In July 1979, “Portrait” label released “Dream of a Child”, the third Burton Cummings studio album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Studio 55”, “Cherokee Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Burton Cummings.

Personnel:

• Burton Cummings – vocals, grand piano, piano, synthesizer, clavinet, percussion
• Randy Bachman – acoustic and electric guitars, percussion
• Trevor Veitch – acoustic guitar
• Dick Wagner – lead guitar
• Steve Cropper – guitar
• Jeff Baxter – electric guitar
• Norman MacPherson – electric guitar
• Tom Brumley – pedal steel guitar
• Jimmy Phillips – organ
• Bill Payne – synthesizer
• Ian Gardiner – electric bass
• Jim Gordon – drums
• Jeff Porcaro – drums
• Rick Shlosser – drums
• Phyllis St. James – percussion
• Jim Horn – alto saxophone
• Plas Johnson – saxophone
• Becky Lopez, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields – backing vocals
• The Cherokee Studio All Stars – handclaps
• Steve Madaio – horns arrangements, horns conductor
• Bruce Robb – engineer
• Howard Steele – engineer, mixing
• Gabe Veltri, Larold Rebhurn, Tim Dennen – engineer assistant
• Alent Zelen – mastering
• Pacific Eye & Ear – design
• Alan Dockery – photography
• Jim Martin – production coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Burton Cummings, except where noted.

1. Break It to Them Gently
2. Hold On, I’m Coming – David Porter, Isaac Hayes
3. I Will Play a Rhapsody
4. Wait by the Water – Bobby Darin
5. When a Man Loves a Woman – Andrew Wright, Calvin Lewis
6. Shinny Stockings – Frank Foster, Jon Hendricks
7. Guns, Guns, Guns
8. Takes a Fool to Love a Fool
9. Meanin’ So Much
10. It All Comes Together
11. Roll with the Punches
12. Dream of a Child – David Forman