The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories
Encyclopedia
The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories is the fifth studio album by Kevin Ayers
. Ayers moved to Island Records
for this release which employed a vast array of session musicians. The album also marked the arrival of Patto
guitarist Ollie Halsall
, who would become a constant musical partner for Ayers. The album was critically acclaimed on release with the NME
s Nick Kent
describing it as "Ayers' most formidable recorded work to date". The album features many of Ayers' most accessible songs and arrangements.
Side 1
Side 2
2009 reissue
Kevin Ayers
Kevin Ayers is an English singer-songwriter and was a major influential force in the English psychedelic movement...
. Ayers moved to Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
for this release which employed a vast array of session musicians. The album also marked the arrival of Patto
Patto
Patto was a progressive jazz-rock band formed in England in 1970 by vocalist Mike Patto with a lineup taken from Timebox consisting of vocalist Patto, drummer John Halsey, guitarist and vibraphone player Ollie Halsall and bassist Clive Griffiths....
guitarist Ollie Halsall
Ollie Halsall
Peter John 'Ollie' Halsall was a left-handed guitarist and is best known for his role in The Rutles, the bands Patto, Timebox and Boxer, and for his contribution to the music of Kevin Ayers. He is also notable as one of the few players of the vibraphone in rock music...
, who would become a constant musical partner for Ayers. The album was critically acclaimed on release with the NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
s Nick Kent
Nick Kent
Nick Kent is a British rock critic and musician.-Career:Along with writers including Paul Morley, Charles Shaar Murray and Danny Baker, Nick Kent is seen as one of the most important and influential UK music journalists of the 1970s. He wrote for the British music publication New Musical Express,...
describing it as "Ayers' most formidable recorded work to date". The album features many of Ayers' most accessible songs and arrangements.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Kevin AyersSide 1
- "Day By Day"
- "See You Later"
- "Didn't Feel Lonely Till I Thought Of You"
- "Everybody's Sometime And Some People's All The Time BluesThe Up Song"The Up Song" was Kevin Ayers’ first release after signing to Island Records. The song was a single-only release in 1974. The B-side, "Everybody’s Sometime and Some People’s All The Time Blues" was taken from Ayers’ album, The Confessions of Dr...
" - "It Begins With A Blessing / Once I Awakened / But It Ends With A Curse"
- "Ballbearing Blues"
Side 2
- "The Confessions Of Doctor Dream (a) Irreversible Neural Damage (b) Invitation (c) The One Chance Dance (d) Doctor Dream Theme"
- "Two Goes Into Four"
2009 reissue
- 12. Another Whimsical Song (00:24)
- 13. The Lady Rachel (03:53)
- 14. Stop this Train (06:14)
- 15. Didn't Feel Lonely 'til I Thought of You (04:36)
- Tracks 12-15 are recorded 7 July 1974 at the BBC's Maida Vale studios
- 16. The Up SongThe Up Song"The Up Song" was Kevin Ayers’ first release after signing to Island Records. The song was a single-only release in 1974. The B-side, "Everybody’s Sometime and Some People’s All The Time Blues" was taken from Ayers’ album, The Confessions of Dr...
(03:18) (non-LP single A side) - 17. After the ShowAfter the Show (song)"After The Show" was a Kevin Ayers exclusive single release, with neither track appearing on the album he released that year, The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories. Both songs were reissued in 2004 on the Kevin Ayers compilation Didn't Feel Lonely Till I Thought of You: The Island Records...
(02:37) (non-LP single A side) - 18. Thank You Very Much (03:01) (B side of the single 'After the Show')
Personnel
- Kevin AyersKevin AyersKevin Ayers is an English singer-songwriter and was a major influential force in the English psychedelic movement...
- Guitar, Vocals - Mark Warner - Guitar
- Cal Batchelor - Guitar
- Rupert HineRupert HineRupert Neville Hine is an English musician, songwriter and prolific record producer, having produced albums for artists including Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, The Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh, Suzanne Vega, Rush, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, and ...
- Keyboards, Producer - Mike Moran - Piano
- Steve NyeSteve NyeSteve Nye is a music producer for several artists. Some of his better known artists include Bryan Ferry , Penguin Cafe Orchestra, XTC , Japan , David Sylvian , Clannad, TM Network, Scary Thieves , as...
- Organ - John Perry / Bass
- John GustafsonJohn Gustafson (musician)John "Gus" Gustafson also known as Johnny Gustafson is an influential bass player who has had a thirty eight year recording and live performance career...
- Bass - Michael GilesMichael GilesMichael Giles is an English drummer, best known as a co-founder of King Crimson in 1969...
- Drums - Mike OldfieldMike OldfieldMichael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature...
- Guitar - NicoNicoNico was a German singer, lyricist, composer, musician, fashion model, and actress, who initially rose to fame as a Warhol Superstar in the 1960s...
- Vocals on "Irreversible Neural Damage" - Geoff RichardsonGeoff RichardsonPeter Geoffrey Richardson , is a viola player and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work with Caravan, Murray Head and the Penguin Cafe Orchestra.-Career:...
- Viola - Mike RatledgeMike RatledgeMichael Roland "Mike" Ratledge is a British musician. Ratledge was part of the Canterbury scene and a long-time member of Soft Machine.-Biography and career:...
- Organ - Ray CooperRay CooperRay Cooper is an English musician. He is a session and road-tour percussionist, and occasional actor, who has worked with several musically diverse bands and artists including George Harrison, Billy Joel, Eric Clapton, and Elton John. Cooper is commonly regarded by music fans, critics and fellow...
- Percussion - Lol CoxhillLol CoxhillLowen Coxhill, generally known as Lol Coxhill is a free improvising saxophonist and raconteur...
- Alto Saxophone - Henry Crallan - Piano
- Ollie HalsallOllie HalsallPeter John 'Ollie' Halsall was a left-handed guitarist and is best known for his role in The Rutles, the bands Patto, Timebox and Boxer, and for his contribution to the music of Kevin Ayers. He is also notable as one of the few players of the vibraphone in rock music...
- Guitar - Rosetta HightowerRosetta HightowerRosetta Hightower is an American singer,and the former lead singer of the 1960s girl group The Orlons....
- Vocals - Hulloo Choir - Vocals
- Trevor JonesTrevor JonesTrevor Jones may refer to:*Trevor Jones , Australian Deputy Chief of Navy *Trevor Jones , South African orchestral film score composer*Trevor Jones , English cricketer for Somerset...
- Bass - Sean Milligan - Vocals
- Sam Mitchell - Guitar
- Doris TroyDoris TroyDoris Troy was an American R&B singer, known to her many fans as "Mama Soul".She was born as Doris Higginson in The Bronx, the daughter of a Barbadian Pentecostal minister. Her parents disapproved of "subversive" forms of music like rhythm & blues, so she cut her teeth singing in her father's choir...
- Vocals - Joanne Williams - Vocals
- The G'Deevy Ensemble - Percussion