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Released
  
18 October 1993

DReam On Volume 1 (1993)
  
World (1995)

Release date
  
18 October 1993

Length
  
47:31

Artist
  
D:Ream

Label
  
Sire Records

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Recorded
  
1991 - 1993 Aosis Studios (recording) Roundhouse Studios (mixing in 'T' Sound)

Producer
  
D:Ream & Tom Frederikse for Pumphouse Sounds Inc. / FXU Management

Genres
  
Dance music, Synthpop, Pop rock, Soul music, Electronic music

Similar
  
The Best of D:Ream, In Memory Of, World

D:Ream On Volume 1 is the debut album by British pop/dance band D:Ream. It was released in late 1993 by Magnet Records label, distributed by Warner Music major, and managed by FXU Management. The album reached number 5 in the UK Albums Chart.

Contents

Many singles were released from the album - seven in total, with some of them being issued more than once. These included "U R the Best Thing" which stalled at Number 72 in the UK Top 75 on first release in July 1992. It was later re-issued in 1993 where it reached Number 19 and again in 1994 where it peaked at Number four. The biggest hit however was "Things Can Only Get Better" which on initial release in 1993 reached Number 24, but on re-release in early 1994, peaked at Number one in the UK charts. Other singles taken from the album were: "Unforgiven" (UK #29), the double A-sided "Star"/"I Like It" (UK #26), "Take Me Away" (UK #18) and "Blame It On Me" (UK #25). The album remained on the UK charts for 37 weeks, spanning a chart run from October 1993 to November 1994.

Track listing

  1. Take Me Away - 3:42 (Peter Cunnah)
  2. U R the Best Thing - 6:00 (Peter Cunnah)
  3. Unforgiven - 4:21 (Peter Cunnah/Al Mackenzie)
  4. I Like It - 4:27 (Peter Cunnah)
  5. Glorious - 6:01 (Peter Cunnah/Al Mackenzie)
  6. So Long, Movin' On - 5:10 (Peter Cunnah)
  7. Picture My World - 5:39 (Peter Cunnah)
  8. Blame It On Me - 3:43 (Peter Cunnah)
  9. Things Can Only Get Better - 4:14 (Peter Cunnah/Jamie Petrie)
  10. Star - 4:14 (Peter Cunnah)

Musicians

  • Peter Cunnah: lead vocals and all instruments
  • Al Mackenzie: additional keyboards #9
  • Tom Frederikse: additional piano #9; Hammond organ #8
  • Gary Meek: Hammond organ, piano #9
  • Brian Cox: piano #10
  • Wendon Davis: congas #10, 8
  • Rain Shine: original piano #8
  • Mark Roberts: additional drums #7
  • Neville Young: Synth Drums #9
  • Time: Media #2
  • Gaetan: additional programming #7, 6
  • Gerry Ruddock: trumpet #6
  • Additional vocalists

  • Liliana Chacian: voice, spoken in Portuguese #5
  • Linda Duggan: background vocals #8, 4, 3, 1
  • Jamie Petrie: background vocals #9, 8
  • Donna Gardier: background vocals #7, 6
  • Peter Crooner: background vocals #9
  • Greta Gront: Erotic Noises #3, 6, 9
  • Kathleen Pearson-Thomas: background vocals #9
  • Dylis Duku: background vocals #9
  • Delphi Newman: background vocals #9
  • D'Borah Asher: background vocals #2
  • Production

  • 3M: recording equipment @ Aosis Studios
  • 'T'Sound: mixing device at Roundhouse Studios
  • Staff

  • FXU: management
  • Mark Beder: contacts & info
  • Simon Fowler: photography
  • An Artificially Sweetened Sleeve: sleeve
  • Songs

    1Take Me Away3:43
    2U R the Best Thing6:02
    3Unforgiven4:23

    References

    D-Ream On Volume 1 Wikipedia