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By Warren Kurtz<\/p>\n
Thirty-five years ago, Giant<\/a> was in the Top 40 with \u201cSee You in My Dreams,\u201d a power ballad sharing the chart with a pair of songs in a similar genre, Aerosmith\u2019s \u201cWhat it Takes\u201d and KISS\u2019 \u201cForever.\u201d The song was the third single from their debut album Last of the Runaways<\/em>, with vocalist and guitarist Dann Huff, his brother David Huff on drums, bassist Mike Brignardello, and keyboardist Alan Pasqua. Now the U.S.\u2019s David Huff and Mike Brignardello are joined by Sweden\u2019s vocalist Kent Hilli and guitarist Jimmy Westerlund, on the new Giant album Stand and Deliver<\/em> from Frontiers Music<\/a>, based in Italy. Goldmine <\/em>spoke with David Huff about this international collaboration, after looking back on both sides of their Top 40 hit.<\/p>\n Giant’s current lineup L to R:<\/em> Mike Brignardello, David Huff, Kent Hilli, Jimmy Westerlund, photo by Enzo Mazzeo<\/em><\/p>\n GOLDMINE:<\/strong> Welcome to <\/em>Goldmine. When singles transitioned from vinyl to cassette, \u201cI\u2019ll See You in My Dreams,\u201d from <\/em>Last of the Runaways was released and became a wonderful power ballad Top 40 hit. The recording sounds like songs my wife Donna listens to on SiriusXM\u2019s Hair Nation station, with a touch of Scorpions and Whitesnake.<\/em><\/p>\n DAVID HUFF:<\/strong> That was an incredible time in our lives when rock and roll was a big part of the pop music scene. We had a lot of influences and the guys from Scorpions would come to our shows in Europe, which was great. It was surreal to hang out with them and KISS, too.<\/p>\n