Remembrance Days
Remembrance Days is the second album by the British band The Dream Academy. Not as successful as the band's 1985 self-titled debut, the album peaked at number 181 in the United States. The lyrics and music for "The Lesson of Love" was written in just two four-hour sessions at Patrick Leonard's home. Nick Laird-Clowes was inspired to write "In Exile" after reading an article in The Village Voice on Rodrigo Rojas. "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" was originally recorded with Hugh Padgham handling production, although record producer Lenny Waronker suggested that the band work with Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham to finish the song in Los Angeles. Upon hearing the demo, Buckingham commented that the song was reminiscent of material from The Beatles White Album, an assessment that Laird-Clowes agreed with. Buckingham ultimately rebuilt the song from the ground up and also worked with the band on "Indian Summer", which became the lead single off Remembrance Days. The instrumental version of "Power To Believe" appeared in the 1987 film Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, however the film's official soundtrack album contained the full vocal version. The instrumental version was finally included on the band's 2014 Greatest Hits compilation The Morning Lasted All Day: A Retrospective. Track listing

Personnel
The Dream Academy
Gilbert Gabriel – keyboards, backing vocals
Nick Laird-Clowes – guitars, harmonica, lead and backing vocals
Kate St. John – saxophone, oboe, cor anglais, backing vocals

Additional personnel
Lindsey Buckingham – guitars, bass, keyboards, snare drum, backing vocals
Guy Pratt – bass guitar
Paul Carrack – piano
Nicky Holland, Larry Fast – keyboards
Jerry Marotta – drums
Ben Hoffnung, Muzzy Ismail – percussion
Adam Peters – electric cello
Paul Brook – drum programming
Patrick Leonard – drum programming, keyboard bass
Robin Smith – bass programming
Hans Zimmer – Fairlight CMI programming
Derek Adams, Michael Ostin, J. D. Souther, Andrew Williams, David Williams – backing vocals

Chart performance

Singles
 "Indian Summer"
 "The Lesson of Love"
 "Power to Believe" 
 "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime" (Canada)

References

1987 albums
Albums produced by Hugh Padgham
Albums produced by Patrick Leonard
Albums produced by Richard Dashut
Albums produced by Lindsey Buckingham
Blanco y Negro Records albums
The Dream Academy albums