Dreamer (Supertramp song)
| Dreamer | |
|---|---|
| Supertramp | |
| publication | 1974 |
| length | 3:33 |
| Genre (s) | Progressive rock |
| Author (s) | Rick Davies , Roger Hodgson |
| Label | A&M Records |
| album | Crime of the Century |
Dreamer is a song by the British band Supertramp . It was founded by Roger Hodgson composed, texted and sung as an A-side of the first records - Single of 1974 released album Crime of the Century decoupled.
Achievements and Uses
The A-side of the original single reached 13th place in the British singles chart in February 1975 and 34th place in New Zealand. On the B-side of the 7 "record is the song Bloody Well Right .
In 1980 the live version of the album Paris was released on two singles: On the B-side of the US version is the live version of From Now On and that of the European version contains one of You Started Laughing . These singles reached 15th place in the US charts , 36th place in the Dutch charts and 1st place in the Canadian singles charts .
The song was played in the films Lying Makes Invention , The B-Team , Wild Thing, and The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle . It was also the theme song for the travel quiz show A Day Like No Other .
The Italian singer Renato Zero released a cover version on his album Zerofobia in 1977 with the title " Sgualdrina " (in German: bitch).
Track list
The song Dreamer was released on three records - singles : The songs on it were written by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson (see brackets):
1975: 7 "vinyl single
- A-Side: Dreamer - 3:33 (Hodgson)
- B-Side: Bloody Well Right - 4:26 (Davies)
1980: 7 "vinyl singles
US version
- A-side: Dreamer (Live) - 3:15 (Hodgson)
- B-Side: From Now On (Live) - 6:44 (Davies)
Europe version
- A-side: Dreamer (Live) - 3:15 (Hodgson)
- B-Side: You Started Laughing (Live) - 3:50 (Davies)
occupation
- Roger Hodgson : Wurlitzer Electric Piano , vocals
- Rick Davies : Wurlitzer on Leslie loudspeakers (rotary loudspeakers ), vocals
- John Helliwell : sampler , backing vocals
- Bob Siebenberg : Percussion Instruments
- Dougie Thomson : electric bass
Web links
- Lyrics of Dreamer , on lyrics.wikia.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ everyhit.com search results . Retrieved November 23, 2008.
- ↑ Supertramp - Dreamer. Retrieved April 27, 2013 .
- ^ Billboard charts at Allmusic . Retrieved November 23, 2008.
- ↑ Top Singles - Volume 34, No. 5 December 06 1980 . RPM. Retrieved February 17, 2012.