Dream Street Rose

Dream Street Rose
Studio album by Gordon Lightfoot
Released	1980
Recorded	November 1979
Studio	WB Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Folk, Country folk
Length	33:44
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Gordon Lightfoot, Lenny Waronker & Russ Titelman
Gordon Lightfoot chronology
Endless Wire (1978) Dream Street Rose (1980) Shadows (1982)
Singles from Dream Street Rose
"Dream Street Rose[1]" Released: May 1980 "If You Need Me[2]" Released: Jul 1980

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Dream Street Rose is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's thirteenth studio album, released in 1980 on the Warner Brothers Records label (#3426). The album peaked at #58 on the country chart and at #60 on the pop chart. It was the last album that would see Lightfoot collaborate with long-time producer Lenny Waronker.

The album continues in the style of Summertime Dream (1976) and Endless Wire (1978), with a mix of faster-paced, country-style songs, and introspective folk ballads. Lightfoot's penchant for seafaring songs was again evident with three songs featuring an ocean theme.

Track listing

All composition by Gordon Lightfoot; except as indicated

1. "Sea of Tranquility" – 3:17
2. "Ghosts of Cape Horn" – 4:09
3. "Dream Street Rose" – 2:58
4. "On the High Seas" – 3:18
5. "Whisper My Name" – 3:12
6. "If You Need Me" – 2:50
7. "Hey You" – 2:53
8. "Make Way for the Lady" – 3:43
9. "Mister Rock of Ages" – 3:33
10. "The Auctioneer" (Leroy Van Dyke, Buddy Black) – 3:51

Personnel

• Gordon Lightfoot - vocals, guitar
• Terry Clements - lead guitar
• Rick Haynes - bass
• Pee Wee Charles - pedal steel guitar
• Barry Keane - drums and percussion
• Michael Omartian - piano, keyboards

Chart performance

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]	76
Canadian RPM Country Albums	1
Canadian RPM Top Albums	9
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	58
U.S. Billboard 200	60

References

1. "Gordon Lightfoot - Dream Street Rose".
2. "Gordon Lightfoot - if You Need Me".
3. Allmusic review
4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 177. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

External links

• Album lyrics and chords