1985 John Denver – Dreamland Express

Chuck Findley, Dean Parks, Jim Horn, John Denver, Marty Walsh, Paulinho Da Costa, Robbie Buchanan

Dreamland Express is the 18th studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver released in June 1985. The singles from this album were “Dreamland Express” and “Don’t Close Your Eyes Tonight”.

The song “Dreamland Express” was written and recorded by American singer-songwriter John Denver. It was released in November 1985 as the second single from the album of the same name. The song was a minor crossover hit and peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 34 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

Tracks

1 Dreamland Express (John Denver) 04:08
2 Claudette (Roy Orbison) 03:40
3 Gimme Your Love (Frank Musker; Jack Conrad) 03:41
4 Got My Heart Set On You (Bud Reneau; Dobie Gray) 03:47
5 If Ever (Stephanie Andrews; Stevie Wonder) 05:25
6 The Harder They Fall (John Denver) 03:42
7 Don’t Close Your Eyes, Tonight (Frank Musker; Richard Kerr) 04:18
8 A Wild Heart Looking For Home (Joe Henry; John Denver) 05:05
9 I’m In The Mood To Be Desired (Andre Martel; Katrina Walker) 03:27
10 Trail Of Tears (Randy Handley) 03:59
11 African Sunrise (John Denver) 03:45

Biography

John Denver

Musicians

1 Dreamland Express

Bass	Jerry Scheff
Drums	Jerry Carrigan
Guitar (solo)	Marty Walsh
Guitar	Dean Parks
Guitar	James Burton
Guitar	John Denver
Horns	Jim Horn
Piano	Glen Hardin
Synthesizer	Glen Hardin
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Conrad Reeder
Background Vocals	Elizabeth Lamers
Background Vocals	Gene Morford
Background Vocals	Jim Haas
Vocals	John Denver

2 Claudette

Bass	Jerry Scheff
Drums	Jerry Carrigan
Guitar (solo)	James Burton
Guitar	Dean Parks
Guitar	John Denver
Guitar	Marty Walsh
Horns	Jim Horn
Piano	Glen Hardin
Synthesizer	Glen Hardin
Vocals	John Denver

3 Gimme Your Love

Bass	Jerry Scheff
Drums	Jerry Carrigan
Guitar	Dean Parks
Guitar	James Burton
Guitar	John Denver
Guitar	Marty Walsh
Piano	Glen Hardin
Synthesizer	Glen Hardin
Synthesizer	Robbie Buchanan
Horns	Chuck Findley
Horns	Jim Horn
Horns	Pete Christlieb
Background Vocals	Conrad Reeder
Background Vocals	Elizabeth Lamers
Background Vocals	Jim Haas
Vocals	John Denver

4 Got My Heart Set On You

Bass	Jerry Scheff
Drums	Jerry Carrigan
Guitar	Dean Parks
Guitar	James Burton
Guitar	John Denver
Guitar	Marty Walsh
Piano	Glen Hardin
Synthesizer	Glen Hardin
Horns	Jim Horn
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Conrad Reeder
Background Vocals	Elizabeth Lamers
Background Vocals	Joe Turano
Vocals	John Denver

5 If Ever

Bass	Jerry Scheff
Drums	Jerry Carrigan
Guitar	Dean Parks
Guitar	James Burton
Guitar	John Denver
Guitar	Marty Walsh
Piano	Glen Hardin
Synthesizer	Robbie Buchanan
Harmonica	Stevie Wonder
Sax	Jim Horn
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Vocals	John Denver

6 The Harder They Fall

Bass	Jerry Scheff
Drums	Jerry Carrigan
Guitar (solo)	James Burton
Guitar	John Denver
Guitar	Marty Walsh
Guitar	Billy Zoom
Piano	Glen Hardin
Synthesizer	Glen Hardin
Synthesizer	Robbie Buchanan
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Conrad Reeder
Background Vocals	Elizabeth Lamers
Background Vocals	Jim Haas
Vocals	John Denver

7 Don’t Close Your Eyes, Tonight

Bass	Jerry Scheff
Drums	Jerry Carrigan
Guitar	Dean Parks
Guitar	James Burton
Guitar	John Denver
Guitar	Marty Walsh
Piano	Glen Hardin
Synthesizer	Glen Hardin
Synthesizer	Robbie Buchanan
Vocals	John Denver

8 A Wild Heart Looking For Home

Bass	Jerry Scheff
Drums	Jerry Carrigan
Guitar	James Burton
Guitar	John Denver
Guitar	Marty Walsh
Piano	Glen Hardin
Synthesizer	Glen Hardin
Horns	Jim Horn
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Percussion	Roger Nichols
Vocals	John Denver

9 I’m In The Mood To Be Desired

Bass	Jerry Scheff
Drums	Jerry Carrigan
Guitar	James Burton
Guitar	John Denver
Guitar	Marty Walsh
Piano	Glen Hardin
Synthesizer	Glen Hardin
Sax	Jim Horn
Background Vocals	Conrad Reeder
Background Vocals	Elizabeth Lamers
Background Vocals	Gene Morford
Background Vocals	Jim Haas
Vocals	John Denver

10 Trail Of Tears

Bass	Jerry Scheff
Drums	Jerry Carrigan
Guitar	Dean Parks
Guitar	James Burton
Guitar	John Denver
Guitar	Marty Walsh
Piano	Glen Hardin
Synthesizer	Glen Hardin
Synthesizer	Robbie Buchanan
Horns	Jim Horn
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Conrad Reeder
Vocals	John Denver

11 African Sunrise

Bass	Jerry Scheff
Drums	Jerry Carrigan
Guitar	James Burton
Guitar	John Denver
Guitar	Marty Walsh
Piano	Glen Hardin
Synthesizer	Glen Hardin
Synthesizer	Robbie Buchanan
Horns	Jim Horn
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Musician	Daniel Lazerus
Musician	Roger Nichols
Vocals	John Denver

Liner Notes

Producer – Roger Nichols
Producer (Executive) – Milton Okun
Arranged By (Horns) – Chuck Findley (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jim Horn (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Arranged By (Horns) – Glen Hardin (Track 7)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Glen Hardin, James Burton, Jerry Carrigan, Jerry Scheff, Jim Horn, John Denver, Marty Walsh
Arranged By (Strings) – Lee Holdridge (Tracks 7, 8, 11)
Arranged By (Synthesizer) – Glen Hardin
Concertmaster – Sidney Sharp (Tracks 7, 8, 11)
Conductor (Strings) – Lee Holdridge (Tracks 7, 8, 11)
Engineer (Associate) – Russel Bracher
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Daniel Lazerus
Recorded By – Daniel Lazerus
Recorded By (African Chants) – Wernher Krutein (Track 11)
Technician (Digital) – Jiri Donovsky

Art Direction – JJ Stelmach

Mastered At Masterdisk
Mastered At Europadisk
Recorded At Amigo Studios
Phonographic Copyright RCA Records
Copyright RCA Records