The Dream (John & Audrey Wiggins album)


The Dream is the second and final album by American country music duo John & Audrey Wiggins. It was released in 1997 via Mercury Records. The album includes the single "Somewhere in Love", which peaked at number 49 on Hot Country Songs.

Critical reception

Country Standard Time reviewer John Johnson gave this album a mixed review, saying that it had mostly generic songwriting and production, but citing "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead" as a standout track. Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it three stars out of five, calling it a "little slicker" than the duo's first album, and that it was "enjoyable" but did not offer substantial songs. Geoffrey Himes of New Country gave it three stars out of five, calling the album's cover version of Poco's 1978 hit "Crazy Love" the best track on the album, and saying that the other strong songs were the ones that included shared lead vocals. The album's title track includes a 1962 recording of their father, Johnny Wiggins, singing "Honeymoon with the Blues". "Once You've Loved Somebody" was covered by the Dixie Chicks on their 1998 album, Wide Open Spaces.

Track listing

  1. "Somewhere in Love" – 3:17
  2. "Once You've Loved Somebody" – 3:33
  3. "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead" – 3:47
  4. "Little Bitty Pieces" – 3:35
  5. "Crazy Love" – 3:09
  6. "Were You Ever Really Mine" – 3:01
  7. "Be Still My Heart" – 4:07
  8. "Party Down" – 3:30
  9. "Going with My Heart" – 3:43
  10. "If a Train Left for Memphis" – 2:49
  11. "The Dream" – 5:34
  12. *features Johnny Wiggins performing "Honeymoon with the Blues" in 1962 with spoken intro by Ernest Tubb

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