I Can Dream About You (album)
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| Studio album by Dan Hartman | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Pop, pop-rock, freestyle | |||
| Length | 43:15 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Dan Hartman, Jimmy Iovine | |||
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| Billboard | favorable |
I Can Dream About You is the fifth studio album from American musician/singer/songwriter Dan Hartman. It was released in 1984.
Following the success of Hartman's two disco-oriented albums Instant Replay and Relight My Fire, from 1978 and 1979 respectively, as well as their singles, Hartman had moved away from the disco scene with a more melodic pop-rock sound with the 1981 album It Hurts to Be in Love. However the album was not a commercial success, and its three singles only became minor chart hits.I Can Dream About You was Hartman's debut album for the MCA Records label, and marked the first album to feature Hartman's longtime songwriting partner Charlie Midnight, who he would continue to write with throughout the rest of the decade.
The album was produced by Hartman and Jimmy Iovine. Hartman and Midnight wrote eight out of the ten tracks together, with the title track being written solely by Hartman, and the album's closing track "Electricity" being written by Hartman and American vocalist and musician Nona Hendryx. Hendryx's own version of the song was included on her own 1984 album The Art of Defense. The album was recorded at Hartman's own home studio "Multi-Level" and was mixed at Image Recording in Los Angeles.
Originally producer Jimmy Iovine had asked Hartman to write a song for a film he was working on. Hartman was told that the song was going to be sung by four black guys in a concert situation within the film, and Hartman ended up thinking about a demo he made of "I Can Dream About You." Hartman then went through some legal maneuvering to get the benefit of his breakthrough. The use of the song in the film being performed by actors did not feature Hartman on vocals but a studio singer. After some contract negotiating, Hartman insisted he sing the song on the soundtrack, and that his version be released if a single were to be issued from the soundtrack album. Additionally, any music video had to feature his own voice using the song. These clauses helped Hartman become an "overnight sensation." Both Hartman and Iovine worked on the solo album following the song's use in the film. In the Orange Coast Magazine issue of August 1985, Hartman stated: "It's been 10 years since my last tour, and I'm really enjoying being back out there. Musically I've stayed in touch with what's going on, what people relate to, so it's no surprise appearing in front of an audience in 1985. What is a surprise is that they relate to me. They're giving back so much, which means they're responding to my music. And that makes me feel great."
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