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==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
Bill Coleman from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' described the song as a "seductive, sleaze-speed club track with house overtones is (gratefully) less derivative of previous efforts. Vocals by Victoria Wilson-James excite."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-05-26.pdf|title=Single Reviews|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=26 May 1990|accessdate=20 February 2020|page=83}}</ref> ''The Network Forty'' described the track as "[[Jazzie B|Jazzy B]]'s soul-jazz-African-operatic single".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Network-40/90/Network-40-1990-07-06.pdf|title=Top 40: The Next 40|magazine=The Network Forty|date=6 July 1990|page=34|accessdate=21 March 2020}}</ref> Tom Doyle from ''[[Smash Hits]]'' complimented Wilson-James singing voice as "marvellous" in his review of ''[[Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/smashhits90s/37571267162/in/album-72157687797340483/|title=Review: LPs|magazine=[[Smash Hits]]|volume=|issue=299|page=54|date=16 May 1990|accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref> Steven Daly from ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' noted that it "won't dictate this summer's tempo the way "[[Keep On Movin' (Soul II Soul song)|Movin']]" did last year, but this gentle house sway will nonetheless build a little birdhouse in your soul. (In case you were concerned, yes, [[Jazzie B|Jazzie]] manages to stop by for his usual lecture.)"<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Steven|last=Daly|title=Singles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=otG9qgDiY1cC|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=1 August 1990|page=84|accessdate=27 February 2020}}</ref>
Bill Coleman from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' picked the song as one of the "special moments" from ''[[Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Bill |last= Coleman |title= Dance Trax: U.K. Rap Phenom Rebel MC Keeps Rockin' With Brand-New 'Rebel Music' Album |work= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date= 9 June 1990 |page= 35 |accessdate= 14 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-06-09.pdf}}</ref> He described it as a "seductive, sleaze-speed club track with house overtones is (gratefully) less derivative of previous efforts. Vocals by Victoria Wilson-James excite."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-05-26.pdf|title=Single Reviews|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=26 May 1990|accessdate=20 February 2020|page=83}}</ref> ''The Network Forty'' described the track as "[[Jazzie B|Jazzy B]]'s soul-jazz-African-operatic single".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Network-40/90/Network-40-1990-07-06.pdf|title=Top 40: The Next 40|magazine=The Network Forty|date=6 July 1990|page=34|accessdate=21 March 2020}}</ref> In his review, Tom Doyle from ''[[Smash Hits]]'' complimented Wilson-James singing voice as "marvellous".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/smashhits90s/37571267162/in/album-72157687797340483/|title=Review: LPs|magazine=[[Smash Hits]]|volume=|issue=299|page=54|date=16 May 1990|accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref> Steven Daly from ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' noted that it "won't dictate this summer's tempo the way "[[Keep On Movin' (Soul II Soul song)|Movin']]" did last year, but this gentle house sway will nonetheless build a little birdhouse in your soul. (In case you were concerned, yes, [[Jazzie B|Jazzie]] manages to stop by for his usual lecture.)"<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Steven|last=Daly|title=Singles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=otG9qgDiY1cC|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=1 August 1990|page=84|accessdate=27 February 2020}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 23:25, 14 October 2020

"A Dream's a Dream"
Single by Soul II Soul featuring Victoria Wilson-James
from the album Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade
Released1990
Genre
Length4:13
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Soul II Soul singles chronology
"Get a Life"
(1989) 		"A Dream's a Dream"
(1990) 		"Missing You"
(1990)
Music video
"A Dream's a Dream" on YouTube

"A Dream's a Dream" is a 1990 song by British R&B band Soul II Soul. It was released as the second single from their second album, Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade. It features American-born British singer Victoria Wilson-James and was a hit in Europe, reaching the Top 10 in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom and the Top 20 in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Sweden and Switzerland. Outside Europe, "A Dream's a Dream" peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in the US. It also reached number 8 in New Zealand and number 27 in Australia.

Critical reception

Bill Coleman from Billboard picked the song as one of the "special moments" from Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade.[1] He described it as a "seductive, sleaze-speed club track with house overtones is (gratefully) less derivative of previous efforts. Vocals by Victoria Wilson-James excite."[2] The Network Forty described the track as "Jazzy B's soul-jazz-African-operatic single".[3] In his review, Tom Doyle from Smash Hits complimented Wilson-James singing voice as "marvellous".[4] Steven Daly from Spin noted that it "won't dictate this summer's tempo the way "Movin'" did last year, but this gentle house sway will nonetheless build a little birdhouse in your soul. (In case you were concerned, yes, Jazzie manages to stop by for his usual lecture.)"[5]

Track listing

12" single, US (1990)
No.TitleLength
1."A Dreams A Dream" (A Night At The Opera Mix)5:45
2."A Dreams A Dream" (Club Dub)4:25
3."Courtney Blows"4:32
CD single, UK (1990)
No.TitleLength
1."A Dreams A Dream"4:13
2."A Dreams A Dream" (A Night At The Opera Mix)5:49
3."A Dreams A Dream" (Club Dub)4:28
4."Courtney Blows"4:33
CD single, Europe (1990)
No.TitleLength
1."A Dreams A Dream"4:13
2."A Dreams A Dream" (A Night At The Opera Mix)5:49
3."A Dreams A Dream" (Club Dub)4:28
4."Courtney Blows"4:33

Charts

References

  1. ^ Coleman, Bill (9 June 1990). "Dance Trax: U.K. Rap Phenom Rebel MC Keeps Rockin' With Brand-New 'Rebel Music' Album" (PDF). Billboard. p. 35. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 26 May 1990. p. 83. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Top 40: The Next 40" (PDF). The Network Forty. 6 July 1990. p. 34. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Review: LPs". Smash Hits. No. 299. 16 May 1990. p. 54. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  5. ^ Daly, Steven (1 August 1990). "Singles". Spin. p. 84. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Soul II Soul – A Dreams A Dream". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Soul II Soul – A Dreams A Dream" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Soul II Soul – A Dreams A Dream" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  9. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – A Dream's A Dream". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 23, 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Soul II Soul – A Dreams A Dream" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Soul II Soul – A Dreams A Dream". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Soul II Soul – A Dreams A Dream". VG-lista. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Soul II Soul – A Dreams A Dream". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Soul II Soul – A Dreams A Dream". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Soul II Soul Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Soul II Soul Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  18. ^ "Soul II Soul Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  19. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1990". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  20. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1990" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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