"Dreamin'" is a song written by Lisa Montgomery and Geneva Paschal and originally performed by the family group Guinn in 1986.
Vanessa Williams recording
In 1988, American singer and actress
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American singer, actress, and fashion designer. She gained recognition as the first African-American woman to receive the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984. She resigne ...
recorded the song and released it as the third single from her debut studio album, ''
The Right Stuff'' (1988). In the United States, the single was Williams' first top 40, and first number-one hit on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart, where it stayed at the top of the chart for two weeks. On the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop chart, "Dreamin'" peaked at number eight.
Elsewhere, "Dreamin'" reached number 74 on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
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number 40 in the Netherlands,
and number 19 in New Zealand.
Track listings
*European CD single
#"Dreamin'" (Album Version) – 5:25
#"Dreamin'" (Instrumental) – 5:25
#"The Right Stuff" (Album Version) – 4:18
Personnel
* Vanessa Williams – lead and background vocals
*
Rachelle Ferrell
Rachelle Ferrell (born May 21, 1961) is an American vocalist and musician. Although she has had some success in the mainstream R&B, pop, gospel and classical music scenes, she is noted for her talents as a contemporary jazz singer. In contem ...
, Carol Coleman, Lori Fulton – background vocals
* Donald Robinson – producer, keyboards, mixing, arrangements
* Randy Bowland – guitar
* Jim Salamone – drum programming
* Daryl Burgee – percussion
* Ron Kerber – saxophone
* Mike Tarsia – engineering, mixing
* Adam Silverman – assistant engineer
* Ronald Distasio – assistant engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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1980s ballads
1986 songs
1988 singles
Contemporary R&B ballads
Music videos directed by Alek Keshishian
Smooth jazz songs
Songs about dreams
Soul ballads
Vanessa Williams songs
Wing Records singles