1979 Billie Hughes – Dream Master
Dream Master is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Billie Hughes, released in 1979 on Epic Records by CBS Canada. Hughes composed all of the songs with “Stealin’ My Heart Away” issued as the first single in 1979. The album was produced by Henry Lewy who held recording sessions at A&M Studios featuring top Los Angeles session musicians including Jeffrey Porcaro, Russ Kunkel, Victor Feldman, Wilton Felder, Mike Melvoin, and Mike Porcaro, Oscar Castro-Neves and a guest appearance by José Feliciano on guitar and background vocals.
The album was released in the US and internationally where in Japan, it received attention in the Osaka region, and Europe, in connection with the release of Hughes’ Martin Eden single, appearing as the theme song of the Martin Eden mini-series, an Italian production broadcasting pan-Europe. In Germany, the album was released with Martin Eden opening the album, as a bonus track.
Tracks
1 Stealin\’ My Heart Away (Bill Hughes) 4:22
2 Dreams Come True (Bill Hughes) 3:27
3 Waiting For You To Fly (Bill Hughes) 3:28
4 Only Love (Bill Hughes) 3:00
5 Lower Lights (Bill Hughes) 2:55
6 Gypsy Lady (Bill Hughes) 3:43
7 Quiet Moment (Bill Hughes) 2:53
8 Catch Me Smilin\’ (Bill Hughes) 3:58
9 Only Your Heart Can Say (Bill Hughes) 3:37
10 Dream Master (Bill Hughes) 3:26
Biography
Musicians
1 Stealin’ My Heart Away
| Bass | Wilton Felder |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Will McFarlane |
| Acoustic Guitar | Bill Hughes |
| Piano | Mike Melvoin |
| Harpsichord | Victor Feldman |
| Percussion | Gary Lyons |
2 Dreams Come True
| Bass | Wilton Felder |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Tony Peluso |
| Guitar | Mitch Holder |
| Guitar | Jay Graydon |
| Acoustic Guitar | Bill Hughes |
| Piano | Mike Melvoin |
| Sax | Ernie Watts |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
3 Waiting For You To Fly
| Bass | Wilton Felder |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Don Felder |
| Guitar | Mitch Holder |
| Acoustic Guitar | Bill Hughes |
| Piano | Mike Melvoin |
| Percussion | Victor Feldman |
| Background Vocals | Renee Armand |
| Background Vocals | Laura Creamer |
| Background Vocals | Clark Burroughs |
4 Only Love
| Bass | Allen Soberman |
| Drums | John Dell |
| Acoustic Guitar | Bill Hughes |
| Piano | Randy Kumano |
| Percussion | Gary Lyons |
5 Lower Lights
| Acoustic Guitar | Bill Hughes |
| Piano | Lincoln Mayorga |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
| Percussion | Gary Lyons |
| Background Vocals | Colleen Peterson |
6 Gypsy Lady
| Bass | Wilton Felder |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Will McFarlane |
| Guitar | Mitch Holder |
| Acoustic Guitar | Bill Hughes |
| Synthesizer | Ian Underwood |
| Percussion | Gary Lyons |
7 Quiet Moment
| Bass | Wilton Felder |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Guitar | Jay Graydon |
| Acoustic Guitar | Oscar Castro Neves |
| Acoustic Guitar | Bill Hughes |
| Sax | Ray Pizzi |
| Percussion | Victor Feldman |
| Background Vocals | Clark Burroughs |
8 Catch Me Smilin’
| Bass | Wilton Felder |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Guitar | Jay Graydon |
| Acoustic Guitar | Oscar Castro Neves |
| Acoustic Guitar | Bill Hughes |
| Sax | Ray Pizzi |
| Percussion | Victor Feldman |
| Background Vocals | Clark Burroughs |
9 Only Your Heart Can Say
| Bass | Mike Porcaro |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar (solo) | Jose Feliciano |
| Guitar | Mitch Holder |
| Piano | Mike Melvoin |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
| Background Vocals | Jose Feliciano |
| Background Vocals | Venetta Fields |
| Background Vocals | Sherlie Matthews |
| Background Vocals | Paulette Brown |
10 Dream Master
| Bass | Wilton Felder |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Mitch Holder |
| Acoustic Guitar | Bill Hughes |
| Piano | Mike Melvoin |
| Synthesizer | Ian Underwood |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
| Background Vocals | Renee Armand |
| Background Vocals | Ian Freebairn-Smith |
| Background Vocals | Colleen Peterson |
Liner Notes
Producer – Billie Hughes (Track 5)
Producer – Dale Jacobs (Track 9)
Producer (Remixes) – Gary Lyons
Arranged By (Horns, Strings, Woodwinds)– Ian Freebairn-Smith
Conductor – Ian Freebairn-Smith
Mastered By – Jo Hansch, Joe Gastwirt
Mixed By – Gary Lyons
Mixed By (Assistant) – John Weaver
Engineered At Cherokee Studios
Mastered At – Artisan Sound Recorders
Remixed At Cherokee Studios by
Phonographic Copyright CBS Records Canada Ltd
Copyright CBS Inc