Dreamin' (Loleatta Holloway song) explained

Dreamin'
Type:	single
Artist:	Loleatta Holloway
Album:	Loleatta
A-Side:	Worn Out Broken Heart
Released:	1977
Recorded:	1976
Genre:	Rhythm and blues, disco
Length:	(7" version) (Album version)
Label:	Gold Mind
Producer:	Norman Harris

"Dreamin'" is a 1977 disco single by American singer Loleatta Holloway and the Salsoul Orchestra. It was written by Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ron Tyson. The single was a track from the album Loleatta and along with the tracks "Hit and Run" and "Ripped Off", went to #3 on the disco chart.^[1] "Dreamin'" also peaked at #72 on the Hot 100, and was the B-side to her ballad, "Worn Out Broken Heart", which went to number #25 on the soul chart.^[2]

2000 recording

• In 2000, a new remixed version of "Dreamin'" was recorded by Holloway, this version went to number one on the dance charts.^[3]

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)	59
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)	1

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 2000 (U.S.)

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 122.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 259.
3. Hot Dance Club Songs . Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc . December 9, 2000. May 25, 2014.
4. The RM Club Chart. Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). February 19, 1994. 4. May 15, 2023.