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On my turntable: David Cassidy - Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes...
Thursday, February 02, 2006
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This album was a missing link in my collection for years. When I was a kid I borrowed Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes...(1973) from the Northeast Public Library, and loved it. I remember sitting on the driveway by the garage listening to it on my crappy little portable cassette player. I've been looking for the album ever since. Of course I've seen it regularly on eBay, but I'm thrifty, er, cheap, so I refused to bid very much for it. I'm glad I stuck to my guns because last week I purchased a copy for 10 cents. Ten pennies, folks (plus shipping & handling).
Dreams has a recurring dream theme in each of its songs, which makes this a bit of a concept album. I've always thought it was one of David Cassidy's best records. It just has a nice, reflective, summer feel to it. Highlights: Nilsson's "The Puppy Song", "Daydreamer", "Summer Days" (originally recorded with The Partridge Family), and "Can't Go Home Again".
