After
Gary Troxel was drafted into the U.S. Navy,
the Fleetwoods were forced to cut
Deep in a Dream during a brief leave from his military duty. The resulting album possesses an urgency and intensity absent from the group's previous records, underscoring the growing maturity of their themes and harmonies. As the title promises,
Deep in a Dream retains the lush otherworldliness of the trio's best music -- songs like "Lavender Blue" and "Lonely Cup of Coffee" bathe in spectral beauty. Not all the material is up to snuff, however -- "Hey Little Tear" and "A Teenager in Love" seem at odds with the adult complexities shaping the music's creation.