Dream, After Dream
Studio album / soundtrack by Journey
Released	December 10, 1980
Recorded	October 13–22, 1980
Studio	CBS/Sony Shinanomaki Studios, Tokyo, Japan
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	35:22
Label	Columbia
Producer	Kevin Elson, Journey
Journey chronology
Departure (1980) Dream, After Dream (1980) Captured (1981)

Dream, After Dream, performed by the American rock band Journey, is the soundtrack album to the Japanese fantasy film Yume, Yume No Ato directed by fashion designer Kenzo Takada. Released in 1980 on Columbia Records, it was the seventh album-length recording by the group. The soundtrack firmly overshadowed the film itself, which enjoyed little fame. The album was a significant departure from the hard rock which characterized the band's three preceding albums, harking back to their progressive rock beginnings and relying on complex musicianship and instrumentals.

Dream, After Dream features a full vocal on three of its nine tracks, "Destiny", "Sand Castles" and "Little Girl". "Little Girl" was later the B-side of the "Open Arms" single and was featured on Journey's Time³ collection. It also appears as a bonus track on the 2006 reissue of Departure and the 2011 edition of Greatest Hits 2.

This was the last studio album to feature founding member Gregg Rolie.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Dream, After Dream has been viewed as a major departure from the commercially successful, radio-friendly pop of their previous three albums, instead harking back to their early, progressive rock-oriented work. AllMusic wrote, "One of the most overlooked albums in Journey's catalogue ... Dream, After Dream is a fine example of Journey's underrated musicianship, and recommended for devoted fans."^[1] Dave Marsh, normally an ardent detractor of the band, was even more enthusiastic, describing the album as "the band's finest recording of the 80's".^[2]

Track listing

Personnel

Band members

• Steve Perry – lead and backing vocals, producer
• Neal Schon – guitars, vocals, producer
• Gregg Rolie – keyboards, harmonica, producer
• Ross Valory – bass, piano, recorder, producer^[3]
• Steve Smith – drums, percussion, producer

Additional musicians

• Eiji Arai, Yasuo Hirauchi, Tadataka Nakazawa, Sumio Okada - trombones
• Toshio Araki, Yoshikazu Kishi, Kenji Yoshida, Takatoki Yoshioka - trumpets
• Takashi Fukumori, Hachiro Ohmatsu, Kiyoshi Ohsawa, Masatsugu Shinozaki - violins
• Hiroto Kawamura, Kazuo Okamoto - cellos
• Masayuki Yamashiro - horn
• Strings and horns arranged and conducted by Matthew A. Schon

Production

• Kevin Elson - producer, engineer, mixing
• Akira Fukada, Geoff Workman - engineers