Dreamtime (The Stranglers album)

Dreamtime
Studio album by
the Stranglers
Released27 October 1986
RecordedMarch–April 1986
Studio
  • ICP Recording Studios, Brussels
  • Spaceward Studios, Cambridge
  • Crescent Studios, Bath
  • Farmyard Studios, Little Chalfont
Genre
Length45:53
LabelEpic
Producer
  • The Stranglers
  • Mike Kemp
the Stranglers chronology
Aural Sculpture
(1984)		 Dreamtime
(1986)		 10
(1990)
Singles from Dreamtime
  1. "Nice in Nice"
    Released: August 1986
  2. "Always the Sun"
    Released: October 1986
  3. "Big in America"
    Released: December 1986
  4. "Shakin' Like a Leaf"
    Released: February 1987[1]

Dreamtime is the ninth studio album by English rock band The Stranglers. It was released on 27 October, 1986 through Epic Records. It went to number 16 in the United Kingdom, number 172 in the United States, number 45 in New Zealand, number 64 in Australia, number 83 in Canada and number 60 in the Netherlands.

Track listing

All tracks are written by the Stranglers.

No.TitleLength
1."Always the Sun"4:51
2."Dreamtime"3:43
3."Was It You?"3:40
4."You'll Always Reap What You Sow"5:13
5."Ghost Train"5:04
6."Nice in Nice"4:03
7."Big in America"3:18
8."Shakin' Like a Leaf"2:36
9."Mayan Skies"3:56
10."Too Precious"6:44
Total length:45:53
2001 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleOriginLength
11."Since You Went Away""Nice in Nice" single2:53
12."Norman Normal""Always the Sun" single4:33
13."Dry Day""Big in America" single5:02
14."Hitman""Shakin' Like a Leaf" single4:21
15."Was it You?" (7" version)Previously unreleased2:57
16."Burnham Beeches""Always the Sun" (Sunny Side Up Mix) single, 19903:50
Total length:66:23
Notes
  • "Norman Normal" is an Aural Sculpture outtake. The rest of the bonus tracks were recorded for Dreamtime.[2]
  • The instrumental track "Burnham Beeches" was originally intended as the B-side to the abandoned "Was it You?" single.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The Stranglers - Discography". 45cat.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ↑ Cornwell, Hugh; Drury, Jim (2001). The Stranglers Song by Song. Sanctuary Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-86074-362-5.
  3. ↑ Here & There: The Epic B-Sides Collection 1983-1991 (CD liner notes). The Stranglers. Absolute. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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