When Dream and Day Unite

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When Dream and Day Unite (1989) is the first studio album released by Dream Theater, a progressive metal band, on March 6, 1989. It was recorded in the summer of 1988 at Kajem/Victory Studios in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, and is the only Dream Theater album to feature Charlie Dominici on vocals.

On March 12, 2002, a 32-bit remaster of the album was released.

On the 15th anniversary of the album, the current line-up of Dream Theater performed the album in its entirety in Los Angeles, California, and during two additional songs in the encore special guests Charlie Dominici and Derek Sherinian (both now former Dream Theater members) performed. The entire performance was recorded and later released on CD and DVD under the title When Dream And Day Reunite through the band's independent label YtseJam Records.

Track listing

1. "A Fortune in Lies" – 5:10 (music by Dream Theater, lyrics by Petrucci)
2. "Status Seeker" – 4:15 (Dream Theater, Dominici/Petrucci)
3. "The Ytsé Jam" – 5:43 (Dream Theater, instrumental)
4. "The Killing Hand" – 8:40 (Dream Theater, Petrucci)
   • I. The Observance
   • II. Ancient Renewal
   • III. The Stray Seed
   • IV. Thorns
   • V. Exodus
5. "Light Fuse and Get Away" – 7:23 (Dream Theater, Moore)
6. "Afterlife" – 5:27 (Dream Theater, Dominici)
7. "The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun" – 8:04 (Dream Theater, Petrucci)
8. "Only a Matter of Time" – 6:35 (Dream Theater, Moore)

Credits

• Charlie Dominici – vocals
• Kevin Moore – keyboards
• John Myung – bass
• John Petrucci – guitars
• Mike Portnoy – drums