Little Dreamer (song)

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"Little Dreamer"
Single by Status Quo
from the album Perfect Remedy
ReleasedDecember 1989 (1989-12)
Genre Rock
Length3:58
Label Vertigo
Songwriter(s) Rossi/Frost
Producer(s) Pip Williams
Status Quo singles chronology
"Not at All"
(1989)
"Little Dreamer"
(1989)
"The Anniversary Waltz - Part One"
(1990)

"Little Dreamer" is a single released by the British rock band Status Quo in 1989. It was included on the album Perfect Remedy . [1]

Contents

The 7-inch was also issued with a Perfect Remedy tour patch, and the 12-inch was also packaged in a gatefold picture sleeve which featured Status Quo's Christmas Game.

Track listing

7 inch / cassette

  1. "Little Dreamer" (Rossi/Frost) (3.58)
  2. "Rotten to the Bone" (Rossi/Bown) (3.39)

12 inch / CD

  1. "Little Dreamer" (Rossi/Frost) (3.58)
  2. "Rotten to the Bone" (Rossi/Bown) (3.39)
  3. "Doing It All for You" (Parfitt/Williams) (4.08)

Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [2] 76

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References

  1. "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2018.