Album of the Day

Six years after her solo debut (and following her initial exit from Jefferson Starship), Grace Slick was back in record stores with DREAMS. The 1980 collection finds the legendary singer in power ballad mode for the most part, with producer Ron Frangipane's orchestrations and varied arrangements adding dramatic dimension to the music. Slick penned the lion's share of these songs, including lead single “Seasons” and album closer “Garden Of Man; her writing strikes a reflective tone that's direct and accessible. DREAMS was the performer's most commercially successful – and for many fans, most artistically accomplished – solo album, and we'll give it another spin now to wish Grace Slick a happy birthday.