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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus
| name = Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Spirit (band)|Spirit]]
| artist = [[Spirit (band)|Spirit]]
| Cover = Spirit - Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus.jpg
| cover = Spirit - Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus.jpg
| Border = yes
| border = yes
| Released = November 27, 1970
| alt =
| Recorded = April–October 1970
| released = November 27, 1970
| recorded = April–October 1970
⚫
| Genre = [[Psychedelic rock]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Sir Robbo's Double Dipped Dozen: a psychedelic summer selection |magazine= [[Cyclic Defrost]] |date= November 1998 |accessdate= September 26, 2016 |url= http://www.cyclicdefrost.com/archives/cyclic3.pdf}}</ref>
| Length = 38:58
| venue =
| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| studio =
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| genre = [[Psychedelic rock]], [[progressive rock]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Sir Robbo's Double Dipped Dozen: a psychedelic summer selection |magazine= [[Cyclic Defrost]] |date= November 1998 |accessdate= September 26, 2016 |url= http://www.cyclicdefrost.com/archives/cyclic3.pdf}}</ref>
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| Producer = [[David Briggs (producer)|David Briggs]]
⚫
| length = 38:58
⚫
| Last album = ''[[Clear (Spirit album)|Clear]]'' <br /> (1969)
| label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| This album = '''''Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus''''' <br /> (1970)
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| producer = [[David Briggs (record producer)|David Briggs]]
⚫
| Next album = ''[[Feedback (Spirit album)|Feedback]]'' <br /> (1972)
⚫
| prev_title = [[Clear (Spirit album)|Clear]]
| prev_year = 1969
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| next_title = [[Feedback (Spirit album)|Feedback]]
| next_year = 1972
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>Unterberger, Richie. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/twelve-dreams-of-dr-sardonicus-mw0000651040 "Spirit - Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus"]. ''[[AllMusic]]''. Retrieved 2013-02-20.</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>Unterberger, Richie. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/twelve-dreams-of-dr-sardonicus-mw0000651040 "Spirit – Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus"]. ''[[AllMusic]]''. Retrieved 2013-02-20.</ref>
| rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
|rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
|rev2Score = B<ref name="CG">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: S|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=S&bk=70|accessdate=March 13, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
| rev2Score = B [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Spirit link]
| rev3 = ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|year=2011|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|edition=5th|isbn=978-0857125958|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus''''' is the fourth album by the American [[psychedelic rock]] group [[Spirit (band)|Spirit]]. It was produced by [[David Briggs (producer)|David Briggs]], who is best known for his work with [[Neil Young]]. The original LP was released in 1970 by [[Epic Records|Epic]]. The band's lowest charting album to that point, it peaked at #63 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] in February 1971, spending only fourteen weeks on the chart. However, it sold well as a catalog item and became the band's only album to ultimately attain a [[RIAA]] gold certification in the U.S., achieving that status in 1976.<ref>[http://www.riaa.com RIAA Database]</ref>
'''''Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus''''' is the fourth album by the American [[rock music|rock]] band [[Spirit (band)|Spirit]]. It was produced by [[David Briggs (record producer)|David Briggs]], who is best known for his work with [[Neil Young]]. The original LP was released in November 1970 by [[Epic Records|Epic]]. The band's lowest charting album to that point, it peaked at #63 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] in February 1971, spending only fourteen weeks on the chart. However, it sold well as a catalog item and became the band's only album to ultimately attain a [[RIAA]] gold certification in the U.S., achieving that status in 1976.<ref>[https://www.riaa.com RIAA Database]</ref>
On the Canadian [[RPM (magazine)|RPM Magazine]] Top 100 charts, the album reached #49 and was in the top 100 for 10 weeks.<ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.5226.pdf title RPM Magazine]</ref>


"Nature's Way" became one of Spirit's signature songs, but was not a big hit at the time, peaking at #111 on the ''Billboard'' pop charts in 1971. In 1973, the B-side of "Nature's Way", "Mr. Skin", also charted, peaking at #92.
"Nature's Way" became one of Spirit's signature songs, but was not a big hit at the time, peaking at #111 on the ''Billboard'' pop charts in 1971. To capitalize on the album's enduring appeal, "Mr. Skin" (the B-side of "Nature's Way") was released as an A-side in 1973 and also charted, peaking at #92. It was voted number 332 in [[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]'s [[All Time Top 1000 Albums]] 3rd Edition (2000).
<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2000|edition=3rd|isbn=0-7535-0493-6|page=133}}</ref>


The album was re-issued on CD in 1996 by [[Sony Records|Sony]] in remastered form, with bonus tracks.
Despite these commercial limitations, ''Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus'' enjoyed significant airing on college FM radio. The album was re-issued on CD in 1988 by [[Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs|MFSL]], without bonus tracks, and in 1996 by [[Sony Records|Sony]] in remastered form, with bonus tracks. A 2022 two-CD release by [[Cherry Red Records]] also included several bonus tracks and a 1970 performance at the [[Fillmore West]].


==Reception==
==Reception==
Nick Tosches in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' felt that despite some shortcomings the record was a "blockbuster".<ref>{{cite journal |url= http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/spirit/albums/album/176194/review/6211387/twelve_dreams_of_dr_sardonicus |title=Spirit: Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone|journal=[[Rolling Stone]] |first=Nick |last=Tosches |date=4 March 1971 |accessdate=4 December 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410034637/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/spirit/albums/album/176194/review/6211387/twelve_dreams_of_dr_sardonicus |archivedate=10 April 2009}}</ref>
Writing in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', [[Nick Tosches]] opined that the album was a "blockbuster" despite some shortcomings.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/spirit/albums/album/176194/review/6211387/twelve_dreams_of_dr_sardonicus |title=Spirit: Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |first=Nick |last=Tosches |date=4 March 1971 |accessdate=4 December 2011 |url-status= dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410034637/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/spirit/albums/album/176194/review/6211387/twelve_dreams_of_dr_sardonicus |archivedate=10 April 2009}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
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All songs written by Randy California except noted:
⚫
| headline = Side one


⚫
| all_writing = [[Randy California]], except where noted
{{tracklist

| collapsed = no
| title1 = Prelude – Nothin' to Hide
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| headline = Side one
| writing_credits = yes
| length1 = 3:41
| title1 = Prelude – Nothin' to Hide
| title2 = Nature's Way
| length1 = 3:41
| length2 = 2:30
| title2 = Nature's Way
| title3 = Animal Zoo
| writer3 = [[Jay Ferguson (American musician)|Jay Ferguson]]
⚫
| length2 = 2:30
| title3 = Animal Zoo
| length3 = 3:20
| writer3 = Ferguson
| title4 = Love Has Found a Way
| writer4 = {{hlist|California|[[John Locke (musician)|John Locke]]}}
⚫
| length3 = 3:20
| title4 = Love Has Found a Way
| length4 = 2:42
| writer4 = California, Locke
| title5 = Why Can't I Be Free
| length4 = 2:42
| length5 = 1:03
| title5 = Why Can't I Be Free?
| title6 = Mr. Skin
| length5 = 1:03
| writer6 = Ferguson
| title6 = Mr. Skin
| length6 = 3:50
⚫
| writer6 = Ferguson
⚫
| length6 = 3:50
}}
}}
{{Track listing
{{tracklist
⚫
| headline = Side two
| collapsed = no

⚫
| headline = Side two
| title7 = Space Child
| writing_credits = yes
| title7 = Space Child
| note7 = instrumental
| writer7 = Locke
| writer7 = Locke
| length7 = 3:26
| length7 = 3:26
| title8 = When I Touch You
| title8 = When I Touch You
| writer8 = Ferguson
| writer8 = Ferguson
| length8 = 5:35
| length8 = 5:35
| title9 = Street Worm
| title9 = Street Worm
| writer9 = Ferguson
| writer9 = Ferguson
| length9 = 3:40
| length9 = 3:40
| title10 = Life Has Just Begun
| title10 = Life Has Just Begun
| length10 = 3:22
| length10 = 3:22
| title11 = Morning Will Come
| title11 = Morning Will Come
| length11 = 2:58
| length11 = 2:58
| title12 = Soldier
| title12 = Soldier
| length12 = 2:43
| length12 = 2:43

⚫
| total_length = 38:58
| total_length = 38:58
}}
}}
{{Track listing
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| headline = 1996 reissue bonus tracks

⚫
| title13 = Rougher Road
⚫
| length13 = 3:16
⚫
| title14 = Animal Zoo
| note14 = mono single version
⚫
| writer14 = Ferguson
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| length14 = 3:10
⚫
| title15 = Morning Will Come
| note15 = alternate mono mix
⚫
| length15 = 2:58
⚫
| title16 = Red Light Roll On
| length16 = 5:40


| total_length = 52:22
;Bonus tracks on the 1996 reissue
{{tracklist
| collapsed = no
⚫
| headline = Bonus tracks
| writing_credits = yes
⚫
| title13 = Rougher Road" †¹
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| title14 = Animal Zoo (Mono Single Version) †
| writer14 = Ferguson
⚫
| title15 = Morning Will Come (Alternate Mono Mix) †¹
⚫
| title16 = Red Light Roll On (Additional Single Mix) †
}}
}}
* † - Tracks specific to the 1996 reissue
* ¹ - Previously unreleased material


==Personnel==
==Personnel==


===Spirit===
===Spirit===
*[[Jay Ferguson (American musician)|Jay Ferguson]] - vocals, percussion, keyboards
*[[Jay Ferguson (American musician)|Jay Ferguson]] – vocals, percussion, keyboards
*[[Randy California]] - guitars, vocals, bass
*[[Randy California]] – guitars, vocals, bass
*[[John Locke (musician)|John Locke]] - keyboards, art direction
*[[John Locke (musician)|John Locke]] – keyboards, art direction
*[[Mark Andes]] - bass, vocals
*[[Mark Andes]] – bass, vocals
*[[Ed Cassidy]] - drums, percussion
*[[Ed Cassidy]] – drums, percussion


===Additional personnel===
===Additional personnel===
*Matt Andes - Dobro (on "Nothin' to Hide")
*Matt Andes – Dobro (on "Nothin' to Hide")


===Production===
===Production===
*[[David Briggs (producer)|David Briggs]] - Producer
*[[David Briggs (record producer)|David Briggs]] – Producer
*Vic Anesini - Mastering
*Vic Anesini – Mastering
*Adam Block - Project Director
*Adam Block – Project Director
*David Blumberg - Horn Arrangements ("Mr. Skin", "Morning Will Come")
*David Blumberg – Horn Arrangements ("Mr. Skin", "Morning Will Come")
*Ira Cohen - Photography
*Ira Cohen – Photography
*Jeff Smith - Package Design
*Jeff Smith – Package Design
*Bob Irwin - Compilation Producer
*Bob Irwin – Compilation Producer


==Charts==
==Charts==
'''Album'''


{| class="wikitable" border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550"
{| class="wikitable"
! Chart (1971)
!align="left" valign="top"|Year
! Peak<br>position
!align="left" valign="top"|Chart
!align="left" valign="top"|Position
|-
|-
| US ''Billboard'' Top LPs
|align="left" valign="top"|1971
|align="left" valign="top"|Billboard 200
|align="center"|63
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|63
| Canada ''RPM'' Top 100
|align="center"|49
|-
|-
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Mr. Sardonicus]], a 1961 horror film
* ''[[Mr. Sardonicus]]'', a 1961 horror film


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.radio3net.ro/dbartists/supersearch/VHdlbHZlIERyZWFtcyBPZiBEci4gU2FyZG9uaWN1cyA=/Twelve%20Dreams%20Of%20Dr.%20Sardonicus Album online] on [[Radio3Net]] a radio channel of [[Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120407010049/http://www.radio3net.ro/dbartists/supersearch/VHdlbHZlIERyZWFtcyBPZiBEci4gU2FyZG9uaWN1cyA=/Twelve%20Dreams%20Of%20Dr.%20Sardonicus Album online] on [[Radio3Net]] a radio channel of [[Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company]]


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Latest revision as of 03:36, 21 July 2024

Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus
Studio album by
Spirit
ReleasedNovember 27, 1970
RecordedApril–October 1970
GenrePsychedelic rock, progressive rock[1]
Length38:58
LabelEpic
ProducerDavid Briggs
Spirit chronology
Clear
(1969) 		Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus
(1970) 		Feedback
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]

Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus is the fourth album by the American rock band Spirit. It was produced by David Briggs, who is best known for his work with Neil Young. The original LP was released in November 1970 by Epic. The band's lowest charting album to that point, it peaked at #63 on the Billboard 200 in February 1971, spending only fourteen weeks on the chart. However, it sold well as a catalog item and became the band's only album to ultimately attain a RIAA gold certification in the U.S., achieving that status in 1976.[5] On the Canadian RPM Magazine Top 100 charts, the album reached #49 and was in the top 100 for 10 weeks.[6]

"Nature's Way" became one of Spirit's signature songs, but was not a big hit at the time, peaking at #111 on the Billboard pop charts in 1971. To capitalize on the album's enduring appeal, "Mr. Skin" (the B-side of "Nature's Way") was released as an A-side in 1973 and also charted, peaking at #92. It was voted number 332 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd Edition (2000). [7]

Despite these commercial limitations, Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus enjoyed significant airing on college FM radio. The album was re-issued on CD in 1988 by MFSL, without bonus tracks, and in 1996 by Sony in remastered form, with bonus tracks. A 2022 two-CD release by Cherry Red Records also included several bonus tracks and a 1970 performance at the Fillmore West.

Reception

[edit]

Writing in Rolling Stone, Nick Tosches opined that the album was a "blockbuster" despite some shortcomings.[8]

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are written by Randy California, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prelude – Nothin' to Hide" 3:41
2."Nature's Way" 2:30
3."Animal Zoo"Jay Ferguson3:20
4."Love Has Found a Way"
2:42
5."Why Can't I Be Free" 1:03
6."Mr. Skin"Ferguson3:50
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Space Child" (instrumental)Locke3:26
8."When I Touch You"Ferguson5:35
9."Street Worm"Ferguson3:40
10."Life Has Just Begun" 3:22
11."Morning Will Come" 2:58
12."Soldier" 2:43
Total length:38:58
1996 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Rougher Road" 3:16
14."Animal Zoo" (mono single version)Ferguson3:10
15."Morning Will Come" (alternate mono mix) 2:58
16."Red Light Roll On" 5:40
Total length:52:22

Personnel

[edit]

Spirit

[edit]

Additional personnel

[edit]
  • Matt Andes – Dobro (on "Nothin' to Hide")

Production

[edit]
  • David Briggs – Producer
  • Vic Anesini – Mastering
  • Adam Block – Project Director
  • David Blumberg – Horn Arrangements ("Mr. Skin", "Morning Will Come")
  • Ira Cohen – Photography
  • Jeff Smith – Package Design
  • Bob Irwin – Compilation Producer

Charts

[edit]
Chart (1971) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs 63
Canada RPM Top 100 49

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Sir Robbo's Double Dipped Dozen: a psychedelic summer selection" (PDF). Cyclic Defrost. November 1998. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  2. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Spirit – Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 13, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  5. ^ RIAA Database
  6. ^ title RPM Magazine
  7. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 133. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
  8. ^ Tosches, Nick (4 March 1971). "Spirit: Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
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