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

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.