''Dreamin' My Dreams'' is the fifth studio album by English singer

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. It was released in 1976 by NEMS Records and it is Faithfull's first and only record of

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. The album was re-released two years later in 1978 as ''Faithless''. The main differences between the two albums are: the album art and ''Faithless'' including four more tracks and some tracks rearranged. The musicians on both versions of the album are

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. It was Faithfull's first released album in almost a decade. The single "Dreamin' My Dreams" topped the charts in Ireland in 1976.

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and

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had recorded versions of the song in 1975. It was later recorded by

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amongst others. The album was also notable for the noticeable change in Faithfull's singing voice. As a result of years of smoking, drinking, and drug use, her once melodic vocals from her early career were replaced by a deep, huskier voice that later came to good use on later records including her comeback album ''

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'' released three years later.

Track listing

''Dreamin' My Dreams''

# " Dreamin' My Dreams" (

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) # "Fairy Tale Hero" (

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) # " This Time" (

) # " I'm Not Lisa" (

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) # "The Way You Want Me to Be" (David Price, Thomas Kelly) # " Wrong Road Again" (Allen Reynolds) # "All I Wanna Do in Life" (Allen Reynolds, Sandy Mason Theoret) # " I'm Looking for Blue Eyes" ( Miriam Eddy) # " Somebody Loves You" (Allen Reynolds) # "Vanilla O'Lay" (

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) # "Lady Madelaine" (Marianne Faithfull, Bill Landis, Bill Shepherd) # "

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''Faithless'' (''Dreamin' My Dreams'' re-release)

# " Dreamin' My Dreams" (

) - 3:20 # "Vanilla O'Lay" (

) - 3:58 # "Wait for Me Down by the River" (Bob Johnson) - 3:36 # " I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (

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) - 3:55 # "Lady Madelaine" (Marianne Faithfull, Bill Landis, Bill Shepherd) - 4:24 # " Somebody Loves You" (CD bonus track) # "All I Wanna Do in Life" (Allen Reynolds, Sandy Mason Theoret) - 2:44 # "The Way You Want Me to Be" (David Price, Thomas Kelly) - 2:08 # " Wrong Road Again" (Allen Reynolds) - 2:50 # "That Was the Day (Nashville)" (Marianne Faithfull) (Recorded exclusively for this edition) - 4:17 # " This Time" (

) - 3:04 # " I'm Not Lisa" (

) - 3:20 # "Fairy Tale Hero" (

) # " Honky Tonk Angels" ( J.D. Miller) (Recorded exclusively for this edition) - 4:06 # " I'm Looking for Blue Eyes" ( Miriam Eddy) (CD bonus track) # "

" (

) (CD bonus track) Note *The Vinyl edition omits "Somebody Loves You", "I'm Looking For Blue Eyes" and "Sweet Little Sixteen". *''Faithless'' was re-released in 1985 as the second record in ''Rich Kid Blues''. *''Faithless'' was also re-released in 2007 under the title ''No Regrets''.

Personnel

;Production *Bill Landis – "Dreamin' My Dreams" and "Lady Madelaine" *Bob Potter – "Wait for Me Down by the River", I'll Be Your Baby Tonight", That Was The Day (Nashville)" and "Honky Tonk Angels" * Derek Wadsworth – "Vanilla O'Lay", "The Way You Want Me to Be", "Wrong Road Again" and "This Time" *John Worth – "Somebody Loves You", "All I Wanna Do in Life", "I'm Not Lisa" and "Fairy Tale Hero"

References

External links

* * ''Faithless''at

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