Dreamin' (Loleatta Holloway song)

"Dreamin'"
Single by Loleatta Holloway
from the album Loleatta
A-side"Worn Out Broken Heart"
Released1977
Recorded1976
GenreRhythm and blues, disco
Length3:05 (7" version)
6:17 (Album version)
LabelGold Mind
Songwriter(s)Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ron Tyson
Producer(s)Norman Harris

"Dreamin'" is a 1977 disco single by American singer Loleatta Holloway and the Salsoul Orchestra. It was written by Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ron Tyson. The single was a track from the album Loleatta and along with the tracks "Hit and Run" and "Ripped Off", went to #3 on the disco chart.[1] "Dreamin'" also peaked at #72 on the Hot 100, and was the B-side to her ballad, "Worn Out Broken Heart", which went to number #25 on the soul chart.[2]

2000 recording

  • In 2000, a new remixed version of "Dreamin'" was recorded by Holloway, this version went to number one on the dance charts.[3]

Charts

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Billboard Hot 100 72
Chart (1994) Peak
position
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[4] 91
Chart (2000) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) 59
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[3] 1

See also

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 122.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 259.
  3. ^ a b "Hot Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 9, 2000. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  4. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). February 19, 1994. p. 4. Retrieved May 15, 2023.