Hold to a Dream
Studio album by
New Grass Revival
Released1987
Recorded1987, The Nashville Sound Connection and Sound Emporium Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreProgressive bluegrass
Length37:34
LabelCapitol
ProducerGarth Fundis
New Grass Revival chronology
New Grass Revival
(1986) 		Hold to a Dream
(1987) 		Friday Night in America
(1989)

Hold to a Dream is an album by the progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival, released in 1987.[1][2] The lead single "Unconditional Love" reached number 44 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. In 1988, "Can't Stop Now" reached number 45. The band supported the album by playing shows with Nanci Griffith.[3] Pat Flynn wrote three of the album's songs.[4] "How About You" is a cover of the Jesse Winchester song.[5]

Hold to a Dream was remastered and reissued in 2001 on the Southern Music label.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[7]

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "the bluegrass flavor comes through in the understated songwriting, and the vocals are attractive, if rather pallid."[7] USA Today noted that "these four world-class musicians remain technically dazzling even though they've turned to more catchy material with lots of hooks."[8]

Track listing

  1. "Hold to a Dream" (Tim O'Brien) – 3:38
  2. "One Way Street" (O'Brien) – 2:50
  3. "Can't Stop Now" (Gary Nicholson, Wendy Waldman) – 4:01
  4. "I'll Take Tomorrow" (Pat Flynn) – 2:56
  5. "Before the Heartache Rolls In" (Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd) – 5:23
  6. "Looking Past You" (Flynn) – 2:57
  7. "How About You" (Jesse Winchester) – 4:26
  8. "Metric Lips" (Béla Fleck) – 4:37
  9. "I Can Talk to You" (Flynn) – 3:22
  10. "Unconditional Love" (Don Cook, Nicholson) – 3:21

Personnel

Additional musicians:

Production notes

References

  1. ^ Dunlevy, Cynthia (20 Sep 1987). "Roots of New Grass". The Washington Post. p. F3.
  2. ^ Williams, Stephen (24 Sep 1987). "Nanci Griffith's 'Fictional True Stories'". Part II. Newsday. p. 9.
  3. ^ Foster, Catherine (9 Oct 1987). "New Grass Revival: adventurous band that won't be pigeonholed". Arts. The Christian Science Monitor.
  4. ^ Coto, Juan Carlos (16 Oct 1987). "Bluegrass Band Thrives on Eclecticism". Features Showtime. Sun-Sentinel. p. 18.
  5. ^ Holden, Stephen (11 June 1988). "Forays Out of Bluegrass". The New York Times. p. 1.17.
  6. ^ "Hold to a Dream Review by Zac Johnson". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  7. ^ a b Tucker, Ken (4 Oct 1987). "New Grass Revival Hold to a Dream". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. G5.
  8. ^ Zimmerman, David (28 Oct 1987). "Country". USA Today. p. 4D.
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