Book of Dreams is the tenth
studio album by
American rock band
The Steve Miller Band. The album was released in 1977 (see
1977 in music) on the
Capitol label in
North America and on the
Mercury label in
Europe. Three
single were released from the album in 1977 with the first single, "
Jet Airliner", being the most successful.
The album peaked in the top 10 of the trade charts in four countries, including
Canada where the album topped
RPM magazine's 100 Albums chart. The album has gone on to become one of the group's most successful studio albums.
Recording, production, and artwork
The songs on
Book of Dreams were recorded at CBS Studios in
San Francisco,
California from leftover material recorded for
Fly Like an Eagle, but not released on the album. The sessions were
produced by the group's leader,
Steve Miller, who had been producing the group's albums since
Number 5 in 1970. John Palladino was the album's
executive producer and the
recording engineer was Mike Fusaro. The recordings were later
mixed by Jim Gains with assistance from Win Kutz and were
mastered by Ken Perry.
The illustration of a winged horse on the album's cover was created by
Alton Kelley and
Stanley Mouse, who were credited as "Kelly and Mouse". The
art director for the album Roy Kohara. The cover illustration was reprinted on the record label on...
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