Dream Street Rose

Dream Street Rose
Studio album by
Gordon Lightfoot
Released1980
RecordedNovember 1979
StudioWB Recording, Los Angeles, CA
GenreFolk, Country folk
Length33:44
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerGordon Lightfoot, Lenny Waronker & Russ Titelman
Gordon Lightfoot chronology
Endless Wire
(1978) 		Dream Street Rose
(1980) 		Shadows
(1982)
Singles from Dream Street Rose
  1. "Dream Street Rose[1]"
    Released: May 1980
  2. "If You Need Me[2]"
    Released: Jul 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Dream Street Rose is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's thirteenth studio album, released in 1980 on the Warner Brothers Records label (#3426). The album peaked at #58 on the country chart and at #60 on the pop chart. It was the last album that would see Lightfoot collaborate with long-time producer Lenny Waronker.

The album continues in the style of Summertime Dream (1976) and Endless Wire (1978), with a mix of faster-paced, country-style songs, and introspective folk ballads. Lightfoot's penchant for seafaring songs was again evident with three songs featuring an ocean theme.

Track listing

All composition by Gordon Lightfoot; except as indicated

  1. "Sea of Tranquility" – 3:17
  2. "Ghosts of Cape Horn" – 4:09
  3. "Dream Street Rose" – 2:58
  4. "On the High Seas" – 3:18
  5. "Whisper My Name" – 3:12
  6. "If You Need Me" – 2:50
  7. "Hey You" – 2:53
  8. "Make Way for the Lady" – 3:43
  9. "Mister Rock of Ages" – 3:33
  10. "The Auctioneer" (Leroy Van Dyke, Buddy Black) – 3:51

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 76
Canadian RPM Country Albums 1
Canadian RPM Top Albums 9
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 58
U.S. Billboard 200 60

References

  1. ^ "Gordon Lightfoot - Dream Street Rose".
  2. ^ "Gordon Lightfoot - if You Need Me".
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 177. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.