Dreamland (Robert Plant album)

Dreamland
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Studio album by Robert Plant
Released	July 16, 2002
Recorded	2001-02
Genre	Blues rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock
Length	54:38
Label	Mercury Records Universal Records (US)
Producer	Phill Brown, Robert Plant
Robert Plant chronology
Fate of Nations (1993)Fate of Nations1993 Dreamland (2002) Sixty Six to Timbuktu (2003)Sixty Six to Timbuktu2003

Dreamland is English rock singer Robert Plant's seventh solo album and the first with his band "Strange Sensation". It was released in July 2002.

Many of the songs are cover versions, mainly blues, but also some rock. It was nominated for two Grammys in 2002 — The Best Rock Album and The Best Male Rock Performance.

Track listing

All songs written by Robert Plant, Justin Adams, Clive Deamer, John Baggott, Charlie Jones and Porl Thompson, except where noted.

Dreamland
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Funny in My Mind (I Believe I'm Fixin' to Die)" ()	Bukka White, Plant, Adams, Deamer, Baggott, Jones, Thompson	4:45
2.	"Morning Dew" (Bonnie Dobson cover)	Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose	4:26
3.	"One More Cup of Coffee" (Bob Dylan cover)	Bob Dylan	4:03
4.	"Last Time I Saw Her"		4:41
5.	"Song to the Siren" (Tim Buckley cover)	Tim Buckley, Larry Beckett	5:53
6.	"Win My Train Fare Home (If I Ever Get Lucky)" ()		6:03
7.	"Darkness, Darkness" (The Youngbloods cover)	Jesse Colin Young	7:25
8.	"Red Dress"		5:23
9.	"Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts cover)	Billy Roberts	7:12
10.	"Skip's Song" (Moby Grape cover)	Skip Spence	4:55
11.	"Dirt in a Hole" (Bonus Track, UK & Japanese Version, Collectors special edition, 2007 remaster)		4:46
12.	"Last Time I Saw Her" (Remix) (Bonus Track, iTunes Version, 2007 remaster)		3:24

Collectors special edition CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Song To The Siren" (Radio Edit)	4:10
2.	"Song To The Siren" (Alpha Mix)	4:54
3.	"Morning Dew" (BBC Radio 2 Session)	4:45
4.	"Funny In My Mind (I Believe I'm Fixin' To Die)" (BBC Radio 2 Session)	4:51
5.	"Darkness, Darkness" (Video)	3:26

Collectors special edition DVD — Austin City Limits — Recorded Live at the KLRU Studios, September 15, 2002
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Darkness, Darkness"
2.	"Four Sticks"
3.	"Down To The Sea"
4.	"Morning Dew"
5.	"Going To California"
6.	"Hey, Hey What Can I Do"
7.	"Fixin' To Die"
8.	"Song To The Siren"
9.	"Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You"
10.	"Backstage Interview"

Collectors special edition DVD — Bonus
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Celebration Day" (BBC Studios - Maida Vale London June 22, 2002 - Radio Broadcast)
12.	"Darkness, Darkness" (BBC Studios - Maida Vale London June 22, 2002 - Radio Broadcast)
13.	"Fixin' To Die" (BBC Studios - Maida Vale London June 22, 2002 - Radio Broadcast)
14.	"Morning Dew" (BBC Studios - Maida Vale London June 22, 2002 - Radio Broadcast)
15.	"Tall Cool One" (BBC Studios - Maida Vale London June 22, 2002 - Radio Broadcast)
16.	"Song To The Siren" (BBC Studios - Maida Vale London June 22, 2002 - Radio Broadcast)
17.	"Darkness, Darkness" (The Late Show with David Letterman July 18, 2002)
18.	"Morning Dew" (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno September 10, 2002)
19.	"Look Out Mabel" (Unreleased Dreamland Track performed with Jeff Beck)

^A — based on Bukka White's "Fixin' to Die Blues", a song Led Zeppelin used to perform live.

^B — contains elements of: "If I Ever Get Lucky" by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup; "Milk Cow's Calf Blues" by Robert Johnson; "Crawling King Snake" by Big Joe Williams or John Lee Hooker; and "That's Alright Mama" by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup.

Personnel

Strange Sensation

• Robert Plant - Vocals
• John Baggott - Keyboards, string arrangement on tracks 2, 3
• Porl Thompson - Guitar
• Justin Adams - Guitars, Gimbri, Darbuka
• Charlie Jones - Bass
• Clive Deamer - Drums, Percussion

Special Guest musicians

• B.J. Cole - pedal steel guitar on track 5
• Raj Das, May Clee Cadman, Ginny Clee - backing vocals

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