Dreamtime (Tom Verlaine album)

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ReleasedJuly 1981 (1981-07)
Recorded1981
StudioA&R, RPM and Penny Lane Studios, New York
GenreNew wave[1]
Dreamtime
Studio album by
Tom Verlaine
ReleasedJuly 1981 (1981-07)
Recorded1981
StudioA&R, RPM and Penny Lane Studios, New York
GenreNew wave[1]
Length38:21
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerTom Verlaine
Tom Verlaine chronology
Tom Verlaine
(1979)		 Dreamtime
(1981)		 Words from the Front
(1982)
Alternative cover
1994 Infinite Zero reissue
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
The Great Rock Discography6/10[5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[6]
Record Collector[7]
Record Mirror[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[10]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[11]

Dreamtime is the second solo studio album by American musician Tom Verlaine, released in 1981. "Without a Word" is a rewrite of "Hard On Love," an unreleased Television song performed live in 1974 and 1975.

The album was reissued in 1994 by Infinite Zero Archive/American Recordings label, with two bonus tracks drawn from the 1981 "Always" 7" & 12" single. It was reissued in 2008 by Collectors' Choice Music with no bonus tracks.

All songs written by Tom Verlaine.

Side one

  1. "There's a Reason" – 3:39
  2. "Penetration" – 4:01
  3. "Always" – 3:58
  4. "The Blue Robe" – 3:54
  5. "Without a Word" – 3:17

Side two

  1. "Mr Blur" – 3:24
  2. "Fragile" – 3:27
  3. "A Future in Noise" – 4:13
  4. "Down on the Farm" – 4:49
  5. "Mary Marie" – 3:25

Bonus tracks (1994 CD reissue)

  1. "The Blue Robe" (alternate version) – 4:17
  2. "Always" (alternate version) – 4:09

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