"I Like Dreamin'" is the debut single by

Kenny Nolan Kenny Nolan (born September 30, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter from Los Angeles. He is best remembered for the 1976–77 song " I Like Dreamin'", which he wrote and performed; it reached No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 4 on ...

, taken from his eponymous debut album. The recording was issued as the album's lead single in October 1976, spending 27 weeks on the U.S. ''

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''.

Background

The song tells about a man who dreams about an apparently unattainable woman with whom he shares intimate moments, a romantic walk on a beach and, as their love grows, raising a family. He likes these dreams but, of course, always wakes to find that his longed-for lover is "just not there".

Chart performance

It slowly crawled to number three on both that chart as well as the ''

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'' Top 100 by early March 1977. The song became a gold record. "I Like Dreamin'" was an equally large hit in Canada, where it peaked at number three on the Pop Singles chart and was also a number-one hit on the Adult Contemporary chart.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

* {{authority control 1976 songs 1976 debut singles Kenny Nolan songs 20th Century Fox Records singles Songs written by Kenny Nolan Songs about loneliness Songs about dreams