| "Like Dreamers Do" | ||||
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| Single by Mica Paris | ||||
| from the album So Good | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul | |||
| Length | 4:18 | |||
| Label | 4th & B'way Records, Island Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ? | |||
| Producer(s) | L'Equipe | |||
| Mica Paris singles chronology | ||||
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"Like Dreamers Do" is a song by British singer Mica Paris which features jazz musician Courtney Pine. It was released as the second single from Paris' debut album, So Good (1988), by 4th & B'way Records. The song peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart.
Pan-European magazine Music & Media described "Like Dreamers Do" as a "mid-tempo jazzy single from this promising young singer". [1] James Hamilton from Record Mirror wrote in his dance column, "Huskily and quite jazzily sung tumbling and tapping 119+2⁄3bpm breezy swinger featuring Courtney Pine's squealing sax and some gospel-ish insistently repetitive title line chorus support". [2]
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC) [7] | 26 |
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