Peter Green - Little Dreamer (1980)

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Little Dreamer is an album by the British blues rock musician Peter Green, who was the founder of Fleetwood Mac and a member from 1967–70. 

Released in 1980, this was his third solo album, and the second in his 'middle period' of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green released his third solo album Little Dreamer in 1980. Peter’s brother Mike was responsible for the lyrical content, while Peter was the man behind the musical ideas. 

He invited some other musicians, like Fairport Convention’s drummer Dave Mattacks and Status Quo’s bass guitarist John ‘Rhino’ Edwards, to play on the record. 

The third track “Born Under A Bad Sign” takes you right back to the roots of his music, while “Loser Two Times” is his venture into the disco music. But above all he shows how he is still the master of the blues. 

Peter Green has always had a talent for producing sublime, beutiful pieces of Blues music. 

This album is no exception. No it's not Fleetwood Mac, let's get that out of the way first. There are no heavy riffs and wailing guitar solos here. 

Instead this is a collection well crafted songs, featuring Green's signature haunting guitar tone sprinkled tastefully through-out. 

This album has an atmospheric feel to it, similar to it's predecessor "In The Skies", though the guitar work is more restrained, with more emphasis on songs than instrumentals. 

There are in fact no true instrumental tracks here, unlike "In The Skies" which features five!

This album should be taken for what it is, not for what Peter Green used to do. As I said before, it's no hard riff, Oh Well type. This album shows Peter Green's true colours...

Tracklist

1. "Loser Two Times" – 4:34
2. "Momma Don'tcha Cry" – 3:26
3. "Born Under a Bad Sign"   (Booker T. Jones, William Bell) – 3:01
4. "I Could Not Ask for More" – 5:02
5. "Baby When the Sun Goes Down" – 5:39
6. "Walkin' the Road" – 3:52
7. "One Woman Love" – 5:34
8. "Cryin' Won't Bring You Back" – 5:09
9. "Little Dreamer"  (Peter Green, M. Green) – 7:01

• All tracks written by Mike Green unless indicated.

Musicians

• Peter Green – lead guitar, vocals, harmonica
• Ronnie Johnson – rhythm guitar
• Roy Shipston – organ
• Paul Westwood – bass guitar (all tracks except 5, 7)
• John 'Rhino' Edwards – bass guitar (track 5)
• Kuma Harada – bass guitar (track 7)
• Dave Mattacks – drums
• Morris Pert – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 6-9)
• Peter Vernon-Kell – piano (track 4)
• Pam Douglas – backing vocals (tracks 1, 5)
• Carol Ingram – backing vocals (tracks 1, 5)

Production

• Peter Vernon-Kell – producer
• Mike Cooper – engineer, mixing
• Bob Searles, Bernard Chandler – design

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Teldec »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH
• Recorded At – Rock City Studios
• Mixed At – Utopia Studios
• Manufactured By – TELDEC, Hamburg
• Manufactured By – Creole Records Ltd.
• Marketed By – Creole Records Ltd.
• Pressed By – Teldec-Press GmbH
• Lacquer Cut At – TELDEC-Studio, Hamburg
• Published By – Tashman Music
• Published By – Chappell Music

Notes

Released:  April 1980 

Recorded:  Late autumn 1979 Studio Rock City Studios, Surrey 

Genre:  Blues rock 

Length:  43:18 

Producer:  Peter Vernon-Kell 

Label - PVK Records