Once Upon a Dream (album)

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Once Upon A Dream
Once Upon A Dream cover
Studio album by The Rascals
Released February 19, 1968
Recorded September 21, 1967 - November 16, 1967
Genre Rock
Label Atlantic Records
Producer The Rascals in cooperation with Arif Mardin
The Rascals chronology
Groovin'
(1967)		 Once Upon A Dream
(1968)		 Freedom Suite
(1969)

Once Upon A Dream is a 1968 album by rock band The Rascals. It was the band's first album billed under this name; they had, for legal reasons, been known as The Young Rascals until this time. The album rose to #9 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.

Once Upon A Dream was received differently by fans and critics. Many consider this album to be the band's best work, while others insist that it was too different from their traditionally rhythm and blues influenced music. Lead vocals came from both Eddie Brigati and Felix Cavaliere, as well as from Eddie's brother and unofficial band member David Brigati (on "Finale: Once Upon a Dream") and Gene Cornish on his own number, I'm Gonna Love You.

The album was re-released on August 28, 2007.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs are written by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati, except where otherwise indicated.

[edit] Side One

  1. "Intro: Easy Rollin'" – 3:14
  2. "Rainy Day" – 3:39
  3. "Please Love Me" – 2:03
  4. "It's Wonderful" – 3:24
  5. "I'm Gonna Love You" (Gene Cornish) – 2:33
  6. "My Hawaii" – 4:13

[edit] Side Two

  1. "My World" – 2:54
  2. "Silly Girl" – 2:42
  3. "Singin' The Blues Too Long" – 5:10
  4. "Sattva" – 4:23
  5. "Finale: Once Upon A Dream" – 3:53

A single of "It's Wonderful" was issued concurrently with the album in early 1968. The single ends with a coda of special effects and party sounds that were not included in the original album version nor the forecoming Greatest Hits compilation.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] The Rascals

[edit] Additional musicians

The Rascals
Discography
The Young Rascals: The Young Rascals (1966) | Collections (1967) | Groovin' (1967)
The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream (1968) | Freedom Suite (1969) | See (1970) | Search and Nearness (1971) | Peaceful World (1971) | The Island of Real (1972)