Editing Mr. Buechner's Dream

{{Infobox album|
| name       = Mr. Buechner's Dream
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Daniel Amos]]
| cover      = MrBuechnersDream.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 2001
| recorded   = [[The Green Room (recording studio)|The Green Room]], [[Huntington Beach, California]]
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Alternative rock]], [[folk rock]]
| length     =
| label      = [[Stunt Records|Stunt]], [[Galaxy21 Music|Galaxy21]]
| producer   = [[Daniel Amos]]
| prev_title = [[Songs of the Heart]]
| prev_year  = 1995
| next_title = [[Dig Here Said the Angel]]
| next_year  = 2013
}}
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| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000228457}}</ref>
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'''''Mr Buechner's Dream''''' is the thirteenth studio album by [[Christian alternative rock]] band [[Daniel Amos]], issued in 2001 by [[Stunt Records]]. It was the band's first album in six years - and last for twelve years - and the only double album in their catalog.

==Background==
Although the album includes over 30 songs, the band did not set out to record a double album.  "I think Chris Colbert (the band's engineer) thought we were a little crazy. It’s my sense that the sheer joy of being together again in a creative setting after a seven years absence opened the floodgates of the creativity I believe is unique to Daniel Amos", explains Taylor, the band's lyricist.

Lyrically the album reflected the tumultuous events experienced by members of the band in recent years: the death of two young and very dear friends, including producer and studio owner [[Gene Eugene]], cancer in Taylor's family, and in the families of other close friends.

The "Mr Buechner" referred to in the title is [[Pulitzer Prize]] nominated author [[Frederick Buechner]], who has been a major inspiration on the band's lyrics for years. The album also pays tribute to authors [[Walker Percy]], [[T. S. Eliot]], [[G. K. Chesterton]], [[Flannery O'Connor]], [[Lewis Carroll]], and [[Dorothy L. Sayers]].

Some of the studio sessions and rehearsals for the album were filmed by friends of the band. Those films were later edited together to create a "behind the scenes" DVD, appropriately entitled ''[[The Making of Mr. Buechner's Dream]]''.

==Reissue==
For the album's tenth anniversary in 2011, Stunt Records rereleased the CD with an expanded booklet and one bonus track - "Nowhere Is Someplace," a song that was originally only released through the band's website in 2001 and on the Making of.. DVD.

==Track listing==
All lyrics by [[Terry Scott Taylor]], and music by Daniel Amos.

=== Mr Buechner's Dream (The First Collection) ===
# "This is the One" (2:18)
# "Mr. Buechner's Dream" (1:23)
# "The Author of the Story" (4:49)
# "Your Long Year" (3:52)
# "Who's Who Here?" (4:06)
# "Thick Skin" (2:54)
# "Ribbons & Bows" (3:23)
# "Ordinary Extraordinary Day" (3:20)
# "I Get to Wondering" (2:56)
# "Faithful Street" (2:36)
# "The Lucky Ones" (2:10)
# "Rice Paper Wings" (2:39)
# "The Tale You Told" (2:43)
# "Meanwhile" (3:10)
# "Over Her Shoulder" (3:01)
# "The Staggering Gods" (3:24)
# "A Little Grace" (2:30)
# "My Beautiful Martyr" (3:54)
# "Mr. Buechner Wakes Up" (0:40)
# "Joel" (3:17)

=== And So It Goes (The Second Collection) ===
# "Pretty Little Lies" (4:12)
# "Child on a Leash" (2:55)
# "Small Great Things" (2:55)
# "Nowhere Is Someplace" <small>only on the 2011 re-issue</small> (2:24)
# "Easy for You" (4:38)
# "Maybe All I Need" (3:17)
# "Pregnant Pause" (3:26)
# "She's a Hard Drink" (2:44)
# "So Far So Good" (3:47)
# "Flash in Your Eyes" (a song for [[Gene Eugene]]) (3:30)
# "Nobody Will" (2:50)
# "Fingertips" (3:10)
# "Steal Away" (2:44)
# "And So it Goes" (18:56) {{small|(the song ends at 3:40, followed by silence and an untitled [[hidden song]] begins at 17:48; on the 2011 re-issue the silence and hidden song are split onto tracks 15–16)}}

==Personnel==
* [[Tim Chandler]] — bass and guitars
* [[Greg Flesch]] — guitars, piano, keyboards, harmonica, accordion, and mandolin
* [[Ed McTaggart]] — drums and percussion
* [[Terry Scott Taylor]] — guitars and lead vocals

==Additional musicians==
* Vince Hizon — saxophone on "She's A Hard Drink" and "Faithful Street"
* Tim Jacobs — trumpet on "She's A Hard Drink" and "Faithful Street"
* [[Frank Lenz]] — additional keyboards and percussion
* Shaunte Palmer — trombone on "She's A Hard Drink" and "Faithful Street"

== Production notes ==

* Produced by Daniel Amos.
* Executive Producers: Daniel Amos, Eric Townsend, Jason Townsend, JT Feavel.
* Recorded and mixed by Chris Colbert @ "[[The Green Room (recording studio)|The Fabulous Green Room]]", [[Huntington Beach, California]], with additional engineering by Frank Lenz and T.S. Taylor.
* Digital editing by Andrew Pricket.
* Mastering by Chris Colbert @ The Green Room.
* Jacket design by Ed McTaggart, The Color Edge, [[Costa Mesa, California]].
* New layout and design by Eric Townsend, and Tom Gulotta.
* Proofreading assistance by Kenny Paxton and Ron Easton.
* Photos by Kristy McTaggart, Ed McTaggart, Jason Hoffman, Dennis Grimaud, and Tom Gulotta.

== References ==
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