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| "(You're My) Dream Come True" | ||||
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| Single by The Temptations | ||||
| from the album Meet the Temptations | ||||
| B-side | "Isn't She Pretty" | |||
| Released | March 16, 1962 | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio A); January 17, 1962 | |||
| Genre | Soul, R&B, Doo-wop | |||
| Length | 2:54 | |||
| Label | Gordy G 7001 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Berry Gordy, Jr. | |||
| Producer(s) | Berry Gordy, Jr. | |||
| The Temptations singles chronology | ||||
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"(You're My) Dream Come True" (also known as "Dream Come True") is a 1962 single by The Temptations. [1]
| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard R&B Singles | 22 |
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