Dreamin' (Vanessa Williams song)

"Dreamin'" is a song written by Lisa Montgomery and Geneva Paschal and originally performed by the family group Guinn in 1986.

"Dreamin'"
Single by Vanessa Williams
from the album The Right Stuff
Released	August 16, 1988
Recorded	1986
Studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	R&B soul smooth jazz
Length	5:25
Label	Wing
Songwriter(s)	Lisa Montgomery Geneva Paschal
Producer(s)	Donald Robinson
Vanessa Williams singles chronology
"(He's Got) The Look" (1988) "Dreamin'" (1988) "Darlin' I" (1989)
Music video
"Dreamin'" on YouTube

Vanessa Williams recording

In 1988, American singer and actress Vanessa Williams 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.^[1] Elsewhere, "Dreamin'" reached number 74 on the UK Singles Chart,^[2] number 40 in the Netherlands,^[3] and number 19 in New Zealand.^[4]

At the Grammy Awards in 1990, the song received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

Track listings

• European CD single^[5]

1. "Dreamin'" (Album Version) – 5:25
2. "Dreamin'" (Instrumental) – 5:25
3. "The Right Stuff" (Album Version) – 4:18

Personnel

• Vanessa Williams – lead and background vocals
• Rachelle Ferrell, 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 Weekly chart performance for "Dreamin'" Chart (1989) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] 108 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 16 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[8] 5 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] 40 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 19 UK Singles (OCC)[2] 74 US Billboard Hot 100[9] 8 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10] 2 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] 1 US Cash Box Top 100 Singles[12] 10 US Top R&B Singles (Cash Box)[13] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Dreamin'" Chart (1989) Position US Billboard Hot 100[14] 89 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[15] 16 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16] 13 US Top R&B Singles (Cash Box)[17] 18

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 627.
2. "Vanessa Williams: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
3. "Vanessa Williams – Dreamin'" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
4. "Vanessa Williams – Dreamin'". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
5. "Vanessa Williams – Dreamin' (CD)". Discogs.org. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
6. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received May 2, 2017". Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Imgur.
7. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6330." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
8. "Vanessa Williams – Dreamin'" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
9. "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
10. "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
11. "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
12. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending April 8, 1989". Cash Box. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
13. "Cash Box Top R&B Singles – Week ending February 25, 1989". Cash Box. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
14. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
15. "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
16. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
17. "The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1989 – Top 50 R&B Singles". Cash Box. December 30, 1989. Retrieved May 12, 2022.