Just a Dream (Jimmy Clanton song) explained

Just a Dream (Jimmy Clanton song)
Type:	single
Artist:	Jimmy Clanton and His Rockets
B-Side:	You Aim To Please
Recorded:	1958
Studio:	Cosimo (New Orleans, Louisiana)^[1]
Genre:	Pop
Label:	Ace Records
Prev Title:	I Trusted You
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	A Letter to an Angel
Next Year:	1958

"Just a Dream" is a 1958 single by Jimmy Clanton and His Rockets released on the Ace Records label. The actual record-label states that it was written by Clanton and Cosimo Matassa (Matassa was Clanton's manager), but other sources state that Clanton was the sole composer. Original words written by Regina F Phillips and sent to Lew Tobin which were copyrighted. Regina never received credit for the song lyrics.^[2]

Apparently Lew Tobin was a bit of a song shark as noted by Randy Johnson.^[3]

Chart performance

The single went to number one on the R&B Best Sellers lists for one week and peaked at number four on the Hot 100.^[4] In Canada it reached number five.^[5]

Cover versions

• Ruby Winters covered the song in 1969 and it peaked at #40 on the US Best Selling Rhythm & Blues Singles chart.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Broven. John. Cosimo Matassa. Ace Records. September 12, 2014. August 19, 2024.
2. Web site: cocatalog.loc.gov. cocatalog.loc.gov. March 31, 2021.
3. Web site: songpoemmusic.com. songpoemmusic.com. March 31, 2021.
4. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 120.
5. Web site: CHUM Hit Parade - September 8, 1958.
6. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 633.