| "Quasimodo's Dream" | ||||
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| Single by The Reels | ||||
| from the album Quasimodo's Dream | ||||
| A-side | "Quasimodo's Dream" | |||
| B-side | "(Love Is) Here Today" | |||
| Released | May 1981 December 1983 (re-release) | |||
| Recorded | 1980–1981 at Albert Studios | |||
| Genre | Pop, new wave | |||
| Length | 4:06 | |||
| Label | Polygram, Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Mason | |||
| Producer(s) | The Reels | |||
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"Quasimodo's Dream" is a song by Australian pop/new wave band The Reels and was released as the title single off their second album, Quasimodo's Dream in May 1981. The album peaked at No. 27 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart but the single did not reach the Top 50 of the related Singles Chart.[1] Rock music historian, Ian McFarlane claimed, "the album's highlight was the sparse, evocative title track".[2] The song, written by lead singer Dave Mason, is now regarded as a classic—in 2001 it was named by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) at No. 10 of their Top 30 Australian songs of all time.[3] It was covered by fellow Australians Kate Ceberano (1989) and Jimmy Little (1999).[4]
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Reels'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ "2001 - Top 10 list". APRA/AMCOS. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ Nimmervoll, Ed. "The Reels". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2014.