| "I've Dreamed of You" | ||||
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| Single by Barbra Streisand | ||||
| from the album A Love Like Ours | ||||
| Released | July 1999 | |||
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| Length | 4:45 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Barbra Streisand | |||
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"I've Dreamed of You" is a 1999 adult contemporary [1] single by American singer Barbra Streisand from the album A Love Like Ours . It has lyrics by Ann Hampton Callaway and music by Rolf Lovland [2] and was produced by Streisand. [1]
Upon request by Barbra Streisand, [3] the song was written by Ann Hampton Callaway as Streisand's wedding song to actor James Brolin. [2] It was one of two songs recorded by Streisand that were written by Callaway. [2] The song was released in mid 1999 in anticipation of the release of A Love Like Ours in October of that year. [1] Streisand performed the song at her own wedding. [4] Callaway performed the song in 2012 in her show The Streisand Songbook at 54 Below. [2]
Chuck Taylor from Billboard described the song as a "string-laden, gently produced ballad". [1] Another editor deemed it a "dreamy love song" with lyrics that "drool sentimentality and dedication". [1] The New York Times called it a "confectionary love song". [3] The Importance of Being Barbra deemed the song "somewhat forgettable". [5] Out described it as a "summer hit". [4] The Free Lance–Star called it "warm and cuddly". [6] Calhoun Times wrote that the song was "almost lullaby-like in its delicateness", "genuinely sweet" and "touching". [7]
