Once Upon a Dream [Import]

Rascals | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 26, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Wea International
• ASIN: B00000G6HE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #508,817 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro/Easy Rollin'

2. Rainy Day

3. Please Love Me

4. It's Wonderful

5. I'm Gonna Love You

6. My Hawaii

7. My World

8. Silly Girl

9. Singin' the Blues Too Long

10. Sattva

11. Finale: Once Upon a Dream

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I always thought I'd like to own this album...., October 21, 2002

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Joseph Townsend "the rake" (Hattiesburg, Ms. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Once Upon a Dream (Audio CD)

I was a big fan of the Young Rascals (they dropped "Young" from their name with this album). I owned "Groovin' and "Time Peace" and wore those LP's out. I recall reading the Hit Parade favorable review of "Once Upon a Dream" - the review noted that this wasn't a loud,excessive rock album, but more of a sweet, peaceful record, and for the Rascals, that was a good thing. Easy Rollin and Its Wonderful were the only songs on the record that I had heard, but I kept reading of how good Rainy Day, My World, Silly Girl, the title song (not actually song by one of the group but by "Dave" and I think Dave was Eddie's brother, but I'm not 100% sure of this. Sattva is a cool eastern, mystical sounding song that I like. Gene's I'm Gonna Love You sounded really dated the first time or two that I heard it and then to my surprise I found myself going around humming the tune. Eddie gets to sing a bit more lead on this album than on most rascals records,and I really like the big band sound of his "My Hawaii" and Felix does a good "Stormy Monday" type blues song with "Singin the Blues too Long." The liner notes point out that the album was recorded in five days in New York in the fall of 1967. I do not like the description of the album as "Overly Ambitious", but I do agree that the orchestral and choral arragements of Arif Mardin are "sophisticated" and I would say that the overall sound of the record stands the test of time very well (make that exceptionally well). I still maybe rate "Groovin" as their best overall effort, but due to the fact that most of this record is still new to me, it is certainly a treat. A solid four or maybe 4.5 stars. If you stoped buying Rascals with the Time Peace album, treat yourself to this album.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Only Rascals' Album You Need To Own, But It Won't Be!, June 20, 2001

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Robert M. Khoury (Across the street from Central Park) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Once Upon a Dream (Audio CD)

I first purchased this album on vinyl when it was released in the late 60's. "Sgt. Pepper" had just been released and influenced most of the top bands, The Stones, The Rascals, and so on, to experiment in the same fashion. Most of their efforts were miserable failures, for example, "Her Satanic Majesty's Request," with the exception of this masterpiece by The Rascals. "It's Wonderful" was a hit record, despite a few minutes of goofy lambs' bleeting at the end, a la "Hey Jude," but it is certainly not the best cut. "Rainy Day," "Silly Girl," "My Hawaii," and the title track are simply beautiful songs. Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati, the principal songwriters of the group, have never written better music. I followed their musical development very carefully for the rest of the group's professional life, and this album was by far their best effort. In fact, this album in vinyl format is still routinely for sale on Ebay due to demand and because it has never been re-released in America. When The Rascals were inducted in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame a few years ago, it was a shame that Cavaliere-Brigati were not inducted as songwriters as well. Nevertheless, this album will be played enthusiastically 40 years from now, for the same reasons we are still in love with it almost 40 years after its initial release.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE!, January 4, 2003

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karol di ciccio (WARWICK, RI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Once Upon a Dream (Audio CD)

I LOVED THIS IN THE 60'S AND WORE IT OUT ON 8 TRACK AND VINYL! AND NOW TO FIND IT IS ON CD AFTER ALL THESE YRS!HAVE TO HAVE 2 COPIES. JUST THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE JUST A MEMORY BUT, NOW I CAN ENJOY IT AGAIN!GET THIS ONE! YOU'LL LOVE IT!