1989 Joan Baez – Speaking Of Dreams
Speaking Of Dreams is the twenty-first studio album (and twenty-third overall) by Joan Baez, released in 1989. It mixed personal compositions like the title song with political statements like “China”, which was inspired by the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. (Baez also dedicated the album to the students of Tiananmen Square who “nonviolently, and at an enormous price, have changed the face of China forever.”) The album featured collaborations with Paul Simon, Jackson Browne and the Gipsy Kings, and marked the beginning of a period where Baez notes she put her music ahead of the political activism that had preoccupied her for much of the prior decade.
Tracks
1 China (Joan Baez) 06:30
2 Warriors Of The Sun (Joan Baez) 05:30
3 Carrickfergus (Paddy Moloney; Van Morrison) 05:38
4 Hand To Mouth (George Michael) 04:34
5 Speaking Of Dreams (Joan Baez) 04:30
6 El Salvador (Greg Copeland) 03:58
7 Rambler Gamblerwhispering Bells (Traditional) 05:07
8 Fairfax County (David Massengill) 05:54
9 A Mi Manera (Paul Anka; Gilles Thibaut; Claude François; Jacques Revaux) 03:54
Biography
Musicians
1 China
Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | John Goux |
Piano | John Hobbs |
Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
Background Vocals | Roy Galloway |
Vocals | Joan Baez |
2 Warriors Of The Sun
Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Charles Fearing |
Keyboards | John Hobbs |
Organ | John Hobbs |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
Background Vocals | Luther Waters |
Background Vocals | Roy Galloway |
Vocals | Joan Baez |
3 Carrickfergus
Acoustic Guitar | Joan Baez |
Guitarone | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
Piano | John Hobbs |
Violin | Pavel Farkas |
Vocals | Joan Baez |
4 Hand To Mouth
Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
Drums (programming) | Laythan Armor |
Acoustic Guitar | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
Keyboards | Laythan Armor |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
5 Speaking Of Dreams
Piano | John Hobbs |
Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Vocals | Joan Baez |
6 El Salvador
Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Jorge Strunz |
Guitar | Ardeshir Farah |
Acoustic Guitar | Jackson Browne |
Piano | John Hobbs |
Vocals | Jackson Browne |
Vocals | Joan Baez |
7 Rambler Gamblerwhispering Bells
Bass | Bakhiti Kumalo |
Drums | Isaac Mtshali |
Guitar | Ray Phiri |
Guitar | John Selolwane |
Acoustic Guitar | Paul Simon |
Accordion | Tony Cedras |
Sax | Morris Goldberg |
Percussion | Francis Fuster |
Background Vocals | Paul Simon |
Vocals | Joan Baez |
8 Fairfax County
Acoustic Guitar | Joan Baez |
Acoustic Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Autoharp | Dick Fegy |
Mandolin | Dick Fegy |
Accordion | David Jackson |
Vocals | Joan Bae |
9 A Mi Manera
Guitarone | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Musician | The Gipsy Kings |
Vocals | Joan Baez |
Liner Notes
Producer – Alan Abrahams
Producer – Paul Simon (Track 7)
Arranged By – Paul Simon, Clarence E. Quick, Fred Lowry
Arranged By (Strings) – Gene Page (Track 5)
Engineer – Charlie Paakkari
Lead – Danny Harisson (Track 7)
Mastered By – Wally Traugott
Mixed By – Alan Abrahams, Charlie Paakkari
Mixed By – Joe Chiccarelli (Tracks 1, 2)
Artwork – Laura Thornhill
Photography – Johnny Rosa
Mastered At Capitol Studios
Mixed At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Hit Factory, NY
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