Bombs Away Dream Babies

Bombs Away Dream Babies is an album by John Stewart that was released by RSO Records in 1979. The album peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard album chart[2] and yielded three Top 40 singles: "Gold" (No. 5), "Midnight Wind" (No. 28), and "Lost Her in the Sun" (No. 34).[3] This was the bestselling album of Stewart's career.[1]

Bombs Away Dream Babies
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1979
StudioFilmways and Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood; Larrabee Sound Studios; Village Recorder, Los Angeles
GenreRock, pop
Length35:36
LabelRSO
ProducerJohn Stewart, Lindsey Buckingham
John Stewart chronology
Fire in the Wind
(1977)
Bombs Away Dream Babies
(1979)
John Stewart in Concert
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, both of Fleetwood Mac, appeared on the album. Nicks sang background vocals. Buckingham sang, played guitar, and co-produced.[1]

Track listing

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All compositions by John Stewart.

  1. "Gold" – 4:26
  2. "Lost Her in the Sun" – 3:51
  3. "Runaway Fool of Love" – 2:32
  4. "Somewhere Down the Line" – 2:52
  5. "Midnight Wind" – 4:30
  6. "Over the Hill" – 3:13
  7. "The Spinnin' of the World" – 1:42
  8. "Comin' Out of Nowhere" – 2:03
  9. "Heart of the Dream" – 3:21
  10. "Hand Your Heart to the Wind" – 3:55

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1979) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 10

References

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  1. ^ a b c Adams, Bret. "Bombs Away Dream Babies". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Jon Stewart - Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. ^ "John Stewart - Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Bombs Away Dream Babies - John Stewart | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 294. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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