"I Got Dreams" is a song co-written and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist

Steve Wariner Steven Noel Wariner (born December 25, 1954) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Initially a backing musician for Dottie West, he also worked with Bob Luman and Chet Atkins before beginning a solo career in the late 1 ...

. It was released in June 1989 as the second single and title track from the album ''

I Got Dreams ''I Got Dreams'' is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Steve Wariner. It was released in 1989 by MCA Records. The album includes "Where Did I Go Wrong", "I Got Dreams" and "When I Could Come Home to You". "Where Did I Go Wr ...

''. The song was the ninth and final number one on the country chart for Wariner as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart. Wariner wrote the song with

Bill LaBounty Bill LaBounty is an American musician. He was initially a singer-songwriter in the soft rock genre. As a solo artist, LaBounty recorded six studio albums, including four on Curb/Warner Bros. Records. His first charting single, " This Night Won't ...

Critical reception

In his book ''Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary'', Richard Carlin wrote that the song was "jazzy" and said that its inclusion of

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made it a "novelty" for country music.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

1989 singles Steve Wariner songs Songs written by Bill LaBounty Songs written by Steve Wariner Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen MCA Records singles 1989 songs {{1989-country-song-stub