Just a Dream (Jimmy Clanton song)
"Just a Dream (Jimmy Clanton song)" | |
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Song by Jimmy Clanton and His Rockets | |
Label | Ace Records |
Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Clanton, Cosimo Matassa |
"Just a Dream" is a 1958 single by Jimmy Clanton and His Rockets released on the Ace Records label. The actual record-label states that it was written by Clanton and Cosimo Matassa (Matassa was Clanton's manager), but other sources state that Clanton was the sole composer. Original words written by Regina F Phillips and sent to Lew Tobin which were copyrighted. Regina never received credit for the song lyrics.[1]
Apparently Lew Tobin was a bit of a song shark as noted by Randy Johnson. [2]
Chart performance[]
The single went to number one on the R&B Best Sellers lists for one week and peaked at number four on the Hot 100.[3]
Cover versions[]
- Ruby Winters covered the song in 1969 and it peaked at #40 on the US Best Selling Rhythm & Blues Singles chart.[4]
References[]
- ^ "cocatalog.loc.gov". cocatalog.loc.gov. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ "songpoemmusic.com". songpoemmusic.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 120.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 633.
Categories:
- 1958 singles
- Jimmy Clanton songs
- 1958 songs
- Chris Farlowe songs
- 1950s rhythm and blues song stubs