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Wikipedia article




"'Dreaming Love'" is a song written and recorded by American country duo Kate & Kacey. The song was released as their debut single on April 27, 2009. It was intended to serve as the lead-off single to their debut album with Big Machine Records, but the album was pushed back due to the song's mediocre chart success. In early 2010, it was announced that the duo had been released from their recording contract, leaving their debut album unreleased.

Content



"Dreaming Love" is a mid-tempo song driven by banjo accompanied by an acoustic guitar (and during the chorus, percussion), and features a fiddle bridge. The song describes the narrator as being asleep and having dreams of love.

Kate & Kacey wrote the song themselves a couple of months before its release, and spoke of it in their interview with Matt Bjorke of Roughstock. "Whereas Youre Not My Judge says nobody can tell me not to follow my dreams, Im gonna follow them anyway, this ones sorta like that but its more talking about your own personal demons."[http://www.roughstock.com/blog/new-artist-spotlight-kate-and-kacey-are-dreaming-love New Artist Spotlight: Kate and Kacey are Dreaming Love]

Reception



Georgia Jukebox reviewer Amy Blizzard spoke positively of the song. "The song is expectedly youthful and the lyrics pleasant and simplistic." She noted that although it may have a limited appeal, "beautiful, crystal-clear vocals and impressive harmonies Kate & Kacey can easily hold their own and are a pair of rising young talents to keep an eye on for whom the best may be yet to come."[http://www.thegeorgiajukebox.com/2009/05/07/kate-kacey-dreaming-love/ Georgia Jukebox Kate & Kacey "Dreaming Love"] Country Universe was less favorable, and gave the song a C+. "The song is plagued with a pretty but forgettable tune (slightly reminiscent in parts of Heidi Newfields Johnny and June), decidedly unmemorable vocals and unimaginative lyrics expounding on that ner-written-about subject, love."[http://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/04/17/kate-kacey-dreaming-love/ Country Universe - Kate & Kacey - "Dreaming Love"]

Music video



A music video, directed by Kristin Barlowe, was released for the song to CMT on June 5, 2009.[http://www.cmt.com/videos/kate-kacey/398220/dreaming-love.jhtml?id=1613276 Music Binge 6.5.09: Dreaming Love] The video begins with Kate & Kacey lying asleep on a blanket. They are shown performing the song in a grassy meadow and driving in a Cadillac, following a man who is leaving handkerchiefs tied to trees along the side of the road. After picking up another guy at a gas station on the side of the road, the two end up at an elaborate tree house. Kacey and the man from the gas station stop halfway up the tree as Kate continues to follow the notes left by the other man. The final note she finds reads 'Wake up,' and the video ends with the two girls lying on the blanket asleep.

Chart performance



"Dreaming Love" debuted on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Songs chart at number 56 on May 9, 2009.[http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-05-09/country-songs Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales] The song spent 10 weeks on the chart, reaching a peak of number 51 in June 2009.

References



Category:Kate & Kacey songs

Category:2009 debut singles

Category:Country ballads

Category:Big Machine Records singles

Category:2009 songs

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