''In My Own Dream'' is the fourth album by the American

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band Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Released in 1968, it continued the trend of its predecessor '' The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw'' in moving towards a more

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-oriented sound, supported by a first rate horn section, (featuring a young

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), but was not so well-received either by critics or the public as its predecessor. The title cut features a long solo by Sanborn on soprano saxophone. The drums were handled by Philip Wilson, who went on to jazz renown in the

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. The LP includes three songs written by bassist Bugsy Maugh, two of which he sings lead on. This album is also notable as the last Butterfield record with original members Mark Naftalin and

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, who both moved on to solo ventures of varying success.

Track listing

# "Last Hope's Gone" (

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, Jim Hayne,

) – 4:52 # "Mine to Love" (Bugsy Maugh) – 4:21 # "Get Yourself Together" (Bugsy Maugh) – 4:10 # "Just to Be With You" (Bernie Roth) – 6:12 # "Morning Blues" (Bugsy Maugh) – 4:58 # "Drunk Again" (

) – 6:08 # "In My Own Dream" (Paul Butterfield) – 5:48

Personnel

;The Butterfield Blues Band *

– harmonica; lead vocals on "Last Hope's Gone", "Just To Be With You" and "In My Own Dream", guitar on "In My Own Dream" *

– guitar; lead vocals on "Drunk Again" * Mark Naftalin (credited as "Naffy Markham") – keyboards * Bugsy Maugh – bass, backing vocals; lead vocals on "Mine To Love" and "Morning Blues" * Phil Wilson – drums,

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, backing vocals; lead vocals on "Get Yourself Together" *

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–

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, flute,

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, backing vocals;

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on "In My Own Dream" *

–

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* Keith Johnson – trumpet; piano on "Drunk Again" ;Additional personnel * John Court – backing vocals *

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– organ on "Drunk Again" and "Just To Be With You" ;Technical *William S. Harvey – art direction *Gene Szafran – artwork

Charts

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(North America)

References

1968 albums Paul Butterfield Blues Band albums Elektra Records albums {{blues-album-stub