the lead singer and songwriter of the band the Tubes...
– vocals on "Sweden" - Doyle Bramhall IIDoyle Bramhall IIDoyle Bramhall II is a guitarist and vocalist in his band Smokestack and was also the second guitarist in Eric Clapton's band from 2004 to 2009.-Discography:with Arc Angels*Arc Angels...
– lead guitar on "Trust Somebody", "Daddy's Lil' Girl", and "Dead Letter Box", rhythm guitar on "Daddy's Lil' Girl" - Jorma KaukonenJorma KaukonenJorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.-Biography:...
– acoustic lead guitar on "Listen to the Wind", lead guitar on "Sweden" - Warren HaynesWarren HaynesWarren Haynes is an American rock and blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. Haynes is best known for his work as long time guitarist with The Allman Brothers Band and as founding member of the jam band Gov't Mule. Early in his career he was a guitarist for David Allan Coe and The Dickey...
– lead guitar on "Outside" and "Sweden" - Steve Fister – rhythm guitar on "Paradise", "Trust Somebody", "Outside", "Daddy's Lil' Girl", "Dead Letter Box", and "Sweden", guitars on "Who You Are"
- Greg HamptonGreg HamptonGreg Hampton is a producer, guitarist, singer, and songwriter, who has worked on such albums as Alice Cooper's Along Came a Spider, Tommy Bolin's Whips and Roses, and Lita Ford's Wicked Wonderland. Hampton has also appeared as the member of several groups over the years, including Science Faxtion ,...
– rhythm guitar on "Listen to the Wind", "Outside", and "Daddy's Lil' Girl", guitar on "Paradise", background vocals on "By Your Side" - Stacy ParrishStacy ParrishStacy Parrish , and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is an American songwriter, musician, engineer, and record producer.-Biography:...
– acoustic guitar on "Weight of Sin", background vocals on "By Your Side" - Diana Quine – background vocals on "By Your Side"
- Steffen Presley – keyboards
- Steve GormanSteve GormanSteve Gorman is a musician best known as the drummer of the American hard rock band The Black Crowes. He also spent some time as the drummer for British rock band Stereophonics.- Early career :...
– drums on "Paradise", "Daddy's Lil' Girl", "Who You Are", and "Sweden" - Matt AbtsMatt AbtsMatt Abts is a Grammy Award-nominated American drummer best known as a member of the band Gov't Mule.-Biography:Abts started playing music while attending high school in Panama before relocating to Virginia where he spent the next eight years playing music regionally in vast number of local bands...
– drums and percussion on all other tracks except "Weight of Sin"
Production
- Greg Hampton – producer, mixing engineer
- Jack Casady – executive producer
- Stacy Parrish, Steve Werbelow, Michael Barbiero – engineers
- Michael Zinczenko – assistant engineer
- Vin Cimino – art
- Chris Cassidy – photography
- Mastered by Louie Teran at Marcussen Mastering, Los Angeles, CA