Dog Eared Dream
{{short description|1994 album by Willy Porter}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Dog Eared Dream
| type = studio
| artist = Willy Porter
| cover = File:Dog Eared Dream album cover art.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1994}}
| recorded = Studio
| venue =
| studio = Joe's Place, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| length = 46:12
| label = Six Degrees Records
| producer = Mike Hoffman
| prev_title = Trees Have Soul
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Falling Forward
| next_year = 1999
}}
Dog Eared Dream is a studio album by American guitarist Willy Porter released in 1994{{cite web |title=Willy Porter – Dog Eared Dream |url=https://www.discogs.com/Willy-Porter-Dog-Eared-Dream/release/2705011 |website=Discogs.com |date=1995 |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=15 September 2020}}
Release and reception
The album was released in 1994, and then rereleased in 1995 by Private Music Records. The song that received the most attention was called, Angry Words.{{cite news |title=AllMusic Review by Kelly McCartney |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dog-eared-dream-mw0000126534 |accessdate=16 September 2020 |agency=Allmusic |publisher=AllMusic, Netaktion LLC |date=1995}} Porter toured nationally to support the album, opening for The Cranberries and Toad the Wet Sprocket.{{cite news |title=Willy Porter |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zgsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Dog+Eared+Dream+willy+porter&pg=PA94 |accessdate=16 September 2020 |publisher=Billboard Magazine |date=8 July 1995}} The album was critically acclaimed and referred to as his "breakout" album.{{cite news |last1=Levy |first1=Piet |title=Must Hear Music |url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/milwaukee-journal-sentinel/20200201/281505048202329 |accessdate=16 September 2020 |publisher=The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=1 February 2020}} The album launched Porter's career and introduced the world to his music which was rooted in acoustic guitar. The songs which received airplay on the radio were: Angry Words, Rita, Jesus on the Grille, and Flying.{{cite news |title=Willy Porter Band w/Martyn Joseph |url=https://shepherdexpress.com/events/willy-porter-band-wmartyn-joseph/ |accessdate=16 September 2020 |publisher=Shepherd Express. |date=29 September 2018}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Dog Eared Dream
| title1 = Angry Words
| writer1 = Willy Porter
| length1 = 4:14
| title2 = Rita
| writer2 = Willy Porter
| length2 = 4:01
| title3 = Jesus On The Grille
| writer3 = Willy Porter, Tom Pirozzoli
| length3 = 4:01
| title4 = Boab Tree
| writer4 = Willy Porter, John Calarco
| length4 = 4:24
| title5 = Watercolor
| writer5 = Willy Porter, Mike Rayburn
| length5 = 5:22
| title6 = Cool Water -
| writer6 = Willy Porter, Doug Gill
| length6 = 4:45
| title7 = Be Here Now
| writer7 = John Calarco, Steve Kleiber, Willy Porter, Bill Uranus
| length7 = 2:53
| title8 = Flying
| writer8 = Willy Porter
| length8 = 4:29
| title9 = Glow
| writer9 = John Calarco, Willy Porter
| length9 = 4:00
| title10 = Cold Wind
| writer10 = Willy Porter
| length10 = 5:09
| title11 = Out Of The Blue
| writer11 = Willy Porter
| length11 = 4:26
}}
Personnel
Willy Porter band
- Willy Porter – guitar, Rhythm guitar, vocals
- Steve Kleiber, (bass guitar).{{cite news |last1=Uebelherr |first1=Jan |title=From jazz to rock, Steven Kleiber played bass with genius |url=http://archive.jsonline.com/news/obituaries/from-jazz-to-rock-steven-kleiber-played-bass-with-genius-b99205115z1-245570811.html/#:~:text=Steven%20Kleiber%20was%20a%20rare,how%20he%20approached%20his%20instrument. |accessdate=15 September 2020 |publisher=The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel}}
- John Calarco - drums{{cite news |last1=Metzger |first1=John |title=Backstage Pass An Interview with Willy Porter |url=http://www.musicbox-online.com/portint2.html#axzz6Y9Rba8ni |accessdate=15 September 2020 |volume=5 |publisher=The Music Box |date=1998}}
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