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Hold to a Dream
1987 studio album by New Grass Revival From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hold to a Dream is an album by the progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival, released in 1987.[1][2] The lead single "Unconditional Love" reached number 44 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. In 1988, "Can't Stop Now" reached number 45. The band supported the album by playing shows with Nanci Griffith.[3] Pat Flynn wrote three of the album's songs.[4] "How About You" is a cover of the Jesse Winchester song.[5]
Hold to a Dream was remastered and reissued in 2001 on the Southern Music label.
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Critical reception
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "the bluegrass flavor comes through in the understated songwriting, and the vocals are attractive, if rather pallid."[7] USA Today noted that "these four world-class musicians remain technically dazzling even though they've turned to more catchy material with lots of hooks."[8]
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Track listing
- "Hold to a Dream" (Tim O'Brien) – 3:38
- "One Way Street" (O'Brien) – 2:50
- "Can't Stop Now" (Gary Nicholson, Wendy Waldman) – 4:01
- "I'll Take Tomorrow" (Pat Flynn) – 2:56
- "Before the Heartache Rolls In" (Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd) – 5:23
- "Looking Past You" (Flynn) – 2:57
- "How About You" (Jesse Winchester) – 4:26
- "Metric Lips" (Béla Fleck) – 4:37
- "I Can Talk to You" (Flynn) – 3:22
- "Unconditional Love" (Don Cook, Nicholson) – 3:21
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Personnel
- Sam Bush - guitar, mandolin, fiddle, vocals
- Pat Flynn - guitar, vocals
- Béla Fleck - banjo, vocals
- John Cowan - vocals, bass
Additional musicians:
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Bob Mater – drums
- Tom Roady – percussion
Production notes
- Garth Fundis – producer
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- Bil VornDick – engineer
- Caroline Greyshock – photography
- Henry Marquez – art direction
References
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