Dreamin' (Vanessa Williams song) explained

Dreamin'
Cover:	Vanessadreamin.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Vanessa Williams
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
Producer:	Donald Robinson
Prev Title:	(He's Got) The Look
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	Darlin' I
Next Year:	1989

"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 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, number 40 in the Netherlands, and number 19 in New Zealand.

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^[2]

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

Chart (1989)! scope="col"

Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	108
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[4]	5
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles^[5]	10
US Top R&B Singles (Cash Box)^[6]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)! scope="col"

Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	89
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[8]	16
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[9]	13
US Top R&B Singles (Cash Box)^[10]	18

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 627.
2. Web site: Vanessa Williams – Dreamin' (CD). 2011-12-27 . Discogs.org.
3. Web site: Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received May 2, 2017. May 2, 2017. Imgur.
4. Web site: Vanessa Williams – Dreamin' . nl . . May 12, 2022.
5. Web site: Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending April 8, 1989 . . May 12, 2022.
6. Web site: Cash Box Top R&B Singles – Week ending February 25, 1989 . Cash Box . May 12, 2022.
7. Web site: Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1989 . Billboard . May 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210508093317/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/hot-100-songs . May 8, 2021.
8. Web site: Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 1989 . Billboard . May 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210504160541/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/adult-contemporary-songs . May 4, 2021.
9. Web site: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1989 . Billboard . May 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210204092800/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs . February 4, 2021.
10. Web site: The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1989 – Top 50 R&B Singles . Cash Box . December 30, 1989 . May 12, 2022.