Dreamin' of Love

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"Dreamin' of Love"
Stevie B Dreamin' of Love.JPG
Single by Stevie B
from the album Party Your Body
Released1988
Genre Freestyle
Length4:10(album version)
Label LMR
Songwriter(s) Stevie B
Producer(s) Stevie B
Stevie B singles chronology
"Party Your Body"
(1987)
"Dreamin' of Love"
(1988)
"Spring Love (Come Back to Me)"
(1988)

"Dreamin' of Love" is the second single from freestyle singer Stevie B's debut album Party Your Body . It was his first single to chart in Billboard Hot 100. "Dreamin' of Love" contain samples of the song "Do You Have a Car" by Kid Seville.

Contents

Track listing

US 12" single
No.TitleLength
1."Dreamin' of Love" (Vocal)5:03
2."Dreamin' of Love" (Dub)4:34

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [1] 80
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play [1] 21
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales [1] 8

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved December 12, 2009)