"As Long as I Can Dream" is a song by the American

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. It was co-written by

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and

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and appears on the group's self-titled third album. Lead vocals on the song were sung by

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. The song features guitarist

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, one of two tracks he played. In 1999, singer Debelah Morgan recorded a

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of the song that was included on the soundtrack to the film '' Stuart Little''.

Reception

Released as the third

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from the album ''

'', "As Long as I Can Dream" peaked at #55 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and at #21 on the ''Billboard''

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in 1993. ''Billboard'' chart infoAllMusic.com. Retrieved 21 May 2009.

Track listing

Exposé U.S. CD Maxi-single

# "As Long as I Can Dream" (4:49) # "

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" (3:28) # " Come Go with Me" (4:17) # " What You Don't Know" (4:20) # "Face to Face" (4:22)

Charts

References

External links

Exposé CD Maxi-single release info from discogs.com
1992 songs 1993 singles Exposé (group) songs Debelah Morgan songs Roy Orbison songs Songs written by Diane Warren Pop ballads Songs written by Roy Orbison Arista Records singles 1990s ballads {{1990s-pop-song-stub