Dreamtime (The Stranglers album)

Dreamtime is the ninth studio album by the Stranglers, released in 1986 by Epic Records. The title track was inspired by a belief of the aboriginal peoples of Australia called Dreamtime.

Dreamtime
Studio album by
the Stranglers
Released27 October 1986
RecordedMarch–April 1986
Studio
Genre
  • New wave
  • post-punk
Length45:53
LabelEpic
Producer
  • The Stranglers
  • Mike Kemp
The Stranglers chronology
Aural Sculpture
(1984)		 Dreamtime
(1986)		 10
(1990)
Singles from Dreamtime
  1. "Nice in Nice"
    Released: August 1986
  2. "Always the Sun"
    Released: October 1986
  3. "Big in America"
    Released: December 1986
  4. "Shakin' Like a Leaf"
    Released: February 1987

The single "Always the Sun" peaked at No. 30 in the UK Singles Chart. Dreamtime itself reached No. 16 in the UK Albums Chart, the lowest charting studio album during Hugh Cornwell's recording tenure with the band (1977–90).

Singles released in the UK for this album included "Nice in Nice" (peaked at No. 30), "Always the Sun", "Big in America" (peaked at No. 48) and "Shakin' Like a Leaf" (peaked at No. 58). A fifth single was proposed by the record company, and a remix of the song "Was It You?" was prepared, but it was never released.

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