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The expression "Dream Weaver" was popularized by John Lennon in 1970 in his song "God", taken from his solo album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. This song depicts Lennon's declaration that he was the dream weaver of the 1960s, breaking away from the influences and dogmas that influenced his life.
The Dream Weaver is a solo album by American singer and musician Gary Wright released in July 1975.. The album was said by Wright to be the first-ever all-keyboard album (though there were many all-synthesizer LPs before this, including Switched-On Bach by Wendy Carlos, in 1968), but in fact it also features drums, vocals, and guitar, among other instruments.
The Irish rock band U2 wrote and recorded the song "God Part II" as an answer song to Lennon's "God". Included in U2's 1988 album Rattle and Hum, "God Part II" reprises the "don't believe in" motif from Lennon's song and its lyrics explicitly reference Lennon's 1970 song "Instant Karma!" and American biographer Albert Goldman, author of the controversial book The Lives of John Lennon (1988).
Gary Malcolm Wright (April 26, 1943 – September 4, 2023) was an American musician and composer best known for his 1976 hit songs "Dream Weaver" and "Love Is Alive". ...
"Love Is Alive" is a song by Gary Wright taken from the 1975 album The Dream Weaver. It features Wright on vocals and keyboards and Andy Newmark on drums, with all music except for the drums produced on the keyboards. The album's title cut and "Love Is Alive" both peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. [2] "Love Is Alive" spent ...
Dream Weaver; I. If You Believe (George Harrison song) L. Love Is Alive (Gary Wright song) M. My My My (Armand Van Helden song) N. No Church in the Wild; R. Really ...
Gary Wright began writing songs for The Light of Smiles while on tour in 1976, [1] having become a popular concert draw with the success of The Dream Weaver. [2] Recording started in Los Angeles during the summer, with Wright using members of his tour band, including keyboardist Peter Reilich and drummer Art Wood, and session musicians David Foster and Jim Keltner, [3] both of whom had ...
Silvestri has also worked with Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo, writing lyrics for his works including Dreamweaver (based on Draumkvedet), [16] [17] Tundra, [18] and Across the Vast Eternal Sky. [19] [20] In 2019, Silvestri published A Silver Thread, a collection of his poetry written over 20 years.