I've Dreamed of You

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"I've Dreamed of You"
Barbra Streisand-I've Dreamed of You.jpg
Single by Barbra Streisand
from the album A Love Like Ours
ReleasedJanuary 1, 1999
Genre
Length4:45
Label Columbia Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand singles chronology
"Tell Him"
(1997)
"I've Dreamed of You"
(1999)
"If You Ever Leave Me"
(1999)

"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]

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Production

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]

Critical reception

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]

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