Dreams and All That Stuff

Dreams and all that stuff
Cover photo airbrushed over a photo of Monument Valley, Utah
Studio album by Leo Kottke
Released	1974
Recorded	Sound 80, Minneapolis, MN
Genre	Folk, New Acoustic, American Primitive Guitar
Length	30:03
Label	Capitol (ST-11335)
Producer	Denny Bruce
Leo Kottke chronology
Ice Water (1974) Dreams and all that stuff (1974) Leo Kottke, Peter Lang & John Fahey (1974)

Dreams and all that stuff is the eighth album by guitarist Leo Kottke. It is the only completely instrumental album Kottke released on Capitol. It peaked at #45 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts, his highest position achieved on the Pop Albums charts.

It was re-issued on CD by BGO Records (CD132) in 1992 and One Way Records (S21-18462) in 1996.

Reception

Professional ratings

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Allmusic

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Bruce Eder wrote of the album "The shifting moods make this album, appropriately enough, a rather dreamlike experience... Kottke's own tunes are reasonably memorable, though the virtuosity tends to overshadow the music itself at times."

Track listing

All songs by Leo Kottke except as noted.

Side one

1. "Mona Ray" (Leo Kottke, Michael Johnson) – 3:40
2. "When Shrimps Learn to Whistle" – 3:28
3. "Twilight Property" – 3:11
4. "Bill Cheatham" (P.D.; arranged by Kottke and Hand) – 1:45
5. "Vertical Trees" – 2:34

Side two

1. Medley: "San Antonio Rose" / "America the Beautiful" (Bob Wills, Ward-Bates, P.D.; Bourne Co.; arranged by Kottke) – 2:03
2. "Constant Traveler" – 3:50
3. "Why Ask Why?" (Norman Gimbel, Ken Lauber) – 2:09
4. "Taking a Sandwich to a Feast" – 2:45
5. "Hole in the Day" – 2:50
6. "Mona Roy" – 1:48

Personnel

• Leo Kottke – 6 & 12-String Guitar
• Mike Johnson – duet guitar on "Mona Ray"
• Bill Berg – percussion
• Bill Peterson – bass
• Bill Barber – synthesizer, piano
• Cal Hand – steel guitar, dobro
• Herb Pilhofer – piano on "Why Ask Why?"
• Jack “Birthday Party” Smith – piano on "Mona Roy"

Production notes

• Denny Bruce – producer
• Paul “Shorty” Martinson – engineer
• Bob Berglund – mastering
• John Van Hamersveld – album design, photography

External links

• Leo Kottke's official site
• Unofficial Leo Kottke web site (fan site)
• The Capitol Years