"Dreamin'" is a song written by Lisa Montgomery and Geneva Paschal and originally performed by the family group Guinn for their self-titled album in 1986.
Vanessa Williams recording In 1988, American singer and actress Vanessa Williams recorded the song and released it as the third single from her debut studio album, The Right Stuff (1988). In the United States, the single was Williams' first top 40 hit and first number-one hit on the Billboard R&B chart, where it stayed at the top of the chart for two weeks. On the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, "Dreamin'" peaked at number eight. Elsewhere, "Dreamin'" reached number 74 on the UK Singles Chart, number 40 in the Netherlands and number 19 in New Zealand.
At the 32nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1990, the song received a nomination for Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
Track listings European CD single "Dreamin'" (Album Version) – 5:25 "Dreamin'" (Instrumental) – 5:25 "The Right Stuff" (Album Version) – 4:18
Personnel Vanessa Williams – lead and background vocals Rachelle Ferrell, Carol Coleman, Lori Fulton – background vocals Donald Robinson – producer, keyboards, mixing, arrangements Randy Bowland – guitar Jim Salamone – drum programming Daryl Burgee – percussion Ron Kerber – saxophone Mike Tarsia – engineering, mixing Adam Silverman – assistant engineer Ronald Distasio – assistant engineer
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Dreamin'" Chart (1989) Peakposition Australia (ARIA) 108 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) 5 US Cash Box Top 100 Singles 10 US Top R&B Singles (Cash Box) 1
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Dreamin'" Chart (1989) Position US Billboard Hot 100 89 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 16 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 13 US Top R&B Singles (Cash Box) 18
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