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Dreamin' (Cliff Richard song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Dreamin'
| cover = Dreamin'_-_Cliff_Richard.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Cliff Richard
| album = I'm No Hero
| B-side = Dynamite
| released =
| recorded = 12 May 27 June 1980
| studio = Riverside Studios, London
| venue =
| genre =
* Pop rock
* soft rock
* synthpop
| length =
| label = EMI
| writer =
* Alan Tarney
* Leo Sayer
| producer = Alan Tarney
| prev_title = Carrie
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = Suddenly
| next_year = 1980
| misc =
}}
"'Dreamin'" ("Dreaming" in US) is a song recorded by Cliff Richard from his 1980 album, 'I'm No Hero'. The track was the first of three singles released and was the biggest hit from the album, becoming a top-ten hit in numerous countries including the UK and the US. It became his third and last top ten hit.
Release and reception
"Dreamin'" was composed by Alan Tarney with lyrics by Leo Sayer, whose own hit, a cover of "More Than I Can Say", was on the charts concurrently with "Dreaming" during the last four months of 1980. When recording the song, Richard was concerned that it was pitched too high for his range. However, Tarney told him "it was fantastic and asked [him] to try to sing it in this key".
It was released with the B-side being a re-recording of "Dynamite", a song Richard had originally recorded with the Shadows in 1959 and released as the B-side to their number-one hit "Travellin' Light". The re-recording was later included on Richard's 1984 album 'The Rock Connection' due to a lack of material for that album.
Reviewing for 'Record Mirror', Robin Smith wrote "Golden toed and tonsilled Cliff takes a snort of Ginseng and mounts yet another winner. Smooth as a koala bear's bum in summer and with the same listenable capacity as 'We Don't Talk Anymore', The man who makes the EMI accounts department very happy, looks set for another decade".
The release of the follow-up single from Richard's 'I'm No Hero' album, "A Little in Love" was delayed by the release of his duet with Olivia Newton-John "Suddenly", from the 'Xanadu' soundtrack.
Track listing
'7": EMI / EMI 5095'
# "Dreamin'" 3:38
# "Dynamite" 3:12
Personnel
* Cliff Richard vocals, backing vocals
* Alan Tarney bass, backing vocals
* Michael Boddicker synthesiser
* Nick Glennie-Smith synthesiser
* Trevor Spencer drums
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
Category:1980 songs
Category:1980 singles
Category:Cliff Richard songs
Category:Songs written by Alan Tarney
Category:Songs written by Leo Sayer
Category:Song recordings produced by Alan Tarney
Category:EMI Records singles
Category:British songs
Category:Songs about dreams
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