Cartesian Dreams
{{Infobox album
| name = Cartesian Dreams
| type = studio
| artist = House of Lords
| cover = Cartesian_Dreams.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 18, 2009
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Hard rock, Glam metal
| length = 51:42
| label = Frontiers
| producer = James Christian, Jeff Kent
| prev_title = Anthology
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Big Money
| next_year = 2011
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |first=Greg |last=Prato |title=Review: Cartesian Dreams |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1647002|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=24 December 2009}}
|rev2 = Hard Rock Hideout
|rev2score = {{Rating|7.5|10}}[http://hardrockhideout.com/2009/08/31/house-of-lords-cartesian-dreams-2009/ Hard Rock Hideout review]
}}
Cartesian Dreams is the seventh studio album by the rock band House of Lords. It was released on September 18, 2009 in Europe and October 13, 2009 in the US.
The album features the same line-up as the previous albums World Upside Down and Come to My Kingdom, except new bassist Matt McKenna, and was produced by singer James Christian and Jeff Kent with Tommy Denander as co producer on a couple of songs he co wrote.
Track listing
- "Cartesian Dreams" - 5:15
- "Born to Be Your Baby" - 4:31
- "Desert Rain" - 5:08
- "Sweet September" (Christian/Denander/Reed/Baker) - 3:45
- "Bangin'" - 3:32
- "A Simple Plan" - 4:25
- "Never Never Look Back" (Christian/Denander/Baker)- 4:06
- "The Bigger They Come" - 3:53
- "Repo Man" - 4:11
- "Saved By Rock" - 4:45
- "Joanna" - 3:30
- "The Train" (European Bonus track) / "Who" (Japanese bonus track)- 4:41
Personnel
- James Christian - lead vocals, keyboards
- Jimi Bell - guitar
- Matt McKenna - bass, backing vocals
- B.J. Zampa - drums, percussion
;Additional musicians
- Tommy Denander - guitar, keyboards, co-production, songwriting
Release history
| class="wikitable"
! Country ! Date |
| Europe
| September 18, 2009 |
| United States
| October 13, 2009 |