Oh What a Dream explained

Oh What a Dream
Type:	single
Artist:	Ruth Brown
B-Side:	"Please Don't Freeze"^[1]
Released:	June 1954
Genre:	Rhythm and blues
Label:	Atlantic
Prev Title:	If I Had Any Sense
Prev Year:	1954
Next Title:	Somebody Touched Me
Next Year:	1954

"Oh What a Dream" is a 1954 blues song written by Chuck Willis and originally performed by Ruth Brown backed by members of The Drifters (only credited as her Rhythmakers). The single was Brown's fourth number one on the U.S. R&B chart.^[2]

Song Background

The song has been described as a torch song with a gospel tint, adding up to a big dose of that R&B balladeering as expressed in the lyrics and Brown's soulful performance:

"Dreamed I held you in my arms
But I'm still waiting for that day to come
Ohh what a dream, what a dream I had last night"^[3]

Cover versions

• Patti Page had an August 1954 single release of the song - as "What a Dream" - which reached #10 pop.
• In 1960, Conway Twitty had a minor pop hit with his version of the song.

Notes and References

1. http://www.uncamarvy.com/Drifters/drifters.html THE EARLY DRIFTERS discography
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 87.

3. http://www.weirdwildrealm.com/f-ruth-brown.html Wild Realm Reviews: Ruth Brown