When Dreams Turn to Dust explained

When Dreams Turn to Dust
Cover:When Dreams Turn To Dust.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Cathy Dennis
Album:Am I the Kinda Girl?
Released:1997
Label:Polydor
Prev Title:Waterloo Sunset
Prev Year:1997

"When Dreams Turn to Dust" is a 1997 single by British dance-pop singer-songwriter Cathy Dennis. The song was the final single from her third album, Am I the Kinda Girl? (1996), and the last to be released by Dennis. The single was only released in the UK and reached No. 43 in June 1997. The accompanying music video featured a then unknown Vernon Kay.

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week rated the song four out of five, writing, "Following up Waterloo Sunset was never going to be easy, but Dennis pulls it off with this simple yet charming song penned with Guy Chambers."[1]

Track listings

  1. When Dreams Turn To Dust (Radio Edit)  - 3:37
  2. Fade Away (Non-LP B-Side)  - 3:48
  3. Roller Coaster (Non-LP B-Side)  - 4:16
  4. Falling (Re-recorded version with new vocals)  - 3:59
  1. When Dreams Turn To Dust (Radio Edit)  - 3:37
  2. Touch Me (All Night Long)
  3. Just Another Dream
  4. Too Many Walls

Notes and References

  1. Reviews: Singles. Music Week. May 24, 1997. 18. May 26, 2022.