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Stewart was brought in to sing on the song when Bentley informed his band mates that he didn't think his voice was right for the song. Recorded by [[John Peel]], "In a Broken Dream" languished until 1970 when Miki Dallon, who had re-produced the track for his Youngblood label, released it. The single flopped but Dallon persevered and in 1972, the single's third release rose to number three in the [[UK Singles Chart]] and #56 in the [[United States|U.S.]] [[Billboard Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Rock File 3 Chartlog - Sources of British Hit Songs:Writers, American Hits and Original Versions |author=Gillett, Charlie & Frith, Simon |year=1975 |publisher=Panther |___location=St. Albans, Herts. |isbn=0-586-04261-X |pages=p. 126 }}</ref>

In [[Europe]], the song became something of a classic. It turned up on the [[soundtrack]] of [[film]]s and documentaries (including the acclaimed art house [[film|movie]] ''[[Breaking the Waves]]'') and became the subject of many [[cover version]]s.

[[Rod Stewart]] included the [[song]] on two anthologies of previously recorded work and, in the mid 1990s, an English band, [[Thunder (band)|Thunder]], delivered a high -octane readingrendering that propelled it into the [[United Kingdom|UK]] chart for the second time.

Most recently, "In A Broken Dream" surfaced on the leading edge of a collection of songs recorded by British [[singer]] [[Kathryn Williams]] -– along with songs by [[Leonard Cohen]], [[Neil Young]] and [[Kurt Cobain]].

Following the recording of "In A Broken Dream" in April 1969, the group had continued to make sporadic live appearances. [[Time Out]] magazine advertised one show at the Bottleneck Club in the Railway Tavern, Stratford in London's East End on 28 June 1969.

After a hiatus, during which the band members explored separate projects during 1970-19721970–1972, David Bentley, Mick Liber, David Montgomery and Tony Cahill (bass), who had played drums with [[The Easybeats]], made some recordings in 1972 with English guitarist Gary Boyle. The tracks subsequently appeared on the band's lone album alongside the earlier Rod Stewart recordings from 1969.

Montgomery would also go on to briefly play drums for the [[United States|American]] band, [[King Harvest]].

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