Speaking of Dreams
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| Studio album by Joan Baez | ||||
| Released | November 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | Gold Castle | |||
| Producer | Alan Abrahams | |||
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Speaking of Dreams is a 1989 album by Joan Baez that mixed personal compositions like the title song with political statements like "China", which was inspired by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. (Baez also dedicated the album to the students of Tiananmen Square who "nonviolently, and at an enormous price, have changed the face of China forever.") The album featured collaborations with Paul Simon, Jackson Browne and the Gipsy Kings, and marked the beginning of a period where Baez notes she put her music ahead of the political activism that had preoccupied her for much of the prior decade.
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Joan Baez, except where indicated.
- "China"
- "Warriors of the Sun"
- "Carrickfergus" (traditional, Alan Connaught)
- "Hand to Mouth" (George Michael)
- "Speaking of Dreams"
- "El Salvador" (Gregory Copeland) (duet with Jackson Browne)
- "Rambler Gambler/Whispering Bells" (traditional) (duet with Paul Simon)
- "Fairfax County" (David Massengill)
- "A Mi Manera (My Way)" (Paul Anka) (with the Gipsy Kings)