Dreamin' (Vanessa Williams song)

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"Dreamin'"
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Single by Vanessa Williams
from the album The Right Stuff
ReleasedAugust 16, 1988
Recorded1986
Studio Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre
Length5:25
Label Wing
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)
Music video
"Dreamin'" on YouTube

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

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Vanessa Williams recording

In 1988, American singer and actress Vanessa Williams recorded the song and released it as the third single from her debut studio album, The Right Stuff (1988). In the United States, 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] Elsewhere, "Dreamin'" reached number 74 on the UK Singles Chart, [2] number 40 in the Netherlands, [3] and number 19 in New Zealand. [4]

At the Grammy Awards in 1990, the song received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

Track listings

  1. "Dreamin'" (Album Version) – 5:25
  2. "Dreamin'" (Instrumental) – 5:25
  3. "The Right Stuff" (Album Version) – 4:18

Personnel

Charts

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