Dreamin' (Vanessa Williams song)

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"Dreamin'"
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Single by Vanessa Williams
from the album The Right Stuff
B-side"The Right Stuff" (instrumental)
ReleasedAugust 16, 1988
Recorded1986
StudioSigma Sound Studios
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre
Length5:25 (album version)
4:25 (single edit)
LabelWing
Songwriter(s)
  • Lisa Montgomery
  • Geneva Paschal
Producer(s)Donald Robinson
Vanessa Williams singles chronology
"(He's Got) The Look"
(1988) 		"Dreamin'"
(1988) 		"Darlin' I"
(1989)

"Dreamin'" is a song written by Lisa Montgomery and Geneva Paschal and originally performed by the family group Guinn in 1986.

Vanessa Williams recording[]

In 1988, Vanessa Williams recorded the song and released it as a single from her debut album, The Right Stuff. In the US, 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] Outside the US, "Dreamin'" went on to reach No. 74 on the British Single Charts,[2] No. 40[3] in the Netherlands and No. 19[4] in New Zealand.

Track listing and formats[]

European CD single[5]
  1. Dreamin' (Album Version) - 5:25
  2. Dreamin' (Instrumental) - 5:25
  3. The Right Stuff (Album Version) - 4:18

Personnel[]

  • Vanessa Williams - Lead and background vocals
  • Rachelle Ferrell, Carol Coleman, Lori Fulton - background vocals
  • Donald Robinson - producer, keyboards, mixing, arrangements
  • Randy Bowland - guitar
  • Jim Salamone - drum programming
  • Daryl Burgee - percussion
  • Ron Kerber - saxophone
  • Mike Tarsia - engineering, mixing
  • Adam Silverman - assistant engineer
  • Ronald Distasio - assistant engineer

Chart positions[]

Weekly Charts[]

Chart (1988–89) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[6] 108
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[3] 40
New Zealand Singles Chart[4] 19
UK Singles Chart[2] 74
US Billboard Hot 100 8
US Billboard Hot Black Singles[1] 1
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[7] 2

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1989) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[8][9] 89

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 627.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Vanessa Williams chart positions". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Zoeken naar: Artiest: Vanessa Williams (in Dutch)". DutchCharts.nl. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Vanessa Williams - Dreamin' (Song)". charts.nz. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  5. ^ "Vanessa Williams – Dreamin' (CD)". Discogs.org. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  6. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received May 2, 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 260.
  8. ^ "1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 101 (51): Y-22. December 23, 1989.
  9. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1989".

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