IT'S TIME TO DREAM...

Believe me, this is Pure Gold: Twelve enchanted songs, beautifully played by Les Paul and Mary Ford - a terrific weapon for you to seduce your sweetheart. TIME TO DREAM is notable for its' lack of special effects and supersonic guitars. Perhaps Les and Mary wanted to show their public that even without their bag of tricks they could still make compelling music. The melancholy tone of the songs included in this album would have muted the appeal of flash and modernity exhibited in their previous recordings. And so out of respect for or, rather with a great appreciation and simpatico with the honest beauty of songs like "You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)" and "How Deep Is The Ocean" they chose to tone down their normally ebullient mode for a spoorific mood to great effect. Like contemporaries Frank Sinatra and The Three Suns who made long-players designed for late-night listening, TIME TO DREAM succeeds conceptually, as well as a highlight in their amazing careers.