Dreamtime (Tom Verlaine album)

Dreamtime is the second solo studio album by American musician Tom Verlaine, released in 1981. "Without a Word" is a rewrite of "Hard On Love," an unreleased Television song performed live in 1974 and 1975.

The album was reissued in 1994 by Infinite Zero Archive/American Recordings label, with two bonus tracks drawn from the 1981 "Always" 7" & 12" single. It was reissued in 2008 by Collectors' Choice Music with no bonus tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Tom Verlaine.

Side one

1. "There's a Reason" – 3:39
2. "Penetration" – 4:01
3. "Always" – 3:58
4. "The Blue Robe" – 3:54
5. "Without a Word" – 3:17

Side two

1. "Mr Blur" – 3:24
2. "Fragile" – 3:27
3. "A Future in Noise" – 4:13
4. "Down on the Farm" – 4:49
5. "Mary Marie" – 3:25

Bonus tracks (1994 CD reissue)

1. "The Blue Robe" (alternate version) – 4:17
2. "Always" (alternate version) – 4:09

Personnel

• Tom Verlaine – guitars, solos, vocals on all tracks; bass on "Penetration"
• Ritchie Fliegler – guitars on all tracks, except "Penetration"
• Fred Smith – bass on "Mr. Blur", "Down on the Farm", "There's a Reason" and "Without a Word"
• Donnie Nossov – bass on "Always", "Mary Marie", "Fragile", "The Blue Robe", "A Future in Noise" and bonus tracks
• Jay Dee Daugherty – drums on "Mr. Blur", "Down on the Farm", "There's a Reason", "Without a Word" and "Penetration"
• Rich Teeter – drums on "Always", "Mary Marie", "Fragile", "The Blue Robe", "A Future in Noise" and bonus tracks
• Bruce Brody – keyboards on "Always", "Mary Marie", end of "Penetration" and "Always" (alternate version)

Technical

• Robert Clifford – engineer
• David Chenkin, John Terelle, Steve Ett – assistant engineers
• George Delmerico – design
• James Hamilton – photography

Charts

Album

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