Dreamin' (Vanessa Williams song)
| "Dreamin'" | ||||
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| Single by Vanessa Williams | ||||
| from the album The Right Stuff | ||||
| B-side | "The Right Stuff" (instrumental) | |||
| Released | August 16, 1988 | |||
| Format | 12" | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
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| Length |
5:25 (album version) 4:25 (single edit) | |||
| Label | Wing | |||
| Writer(s) | Michael Forte, Lisa Montegomary, Geneval Paschal | |||
| Producer(s) | Donald Robinson | |||
| Vanessa Williams singles chronology | ||||
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"Dreamin'" is a song written by Lisa Montgomery and Geneva Paschal and originally performed by the family group Guinn in 1986.
In 1988, Vanessa Williams recorded the song and released it as a single from her debut album, The Right Stuff. The single was Williams' first top 40 and first number-one hit on the Billboard R&B chart, where it stayed at the top of the chart for two weeks. On the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, "Dreamin'" peaked at number eight.[1] The song also reached No. 74 on the British Single Charts,[2] No. 40[3] in the Netherlands and No. 19[4] in New Zealand.
In popular culture
The song was featured in the background of the 1989 Blake Edwards film Skin Deep as well as in a 1989 episode of the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.
Track listing and formats
- European CD single[5]
- Dreamin' (Album Version) - 5:25
- Dreamin' (Instrumental) - 5:25
- The Right Stuff (Album Version) - 4:18
Chart positions
| Chart (1988-1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Top 40 | 40[3] |
| New Zealand Single Charts | 19[4] |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | 1[1] |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 8 |
| UK Singles Chart | 74[2] |
References
- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 627.
- 1 2 "Vanessa Williams chart positions". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
- 1 2 "Zoeken naar: Artiest: Vanessa Williams (in Dutch)". DutchCharts.nl. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- 1 2 "Vanessa Williams - Dreamin' (Song)". Charts.Org.Nz. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ↑ "Vanessa Williams – Dreamin' (CD)". Discogs.org. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
External links
| Preceded by "Can You Stand the Rain" by New Edition |
Billboard Hot Black Singles number-one single February 18, 1989 – February 25, 1989 |
Succeeded by "Just Because" by Anita Baker |
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