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Wet Dream is the debut solo studio album by Pink Floyd's keyboardist and songwriter Richard Wright, released in 1978.
Background
Wet Dream was self-produced, and Wright wrote all the songs himself, except for either "Pink's Song" or "Against the Odds", one of which was co-written with his then-wife, Juliette, who, as Juliette Gale, had provided vocals to a pre-Pink Floyd song "Walk with Me Sydney". It appears that the original album credited Juliette Wright for lyrics on "Against the Odds" but the 2023 reissue credited Juliette Wright for lyrics on "Pink's Song".
Wet Dream was recorded at Super Bear Studios, Berre-les-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, in early 1978, the same studio where bandmate David Gilmour would record his solo album David Gilmour just weeks after the recording of Wet Dream.
Release and reception
The album went virtually unnoticed at the time. The album was long out of print in Wright's native UK, but it was re-released on CD in the United States and Canada in the 1990s, with some success, and again in 2008 in Australia, following Wright's death.
2023 reissue and remixes
The album was announced for a CD and digital re-issue on 28 July 2023, which would have been Wright's 80th birthday. It features a new stereo mix by Steven Wilson and new artwork with previously unseen photos from the period. The new stereo mix was released on vinyl and on BD, which also includes multi-channel Dolby Atmos and 5.1 surround sound mixes by Wilson on 29 September 2023, the album's 45th anniversary. The 2023 reissues originally did not include the original 1978 mix of the album, On 28 June 2023 "Cat Cruise" was released as a digital single to promote the reissue.
The 2023 reissue CD credits Juliette Wright with the lyrics for "Pink's Song"; This does not appear to be the case on the original album credits, and on the disc itself it appears she was credited with the lyrics to "Against the Odds".
Track listing
Personnel
Credits taken from the original 1978 album and the 2023 reissue.
- Richard Wright: piano, electric piano, Hammond organ, Oberheim synthesizer, vocals, booklet photography (2023 reissue)
- Mel Collins: saxophones (1, 3, 5, 7, 10), flute (9)
- Snowy White: guitars
- Larry Steele: bass guitar
- Reg Isidore: drums, percussion
- Hipgnosis: album cover design
- Photography: Aubrey Powell / Rob Brimson
- Gala Wright and Jamie Wright: art direction (2023 reissue)
- Carl Glover: graphic design (2023 reissue)
- Costas Spathis: photography (2023 reissue)
- Steven Wilson: mixing (2023 reissue)
Charts
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|+1978 chart performance for Wet Dream
!scope="col"|Chart (1978)
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|+2023 chart performance for Wet Dream
!scope="col"|Chart (2023)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
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! scope="row"| Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)
| 17
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! scope="row"| Italian Albums (FIMI)
| 78
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