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Dawn Explosion

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Released
  
1977

Artist
  
Captain Beyond

Label
  
Warner Bros. Records

Length
  
37:57

Release date
  
1977

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Recorded
  
1976–1977 at the Record Plant, Sausalito

Producer
  
John Stronach and Captain Beyond

Genres
  
Progressive rock, Hard rock

Similar
  
Captain Beyond albums, Progressive rock albums

Dawn Explosion, the third and final album by Captain Beyond, was released in 1977. Original singer Rod Evans was replaced by Willy Daffern, and original drummer Bobby Caldwell had rejoined the band.

Contents

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Side one

  1. "Do or Die" (Rhino, Bobby Caldwell, Willy Daffern) – 3:38
  2. "Icarus" (Rhino, Caldwell, Lee Dorman) – 4:17
  3. "Sweet Dreams" (Rhino, Caldwell, Dorman) – 5:29
  4. "Fantasy" (Rhino, Caldwell, Daffern) – 6:02

Side two

  1. "Breath of Fire, Part 1 & Part 2" (Rhino, Caldwell, Daffern) – 6:19
  2. "If You Please" (Rhino, Caldwell, Daffern, Dorman) – 4:13
  3. "Midnight Memories" (Rhino) – 3:59
  4. "Oblivion" (Rhino, Caldwell, Dorman) – 4:00

CD reissues split "Breath of Fire, Part 1 & Part 2" into two tracks (subtitled "A Speck Within a Sphere" and "Alone in the Cosmos", respectively), and "Oblivion" into three tracks (with the preceding "Space Interlude" and succeeding "Space Reprise" being the sound effects and percussion that bookend the main section of "Oblivion").

Personnel

  • Willy Daffern – lead vocals
  • Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar
  • Lee Dorman – bass, backing vocals, string ensemble synthesizer
  • Bobby Caldwell – drums, backing vocals, percussion

    • Songs

    1Do or Die3:39
    2Icarus4:17
    3Sweet Dreams5:30

    References

    Dawn Explosion Wikipedia
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