Dreams (Brian Culbertson album)
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- BCM Studios (Los Angeles, California)
- Cocoa-Butt Studios (Culver City, California)
- Brandon Henderson's Home Studio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Frogland Studio (Madrid, Spain)
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| Released | June 12, 2012 | |||
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| Genre | Soul music, smooth jazz | |||
| Length | 50:32 | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
| Producer | Brian Culbertson | |||
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Dreams is a studio album by Brian Culbertson released in 2012 by GRP Records.[1] The album peaked at number one on both the Billboard Top Jazz Albums and Top Contemporary Jazz Albums charts.[2]
Artists such as Ray Parker Jr. and Stokley Williams of Mint Condition are featured on the album.[1]
Singles
"Your Smile" peaked at No. 1 and "Later Tonight" at No. 3 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay chart. What's more "Still Here" peaked at No. 15 and "You're My Music" at No. 23 on the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart.[2]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
With a 3 out of 5 star rating, Thom Jurek of AllMusic commented, "On Dreams, Brian Culbertson attempts to dig further into the vein he opened on 2010's XII, where he seamlessly married adult-oriented R&B to contemporary jazz. In fact, Dreams feels like a bookend of sorts."[3]
Track listing
| Track No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1 | "Later Tonight" | Brian Culbertson | 04:55 |
| 2 | "No Limits" | Brian Culbertson, Taj Jackson, Rex Rideout | 04:53 |
| 3 | "Your Smile" | Brian Culbertson | 04:41 |
| 4 | "Still Here" | Brian Culbertson, Vivian Green, Rex Rideout | 04:19 |
| 5 | "In The City" | Brian Culbertson | 05:22 |
| 6 | "Your My Music" | Brian Culbertson, Taj Jackson | 04:46 |
| 7 | "Dreams" | Brian Culbertson | 03:42 |
| 8 | "Madelena" | Brian Culbertson | 04:37 |
| 9 | "Lights Off" | Brian Culbertson | 07:08 |
| 10 | "The Journey" | Brian Culbertson | 06:09 |
Personnel
- Brian Culbertson – acoustic piano, keyboards, Hammond B3 organ (1, 5–7, 9), drum programming, percussion (1, 2, 7–10), trombone (1, 5, 9), synth bass (2, 3, 8–10), bass (6), finger snaps (7)
- Rex Rideout – keyboards (2), drum programming (2), synth bass (4)
- Rob Bacon – guitars (1, 6)
- John "Jubu" Smith – guitars (2, 5, 9)
- Michael Thompson – acoustic guitar (3, 7), electric guitar (3, 7), EBow guitar (3, 7)
- Ray Parker Jr. – rhythm guitar (3)
- Marc Antoine – acoustic guitar (8)
- Alex Al – bass (1, 5, 7)
- Eric Marienthal – alto saxophone (1), tenor saxophone (1, 5, 9), bass clarinet (5)
- Michael Stever – flugelhorn (1, 5), horn arrangements (1, 5, 9), trumpet (9)
- Stokley Williams – vocals (2)
- Taj Jackson – additional backing vocals (2)
- Vivian Green – vocals (4)
- Noel Gourdin – vocals (6)