Colour of Your Dreams
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| Released | March 16, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
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| Length | 47:21 | |||
| Label | Rhythm Safari/Priority/EMI | |||
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| AllMusic | [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
Colour of Your Dreams is the 15th studio album by singer-songwriter Carole King, released in March 1993. The album includes "Now and Forever", a Grammy-nominated song which was featured in the film A League of Their Own.
Track listing
All song written and composed by Carole King, except where indicated
- "Lay Down My Life" – 5:14
- "Hold Out for Love" – 4:51
- "Standing in the Rain" (Gerry Goffin, King) – 4:04
- "Now and Forever" – 3:13
- "Wishful Thinking" – 3:17
- "Colour of Your Dreams" – 3:02
- "Tears Falling Down on Me" – 4:57
- "Friday's Tie-Dye Nightmare" – 4:34
- "Just One Thing" – 5:04
- "Do You Feel Love" – 5:24
- "It's Never Too Late" (Goffin, King) – 3:41
Bonus tracks on 1993 Japanese edition
- "Te Daria La Vida (Amor)" [Spanish Version of "Lay Down My Life"] (King, Cecilia Noël) – 3:50
- "Lay Down My Life" [Radio Edit] – 3:47
Personnel
Musicians
- Carole King – vocals, acoustic piano (1, 3–6, 9, 11), acoustic piano solo (1), organ (1, 10), keyboards (2), acoustic guitar (6, 7), synthesizers (10)
- Teddy Andreadis – keyboards (2), organ (3, 11), organ solo (10)
- Robbie Kondor – synthesizers (4)
- Rudy Guess – guitars (2–4, 9, 10), acoustic guitar (5–8)
- Slash – lead guitar (2)
- J.J. Holiday – acoustic slide guitar (8)
- John Humphrey – bass, bass solo (10)
- Danny Carey – drums (1, 10, 11), Yamaha RY-30 (1)
- Jerry Angel – drums (2–4, 7, 9)
- Chris Frazier – drums (8)
- Lynn Coulter – percussion (2), drums (6)
- Danny Pelfrey – alto saxophone (5), sax solo (10)
- Jim Avery – French horn (9)
- Background vocalists
- Carole King – backing vocals (2, 3, 6, 10)
- Leata Galloway – backing vocals (2)
- Linda Lawley – backing vocals (2)
- Danny Pelfrey – backing vocals (2)
Production
- Carole King – producer, mixing (1–3, 5–10)
- Rudy Guess – producer, mixing (1–3, 5–10), recording (1–3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
- Evren Göknar – recording (1, 2, 6, 8–10)
- Larry Mah – recording (4)
- Malcolm Pollack – mixing (4)
- John Bennett – recording (9)
- Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
- Kosh – art direction, design
- Robert Blakeman – photography
Charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 72 |
References
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Colour of Your Dreams at AllMusic
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 155.