Yesterday's Dreams
Studio album by
Released1976
StudioCherokee Studios, Los Angeles; Sound Labs, Hollywood
GenreJazz-funk, jazz, jazz fusion
Length35:21
LabelEpic
ProducerSkip Drinkwater
Alphonso Johnson chronology
Moonshadows
(1976)
Yesterday's Dreams
(1976)
Spellbound
(1977)

Yesterday's Dreams is an album by American jazz bass guitarist Alphonso Johnson that was released in 1976 by Epic Records.[1] The album reached No. 28 on the Billboard magazine Jazz Albums chart.[2]

Overview

Yesterday's Dreams was executively produced by Jerry Schoenbaum. Artists such as Grover Washington Jr., Sheila E., Philip Bailey, Flora Purim, Dianne Reeves, Lee Ritenour and Patrice Rushen also appeared upon the album.[1] The album marked Sheila E.'s debut as a recording artist.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Allmusic gave the album a three out of five stars rating.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love's the Way I Feel 'Bout Cha"Alphonso Johnson, Pat Walker, Phillip Bailey4:45
2."As Little as You"Alphonso Johnson3:24
3."Scapegoat"Alphonso Johnson5:09
4."Show Us the Way"Alphonso Johnson4:56
5."Balls to the Wall"Peter Baltes, Udo Dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffmann, Alphonso Johnson, Stefan Kaufmann5:01
6."Tales of Barcelona"Alphonso Johnson2:17
7."Flight to Hampstead Heath"Alphonso Johnson5:57
8."One to One"Sheila Escovedo, Ray Gomez, McKinley Jackson, Alphonso Johnson, Patrice Rushen, Chester Thompson3:52

Personnel

Technical
  • Bruce Heigh - assistant producer
  • Jerry Schoenbaum - executive producer
  • Don Murray - engineer
  • Tommy Vicari - remixing engineer
  • Ken Anderson, Ron Coro - design
  • Bill Imhoff - cover illustration

References

  1. 1 2 Alphonso Johnson: Yesterday's Dreams. Epic Records. 1976.
  2. Billboard's Best Selling Jazz Albums. Vol. 88. Billboard. December 25, 1976. p. 45.
  3. Smith, Angela (2014). Women Drummers: A History from Rock and Jazz to Blues and Country. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 122 via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 "Alphonso Johnson: Yesterday's Dreams". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
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