Desperate Dreams is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Eddy Raven. It was released in September 1981 on Elektra Records.
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| Released | September 1981 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Bowen | |||
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Content and reception
editFour singles were released from the album: "I Should've Called", "Who Do You Know in California", "A Little Bit Crazy", and "She's Playing Hard to Forget". All four charted within the top 20 of Hot Country Songs between 1981 and 1982.[1]
Record World wrote of the album that Raven's "commercial potential has not yet been reached", while praising the vocal delivery on the singles.[2] Tom Roland of Allmusic thought that the album had more creative control from Raven than its predecessors did.[3]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Eddy Raven except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Desperate Dreams" | 2:48 | |
| 2. | "Who Do You Know in California" | 2:48 | |
| 3. | "You're Too Much for Me" | Jesse Winchester | 3:09 |
| 4. | "I Know You're the Rain" | Charlie Black, Rory Bourke | 3:32 |
| 5. | "I Should've Called" | 3:07 | |
| 6. | "A Little Bit Crazy" | 2:16 | |
| 7. | "Thinking It Over" | 3:26 | |
| 8. | "She's Playing Hard to Forget" | Keith Stegall, Elroy Kahanek | 2:22 |
| 9. | "Young Girl" | 2:56 | |
| 10. | "Loving Arms and Lying Eyes" | 3:28 |
Personnel
edit- Acoustic Guitar: Kenny Bell, Leo Jackson, Bobby Thompson, Paul Worley
- Background Vocals: Dennis William Wilson
- Bass Guitar: Bob Wray
- Drums: Roger Clark
- Electric Guitar: Fred Newell, Reggie Young
- Keyboards: Randy McCormick
- Lead Vocals: Eddy Raven
- Sitar: Reggie Young
- Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Charts
editReferences
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. pp. 293–294. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
- ^ "Country album picks" (PDF). Record World: 55. October 10, 1981.
- ^ Tom Roland. "Desperate Dreams". Allmusic. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ "Eddy Raven Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.