Steve Miller Band
Book Of Dreams

Capitol Records    SO-11630  (1977)

Rock/Pop
LP, 12   Tracks, 37:49  Length
01 Threshold Steve Miller 01:05
02 Jet Airliner Paul Pena 04:25
03 Winter Time Steve Miller 03:10
04 Swingtown Steve Miller 03:54
05 True Fine Love Steve Miller 02:37
06 Wish Upon A Star Steve Miller 03:39
07 Jungle Love Lonnie Turner; Greg Douglass 03:10
08 Electro Lux Imbroglio Steve Miller 00:55
09 Sacrifice Curley Cooke; Les Dudek 05:17
10 The Stake David Denny 03:57
11 My Own Space Jason Cooper; Bobby Winkelman 03:00
12 Babes In The Wood Steve Miller 02:40
Music Details
Product Details
Packaging Picture Disc Sleeve
Sound Stereo
Extras Picture Disc
Musicians  &  Credits
Guitar Steve Miller
Guitar David Denny
Guitar Greg Douglass
Keyboards Byron Allred
Bass Lonnie Turner
Drums Gary Mallaber
Musician Steve Miller Band
Producer John Palladino; Steve Miller
Engineer Mike Fusaro
Personal Details
Index # 2208
Owner Dave
Tags Pop Rock, Blues Rock
User Defined
Purchased Cut-out/Promo
Notes
It is here, on this 1977 blockbuster, that Steve Miller shored up his "Space Cowboy" moniker and cosmic persona: from the winged horse on the album cover to a judicious smattering of synthesizers in the music, Book of Dreams bridged the gap between blues-rock and the indulgences of prog rock. Things do go awry when Renaissance Faire whimsy takes over clunkers like "Wish Upon a Star" and "Babes in the Wood," but luckily the balance of the record offers a satisfying blend of meaty blues and country riffs and tasteful atmospherics. The well-known suspects include "Swingtown," "Winter Time," and "Threshold," with relatively straightforward rock & boogie highlights coming by way of "True Fine Love," "Jet Airliner," and "Jungle Love." The non-hit cuts, "Sacrifice" and "My Own Space," do stand up to these FM favorites but fall short of making the album something the casual fan should consider with Miller's Greatest Hits 1974-1978 in hand (that collection includes seven tracks off of Book of Dreams, plus all the hits from The Joker and Fly Like an Eagle). Still, this is a highlight of the '70s classic rock era and one of Miller's finest releases. -- Stephen Cook (allmusic.com)