When Dream and Day Unite Demos 1987–1989

~ Release by Dream Theater (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1A Fortune in Lies
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy (in 1988)
electric bass guitar:
John Myung (in 1988)
electric guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) (in 1988)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist) (in 1988)
lead vocals:
Charlie Dominici (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ytse Jams, Inc. (in 2023)
recording of:
A Fortune in Lies (in 1988)
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
Charlie Dominici, Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist), John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
5:21
2Afterlife
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy (in 1988)
electric bass guitar:
John Myung (in 1988)
electric guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) (in 1988)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist) (in 1988)
lead vocals:
Charlie Dominici (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ytse Jams, Inc. (in 2023)
recording of:
Afterlife (Dream Theater song) (in 1988)
lyricist:
Charlie Dominici
composer:
Charlie Dominici, Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist), John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
5:41
3Ytse Jam
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy (in 1988)
electric bass guitar:
John Myung (in 1988)
electric guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) (in 1988)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist) (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ytse Jams, Inc. (in 2023)
recording of:
The Ytse Jam (in 1988)
composer:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist), John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
5:52
4Only a Matter of Time
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy (in 1988)
electric bass guitar:
John Myung (in 1988)
electric guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) (in 1988)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist) (in 1988)
lead vocals:
Charlie Dominici (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ytse Jams, Inc. (in 2023)
recording of:
Only a Matter of Time (in 1988)
lyricist:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
composer:
Charlie Dominici, Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist), John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
6:52
5The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy (in 1988)
electric bass guitar:
John Myung (in 1988)
electric guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) (in 1988)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist) (in 1988)
lead vocals:
Charlie Dominici (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ytse Jams, Inc. (in 2023)
recording of:
The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun (in 1988)
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
Charlie Dominici, Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist), John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
7:36
6The Killing Hand
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy (in 1988)
electric bass guitar:
John Myung (in 1988)
electric guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) (in 1988)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist) (in 1988)
lead vocals:
Charlie Dominici (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ytse Jams, Inc. (in 2023)
recording of:
The Killing Hand (in 1988)
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
Charlie Dominici, Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist), John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
8:26
7Light Fuse and Get Away (instrumental version)
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy (in 1988)
electric bass guitar:
John Myung (in 1988)
electric guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) (in 1988)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist) (in 1988)
lead vocals:
Charlie Dominici (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ytse Jams, Inc. (in 2023)
instrumental recording of:
Light Fuse and Get Away (in 1988)
lyricist:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
composer:
Charlie Dominici, Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist), John Myung, John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) and Mike Portnoy
7:54
8To Live Forever
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy (in 1988)
electric bass guitar:
John Myung (in 1988)
electric guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) (in 1988)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist) (in 1988)
lead vocals:
Charlie Dominici (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ytse Jams, Inc. (in 2023)
recording of:
To Live Forever (in 1988)
additional lyricist:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist)
lyricist:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer)
composer:
Dream Theater
4:29
9Mission: Impossible
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy (in 1988)
electric bass guitar:
John Myung (in 1988)
electric guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) (in 1988)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist) (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ytse Jams, Inc. (in 2023)
cover recording of:
Mission: Impossible (in 1988)
composer:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer)
publisher:
Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
1:26
10Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy (in 1988)
electric bass guitar:
John Myung (in 1988)
electric guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) (in 1988)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist) (in 1988)
lead vocals:
Charlie Dominici (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ytse Jams, Inc. (in 2023)
cover recording of:
Carry That Weight (in 1988)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
cover recording of:
Golden Slumbers (The Beatles) (in 1988)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
is based on:
Cradle Song (“Golden Slumbers” poem)
cover recording of:
The End (in 1988)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
6:14
11O Holy Night
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy (in 1988)
electric bass guitar:
John Myung (in 1988)
electric guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) (in 1988)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist) (in 1988)
lead vocals:
Charlie Dominici (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ytse Jams, Inc. (in 2023)
cover recording of:
O Holy Night (in 1988)
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
4:11
12A Vision '89
drums (drum set):
Mike Portnoy (in 1989)
electric bass guitar:
John Myung (in 1989)
electric guitar:
John Petrucci (US guitarist, composer and producer) (in 1989)
keyboard:
Kevin Moore (prog rock keyboardist) (in 1989)
lead vocals:
Charlie Dominici (in 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ytse Jams, Inc. (in 2023)
8:32
13[untitled]
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ytse Jams, Inc. (in 2023)
2:10