Dream of Life


Dream of Life is the fifth studio album by Patti Smith, released in June 1988 on Arista Records. It was her first album after the dissolution of The Patti Smith Group. Lead single "People Have the Power" received some album-oriented rock airplay at the time, and later was revived by Bruce Springsteen as a theme song for the 2004 Vote for Change concerts. Songs from this album were performed live for the first time in a show on December 29, 2006 in New York City's Bowery Ballroom. "Paths That Cross" is dedicated to the memory of Samuel J. Wagstaff.
The cover photograph is by Robert Mapplethorpe.
The album was ranked number 49 on Sounds magazine list of the best albums of the year.

Track listing

All songs were written by Patti Smith and Fred "Sonic" Smith.

Side one

  1. "People Have the Power" – 5:07
  2. "Going Under" – 5:57
  3. "Up There Down There" – 4:47
  4. "Paths That Cross" – 4:18

    Side two

  5. "Dream of Life" – 4:38
  6. "Where Duty Calls" – 7:46
  7. "Looking for You " – 4:04
  8. "The Jackson Song" – 5:24

    CD reissue

  9. "People Have the Power" – 5:09
  10. "Up There Down There" – 4:49
  11. "Paths That Cross" – 4:19
  12. "Dream of Life" – 4:39
  13. "Where Duty Calls" – 7:48
  14. "Going Under" – 6:00
  15. "Looking for You " – 4:06
  16. "The Jackson Song" – 5:25
  17. "As the Night Goes By" – 5:04
  18. "Wild Leaves" – 4:03

    Samples

Personnel

Additional personnel

Release history