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'''''Maybe I'm Dreaming''''' is the debut studio album by American [[electronica]] project [[Owl City]], released on March 17, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://myspace.com/owlcity/music/album/maybe-i-m-dreaming-15383221|title=Maybe I'm Dreaming by Owl City – MySpace page|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220181551/https://myspace.com/owlcity/music/album/maybe-i-m-dreaming-15383221|archivedate=December 20, 2016|access-date=January 26, 2023}}</ref> Despite having been self-released and not recorded by any major producer, it managed to reach the top 20 of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Dance/Electronic Albums]] chart.<ref>Marotta, Michael (2009) "[http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/135479080 MUSIC ; Young Upstart's a Wise Owl] {{webarchive|urlname=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227034357/http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/135479080 |date=2012-02-27 }}", ''[[Boston Herald]]'', retrieved October 1, 2009</ref> The seventh track,Dance Albums"The Technicolor Phase", is featured on ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'''s compilation album, ''[[Almost Alice]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/archive_almostalicetracklisting/|title=3OH!3, All Time Low, Owl City, more on Alice In Wonderland soundtrack|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=January 12, 2010|access-date=January 26, 2023}}</ref>

Following the surprise success of Owl City's second album, ''[[Ocean Eyes (album)|Ocean Eyes]]'', ''Maybe I'm Dreaming'' was pressed and re-released by [[Universal Republic]] on March 30, 2010.<ref name="Apple Music">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/maybe-im-dreaming/1440768838|title=Maybe I'm Dreaming - Owl City|website=[[Apple Music]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100403061432/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/maybe-im-dreaming/id363152446|archivedate=April 3, 2010|access-date=March 9, 2023}}</ref>

==Background and release==

An official music video for the song "Early Birdie" was filmed in March 2008 by Adam Young's childhood friends/bandmates Andy and Anthony Johnson ([[Windsor Airlift]]), and then released on January 13, 2011, via [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtVAVLvvXVo |title="Early Birdie" Official Music Video |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=March 24, 2014}}</ref>

''Maybe I'm Dreaming'' was recorded in February 2008,<ref name="AllMusic"/> in the basement of Young's childhood home.<ref name="MusicRadar">{{cite web|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/q-a-owl-city-reveals-live-and-studio-setup-i-use-auto-tune-238845|title=Q&A: Owl City reveals live and studio setup: I use Auto-Tune|website=MusicRadar|author=Joe Bosso|date=March 4, 2010|access-date=June 17, 2023}}</ref> Guest musicians on the album include [[Breanne Düren]] and Austin Tofte. Düren is featured on multiple songs on the album after a friend suggested that she would be perfect to work with Young.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a14290/breanne-duren-interview/|title=Artist to Know: Breanne Düren|magazine=[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]|date=May 26, 2011|access-date=June 17, 2023}}</ref> Young revealed that he used his uncle's 1969 [[Alvarez Guitars|Alvarez]] guitar on the fourth track, "The Saltwater Room".<ref name="MusicRadar"/> The seventh track, "The Technicolor Phase", is featured on ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'''s compilation album, ''[[Almost Alice]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/archive_almostalicetracklisting/|title=3OH!3, All Time Low, Owl City, more on Alice In Wonderland soundtrack|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=January 12, 2010|access-date=January 26, 2023}}</ref>

An official music video for the song "Early Birdie" was filmed in March 2008 by Adam Young's childhood friends/bandmates Andy and Anthony Johnson (of [[Windsor Airlift]]), and then released on January 13, 2011, via [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtVAVLvvXVo |title="Early Birdie" Official Music Video |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=March 24, 2014}}</ref>

==Critical reception==

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''Maybe I'm Dreaming'' was met with positive reviews from music critics. Anthony Tognazzini of [[AllMusic]] gavepraised athe positivealbum reviewfor statingits "breezy melodies, personal lyrics, and carefully orchestrated folktronica."he buildsHe also complimented Young's ability to build on "the skills he was developing on ''[[Of June]]''," and turnsturn init into a "strong effort," fullon ofthe durable, breezy melodies, personal lyrics, and carefully orchestrated folktronicaalbum."<ref name="AllMusic"/>

==Track listing==

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