| Dawn Explosion | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1976–1977 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant, Sausalito | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 37:57 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | John Stronach, Captain Beyond | |||
| Captain Beyond chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated)[2] |
Dawn Explosion, the third and final album by Captain Beyond, was released in 1977. While the band had broken up four years before, Warner Bros. Records signed a deal with the band's original label, Capricorn Records, and contacted the band members asking them to reunite.[3] Original member Bobby Caldwell returned on drums, but original lead vocalist Rod Evans could not be contacted after extensive enquiries: Captain Beyond held auditions, and selected Willy Daffern to replace him.[3]
The track "Dawn Explosion" was recorded during the album sessions, but was cut from the final album, despite taking its title from it.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Do or Die" | Bobby Caldwell, Willy Daffern, Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Icarus" | Caldwell, Lee Dorman, Reinhardt | 4:17 |
| 3. | "Sweet Dreams" | Caldwell, Dorman, Reinhardt | 5:29 |
| 4. | "Fantasy" | Caldwell, Daffern, Reinhardt | 6:02 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Breath of Fire, Part 1 & Part 2" | Caldwell, Daffern, Reinhardt | 6:19 |
| 2. | "If You Please" | Caldwell, Daffern, Dorman, Reinhardt | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Midnight Memories" | Reinhardt | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Oblivion" | Caldwell, Dorman, Reinhardt | 4:00 |
CD reissues split "Breath of Fire, Part 1 & Part 2" into two tracks (subtitled "A Speck Within a Sphere" and "Alone in the Cosmos", respectively), and "Oblivion" into three tracks (with the preceding "Space Interlude" and succeeding "Space Reprise" being the sound effects and percussion that bookend the main section of "Oblivion").
Personnel
- Captain Beyond
- Willy Daffern – lead vocals
- Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar
- Lee Dorman – bass, backing vocals, string ensemble synthesizer
- Bobby Caldwell – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Charts
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | U.S. Billboard Pop Albums | 181 |
References
- ↑ Dawn Explosion at AllMusic
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- 1 2 3 "The Captain Beyond Story". The Unofficial (European) Captain Beyond Website. Archived from the original on May 2, 2001.
- Dawn Explosion (vinyl back cover). Captain Beyond. Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. 1977. BS 3047.
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