The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" | ||||
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Single by Carly Simon | ||||
from the album Coming Around Again | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 1987 | |||
Genre | Pop, adult contemporary | |||
Length | 5:00 4:20 (single version) | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Songwriter(s) | Carly Simon Jacob Brackman | |||
Carly Simon singles chronology | ||||
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"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" is the third single from Carly Simon's 1987 album Coming Around Again. The song was written by Simon and produced by John Boylan.[1][2] Though no official video was produced for the single, a clip of Simon performing the song at her 1987 HBO concert special, Live from Martha's Vineyard, was released.
The song is one of Simon's biggest Adult contemporary hits, and has been included on multiple compilations of her work, such as the 3-disc box set Clouds in My Coffee (1995), the UK import The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better (1998), the 2-disc retrospective Anthology (2002), the single disc Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits (2004), and Sony Music's Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon (2014).
Charts[]
"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, where it charted for 17 weeks.[3] The song also charted in Ireland, peaking at No. 28.[4]
Track listings and formats[]
- 7" single (US)[5]
- "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" (Single version) – 4:20
- "As Time Goes By " – 5:06
- 7" single (UK)[6]
- "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" – 3:58
- "As Time Goes By" – 5:06
References[]
- ^ Sheila Weller. "The Counterintuitive Wisdom of Carly Simon". Observer.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Coming Around Again". carlysimon.com.
- ^ "Carly Simon - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ "The Irish Charts". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of 7" US single". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of 7" UK single". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
External links[]
- 1987 singles
- Carly Simon songs
- Songs written by Carly Simon
- Pop ballads
- 1987 songs
- Arista Records singles