Prisoner of a Dream

Prisoner of a Dream is the second solo studio album by American blues rock musician Walter Trout, credited to the Walter Trout Band. Recorded at Sun Studio in Copenhagen, Denmark with producer Dave Anderson, it was released in 1990 by Provogue Records. The album reached the top 20 of the Dutch Albums Chart and was supported by the release of two singles: "Say Goodbye to the Blues" and "The Love That We Once Knew".

Prisoner of a Dream
Studio album by the Walter Trout Band
Released	1990 (1990)
Studio	Sun Studio (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Genre	Blues rock[1] electric blues[1]
Length	47:50
Label	Provogue
Producer	Dave Anderson
Walter Trout solo chronology
Life in the Jungle (1989) Prisoner of a Dream (1990) Transition (1992)
Singles from Prisoner of a Dream
"Say Goodbye to the Blues" Released: 1990 (1990) "The Love That We Once Knew" Released: 1990 (1990)

Background

After the staggered release of his solo debut Life in the Jungle, Walter Trout signed a worldwide deal with Dutch record label Provogue Records, who issued the self-financed Prisoner of a Dream in 1990.^[2] The album was preceded by the release of "Say Goodbye to the Blues" and "The Love That We Once Knew" as singles, the latter of which reached number 50 on the Dutch Singles Chart.^[3] According to Trout, this was the last song recorded for the album.^[4]

Reception

Commercial

Prisoner of a Dream charted in the Netherlands only, peaking at number 20 on the Dutch Albums Chart.^[3]

Critical

Music Week described Prisoner of a Dream as "much more of a mainstream effort" than its predecessor Life in the Jungle, praising it as "Beautifully played [and] impressively sung".^[5] Music & Media also described the album as "less blues-oriented" than Life in the Jungle.^[6]

Track listing

Prisoner of a Dream track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Prisoner of a Dream"	Walter Trout	5:44
2.	"The Love That We Once Knew"	Trout	5:04
3.	"Sweet as a Flower"	Trout Jimmy Trapp	4:20
4.	"Love in Vain"	Robert Johnson	5:57
5.	"Victor the Cajun"	Trout Trapp Danny Abrams	4:20
6.	"Girl from the North Country"	Bob Dylan	4:56
7.	"False Alarm"	Trout	4:12
8.	"Say Goodbye to the Blues"	Trout Tim Jahnigen	7:53
9.	"You're the One"	Trout	3:39
10.	"Earrings on the Table"	Trout	1:45
Total length:			47:50

Prisoner of a Dream CD editions bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Tribute to Muddy Waters"	Trout	6:02
Total length:			53:52

Personnel

Walter Trout Band Walter Trout – vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica, horn arrangements Jimmy Trapp – bass Danny Abrams – organ, grand piano Additional personnel Dave Anderson – production, mixing (all except track 1), horn arrangements Bjarne Hansen – engineering, mixing (track 1) Michael Kastrupsen – cover artwork Morten Holtum – cover photography Robin Skjoldborg – cover photography

Additional musicians Klas Anderhell – drums Jacob Andersen – percussion Bob Ricketts – saxophone Jens Haack – saxophone Ole Hansen – trumpet Kjeld Ipsen – trombone Big Ed Bar – backing vocals Lise Dandanell – backing vocals Michael Elo – backing vocals

Charts

Chart performance for Prisoner of a Dream

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[3]	20