Airdream Believer

by John Stewart

Overview

Airdream Believer started out as a career retrospective and reconsideration by John Stewart, devoted to his own songs plus a few he really dug (like Johnny Cash's "Get Rhythm" and Billy Edd Wheeler's "The Reverend Mr. Black"), before it turned into something more. The music dates back, in some cases, to his days with the Kingston Trio, performed with Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Nanci Griffith, Sara Hickman, and his former Kingston Trio bandmates Nick Reynolds and Bob Shane. Stewart is in excellent voice throughout, a husky baritone closer in spirit to Bruce Springsteen than to the Kingston Trio; the mix of songs is quirky enough, and the reconsiderations of the songs fresh enough, to prevent this from being a mere exercise in nostalgia. "Lost Her in the Sun," "Midnight Wind" (with Rosanne Cash on the harmonies), and a moody "Daydream Believer" (with Griffith) are major highlights, but the entire recording is worthwhile, and the presence of the guest artists is not just a gimmick. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	08/22/1995
Label:	Shanachie
UPC:	0016351801524
Rank:	114571

Tracks

1. Lost Her in the Sun
2. Midnight Wind
3. Get Rhythm
4. Justiceville
5. Daydream Believer
6. July, You're a Woman
7. Shadows of the Angels Wings
8. Dreamers on the Rise
9. Reverend Mr. Black
10. People in the Mirror
11. Gold
12. Armstrong
13. The Ghost Inside of Me
14. I Remember America

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Stewart   Primary Artist,Bass,Banjo,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Instrumental
Johnny Cash   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Sara Hickman   Guest Artist,Vocals
Rosanne Cash   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Nanci Griffith   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
George Grove   Vocals (Background)
Steuart Smith   Bass,Guitar,Keyboards
Nick Reynolds   Vocals (Background)
Mike Dantoni   Mandolin,Keyboards
John Levanthal   Guitar
Roland Machine   Drums
Buffy Ford Stewart   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Brian "Bok Ghoy" Hannemann   Vocals (Background)
Dave Batti   Bass
Bob Shane   Vocals (Background)
John Leventhal   Guitar
Buffy Ford   Vocals (Background),Vocals
Jim McCarty   Drums
Guido Twins   Percussion
Nick Heyl   Vocals (Background)
Brian Hanneman   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Billy Edd Wheeler   Composer
John Stewart   Composer,Producer
Johnny Cash   Composer
Marty Lester   Engineer
Tom DeLisle   Liner Notes
Louis Saunders   Photography
Jimmy Tittle   Engineer
Robert Vosgien   Mastering
Brad Jones   Engineer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Nelson Riddle   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Angel Correga   Engineer
Phil Allen   Design