Dear Mr. Fantasy
"Dear Mr. Fantasy" is a rock song by Traffic from their 1967 album, Mr. Fantasy. Jim Capaldi contributed the lyrics, while Steve Winwood and Chris Wood composed the music.
| "Dear Mr. Fantasy" | |
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| Song by Traffic | |
| from the album Mr. Fantasy | |
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| Length | 5:44 |
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| Lyricist(s) | Jim Capaldi |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Miller |
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| "Dear Mr. Fantasy" (audio) on YouTube | |
In a song review for AllMusic, Lindsay Planer writes:
A slightly trippy dark and foreboding tone permeates both the lyrics and arrangement contrasting the rock-solid pop delivery. Tying it all together are Winwood’s emotive and residually mournful lyrics. With a distinct blue-eyed soul intonation – perfected during a seminal stint in the Spencer Davis Group – he effortlessly increases the drama with a combination of slightly behind the beat timing and empathic vocals.
Dave Matthews mentioned this song specifically as part of his speech inducting Traffic into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and this is the song they played as part of that same induction.