Mr Buechner's Dream is the title of a 2001 double album by the rock band

Rock Band

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 Daniel Amos

Daniel Amos

Daniel Amos is a rock band formed in 1974 by Terry Scott Taylor on guitars and vocals, Marty Dieckmeyer on bass guitar, Steve Baxter on guitars and Jerry Chamberlain on lead guitars. Current members include bassist Tim Chandler, guitarist Greg Flesch and drummer Ed McTaggart...

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Although the album includes over 30 songs, the band did not set out to record a double album. "I think Chris Colbert (the band's engineer) thought we were a little crazy. It’s my sense that the sheer joy of being together again in a creative setting after a seven years absence opened the floodgates of the creativity I believe is unique to Daniel Amos", explains Taylor, the band's lyricist.

Lyrically the album reflected the tumultuous events experienced by members of the band in recent years: the passing of two young and very dear friends, including producer and studio owner Gene Eugene

Gene Eugene

Gene "Eugene" Andrusco was a Canadian born actor, record producer, engineer, composer and musician. Andrusco was best known as the leader of the funk/rock band Adam Again, a member of The Swirling Eddies and as a founding member of the roots music supergroup Lost Dogs.-Acting:Andrusco was a child...

, cancer in Taylor's family, and in the families of other close friends.

The "Mr Buechner" referred to in the title is Pulitzer Prize

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 nominated author Frederick Buechner

Frederick Buechner

Frederick Buechner is an American writer and theologian. Born July 11, 1926 in New York City, he is an ordained Presbyterian minister and the author of more than thirty published books thus far. His work encompasses different genres, including fiction, autobiography, essays and sermons, and his...

, who has been a major inspiration on the band's lyrics for years. The album also pays tribute to authors Walker Percy

Walker Percy

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, T. S. Eliot

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, G. K. Chesterton

G. K. Chesterton

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, Flannery O'Connor

Flannery O'Connor

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, Lewis Carroll

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, and Dorothy L. Sayers

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Some of the studio sessions and rehearsals for the album were filmed by friends of the band. Those films were later edited together to create a "behind the scenes" DVD, appropriately entitled The Making of Mr. Buechner's Dream

The Making of Mr. Buechner's Dream

The Making of Mr. Buechner's Dream is the title of a DVD released in 2005 by the American rock band Daniel Amos on Stunt Records.The 90 minute film was edited together from over nine hours of randomly filmed home movies and footage made while the band was recording their epic 32 song album, Mr...

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For the album's tenth anniversary in 2011, Stunt Records rereleased the CD with an expanded booklet and one bonus track - "Nowhere Is Someplace," a song that was originally only released through the band's website in 2001 and on the Making of.. DVD.

Reception

Mr Buechner's Dream (The First Collection)

1. "This is the One"
2. "Mr. Buechner's Dream"
3. "The Author of the Story"
4. "Your Long Year"
5. "Who's Who Here?"
6. "Thick Skin"
7. "Ribbons & Bows"
8. "Ordinary Extraordinary Day"
9. "I Get to Wondering"
10. "Faithful Street"
11. "The Lucky Ones"
12. "Rice Paper Wings"
13. "The Tale You Told"
14. "Meanwhile"
15. "Over Her Shoulder"
16. "The Staggering Gods"
17. "A Little Grace"
18. "My Beautiful Martyr"
19. "Mr. Buechner Wakes Up"
20. "Joel"

And So It Goes (The Second Collection)

1. "Pretty Little Lies"
2. "Child on a Leash"
3. "Small Great Things"
4. "Nowhere Is Someplace" only on the 2011 re-issue
5. "Easy for You"
6. "Maybe All I Need"
7. "Pregnant Pause"
8. "She's a Hard Drink"
9. "So Far So Good"
10. "Flash in Your Eyes" (A Song for Gene Eugene
    Gene Eugene
    Gene "Eugene" Andrusco was a Canadian born actor, record producer, engineer, composer and musician. Andrusco was best known as the leader of the funk/rock band Adam Again, a member of The Swirling Eddies and as a founding member of the roots music supergroup Lost Dogs.-Acting:Andrusco was a child...
    
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11. "Nobody Will"
12. "Fingertips"
13. "Steal Away"
14. "And So it Goes"

Personnel

• Terry Scott Taylor
  Terry Scott Taylor
  Terry Scott Taylor is an American songwriter, record producer, writer and founding member of the bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies . Taylor is also a member of the roots and alternative music group, Lost Dogs. He is currently based in San Jose, California, USA.Taylor is highly regarded for...
  
   on guitars and lead vocals.
• Tim Chandler
  Tim Chandler
  Tim Chandler is a bass guitar player, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos, The Swirling Eddies and The Choir....
  
   on bass and guitars.
• Greg Flesch
  Greg Flesch
  Greg Flesch is a guitarist and musician, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies .Flesch joined D.A...
  
   on guitars, piano, keyboards, harmonica, accordion, and mandolin.
• Ed McTaggart
  Ed McTaggart
  Ed McTaggart is an American drummer and artist. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Daniel Amos.McTaggart joined DA in 1976, after years of playing with Bill Sprouse Jr.'s band The Road Home....
  
   on drums and percussion.

Additional musicians

• Vince Hizon: Saxophone on "She's A Hard Drink" and "Faithful Street".
• Tim Jacobs: Trumpet on "She's A Hard Drink" and "Faithful Street".
• Shaunte Palmer: Trombone on "She's A Hard Drink" and "Faithful Street".
• Frank Lenz
  Frank Lenz
  Frank Lenz is a drummer from Southern California who has done work for many bands and artists, including but not limited to Starflyer 59, Daniel Amos, Crystal Lewis, Duraluxe, Map, Charity Empressa, Kevin Max, Cush and The Dingees.-Biography:Frank Lenz started taking drum lessons when he was eight...
  
  : Additional keyboards and percussion.

Production notes

• Produced by Daniel Amos.
• Executive Producers: Daniel Amos, Eric Townsend
  Eric Townsend
  Eric W. Townsend is an American musician and record producer best known for his work with music and video releases by Daniel Amos, The 77s, The Swirling Eddies and The Lost Dogs, through the record labels Stunt Records and Fools of the World.Townsend's great uncle was author Ira Jones, former...
  
  , Jason Townsend
  Jason Townsend
  Jason R. Townsend is an American artist and record producer best known for his work with music and video releases by Daniel Amos, The 77s, The Swirling Eddies and The Lost Dogs, through the record labels Stunt Records and Fools of the World....
  
  , JT Feavel.
• Recorded and mixed by Chris Colbert @ "The Fabulous Green Room
  The Green Room
  The Green Room was a popular recording studio located in Huntington Beach, California. The Green Room was owned and operated by musician Gene Eugene and Anna Cardenas...
  
  ", Huntington Beach, California
  Huntington Beach, California
  Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 189,992; making it the largest beach city in Orange County in terms of population...
  
  , with additional engineering by Frank Lenz and T.S. Taylor.
• Digital editing by Andrew Pricket.
• Mastering by Chris Colbert @ The Green Room.
• Jacket design by Ed McTaggart, The Color Edge, Costa Mesa, California
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• New layout and design by Eric Townsend, and Tom Gulotta.
• Proofreading assistance by Kenny Paxton and Ron Easton.
• Photos by Kristy McTaggart, Ed McTaggart, Jason Hoffman, Dennis Grimaud, and Tom Gulotta
  Tom Gulotta
  Tom Gulotta is best known as the head of the Stunt Records label, which was formed in 1990 with Daniel Amos frontman, Terry Scott Taylor....
  
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