Turning Music Into Gold: The Best of John Stewart

by John Stewart

Overview

The title of 1995's The Best of John Stewart: Turning Music Into Gold is actually a misnomer. This German release is actually two complete albums -- 1979's Bombs Away Dream Babies and 1980's Dream Babies Go Hollywood -- and two previously unreleased bonus tracks collected on one CD. Bombs Away Dream Babies has been the biggest commercial success of Stewart's critically acclaimed solo career. This Top Ten effort included the Top Five hit "Gold" and two other Top 40 singles, "Midnight Wind" and "Lost Her in the Sun." Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were featured prominently on the album. Dream Babies Go Hollywood was the less successful follow-up. It duplicated the pop/rock leanings of its predecessor and its notable tracks include "Hollywood Dreams," "Wind on the River," "Odin (Spirit of the Water)," and "Lady of Fame." "Hard Time Town" and "Children of the Morning" are the acoustic guitar-based bonus cuts. The former is driven by bright strumming while the latter, written by Stewart's wife Buffy Ford, is based on sweet fingerpicking. The liner notes were assembled by Peter O'Brien, who compiled insightful Stewart quotes from various interviews conducted between 1977 and 1984. The Best of John Stewart: Turning Music Into Gold is invaluable for die-hard fans because Dream Babies Go Hollywood was still not available individually on CD as of mid-2000. ~ Bret Adams

Product Details

Release Date:	07/16/2021
Label:	France / Polydor
UPC:	0731452736925

Tracks

1. Gold
2. Lost Her in the Sun
3. Runaway Fool of Love
4. Somewhere Down the Line
5. Midnight Wind
6. Over the Hill
7. Spinnin' of the World
8. Comin' Out of Nowhere
9. Heart of the Dream
10. Hand Your Heart to the Wind
11. Hollywood Dreams
12. Wind of the River
13. Wheels of Thunder
14. Monterey
15. Odin (Spirit of the Water)
16. Lady of Fame
17. Wings of the Raven
18. Love Has Tied My Wings
19. Night Man
20. Moonlight Rider
21. Hard Time Town
22. Children of the Morning

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Stewart   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar

Technical Credits

Peter O'Brien   Liner Notes,Assistant
Buffy Ford   Composer
Frank Parker   Design
John Stewart   Composer,Producer