New Dream

Boy Meets Girl | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 1, 2004)
• Original Release Date: June 1, 1990
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA/BMG
• ASIN: B0006VBURU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #174,089 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. New Dream

2. Bird In Hand

3. I Love This World

4. Boy On My Mind

5. If Things Were Different

6. Flying The Cosmos

7. Animals In The City

8. Be True/ Soul Connection

9. Indigo Drums

10. Free

11. Mission

12. Everybody's Somebody's Baby

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, songwriters from Seattle. Moved To Los Angeles in 1982, and had success writing for Whitney Houston ("How Will I Know," "I Wanna Dance With Somebody Who Loves Me"), Deniece Williams, Bette Midler, and many others.

NEW DREAM was not officially released in 1990, and George and Shannon didn’t record another studio album until 2003, with the release of THE WONDERGROUND.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!, February 13, 2005

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MusicNeverEnds - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Dream (Audio CD)

If you're a fan of Boy Meets Girl and their CD Reel Life (with the single "Waiting for a Star to Fall") then this CD is definitely for you. Even if you've never heard of Boy Meets Girl, the writing/singing duo of George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, and want to hear top notch production values, infectious melodies, and deep lyrics, then don't hesitate, buy this CD as fast as you can.

When I first heard this CD, I said, why did RCA cancel it back in 1990? They probably didn't even listen to it. They had a Billboard top 5 artist and then proceeded to toss them in the garbage. A couple years ago, a copy of the CD which was only released in Germany and Italy, sold on EBay for over $700.00. The CD was very much out of reach to the average fan.

Now thanks to George and Shannon's hard work and persistence, they've been able to convince RCA/BMG special products to allow them to release New Dream directly to fans.

When you hear this album, you'll immediately recognize at least 3 potential top ten hits: "I Love this World" (possibly originally done for Whitney), "If things were different", and "Bird in Hand". The beautiful layering and harmonies on this CD will have you dancing and singing out loud. There is also a very beautiful ballad sung by Shannon (with George's harmonies) called "Boy on Mind" that could have been massive, if it had seen the light of day back in 1990. The title track, New Dream (Move me in the Way of Love) reminds me of the style of "Waiting", and was originally pegged to the the first single. Overall, I give it a perfect rating.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bird In Hand., March 10, 2005

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Jason Stein (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Dream (Audio CD)

"New Dream" is the third of four albums by Boy Meets Girl. It was supposed to be released in 1991 according to Boy Meets Girl's website, but for some reason it was shelved. I know why. This isn't their best work. It's a stop-gap between the excellent "Reel Life" (1988) and even better, "The Wonderground" (2003).

The problem with "New Dream" is that it's over-produced. On the website, Shannon Rubicam admits that they went for an even bigger production than "Reel Life". Well, it's nice, but not quite as good. For me, I was not a big fan of the emerging hip-hop trend during that time period which, I think, groups like Bell, Biv and DeVoe were doing along with Guy, Bobby Brown, etc. There are a couple of tracks in that vein on this album which I did not care for. However, like every Boy Meets Girl album, there are some treasures such as the title track, "Bird In Hand", "If Things Were Different", "Be True/Soul Connection" and "Everybody's Somebody's Baby".

Perhaps the record company wanted another "Reel Life" or "Waiting For A Star To Fall" and when they didn't hear that on "New Dream" they might have wanted to shelve the album. Who knows. You know what, though? Shannon and George ought to be special guest judges on "American Idol", and those contestants ought to try performing a Boy Meets Girl song to shake things up a bit from the boring billionth rendition of a Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin or Marvin Gaye song!

Anyway, if you are just checking into Boy Meets Girl start with "Reel Life" and "The Wonderground", then "New Dream" and finally their debut "Boy Meets Girl".

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Huh? This was shelved a couple of weeks prior to release!, October 28, 2011

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P. Godo (Chadron, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Dream (Audio CD)

Boy Meets Girl was the quintessential '80's artists who probably wrote some of the best songs of the '80's. This cd was originally to be released in the early '90's but was shelved by their record company...too bad because there were at least 2 big hits on this album. This album is sonically uplifting and makes you want to dance and is a great cd to crank up during a backyard barbecue party.