"Oh What a Dream" | ||||
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Single by Ruth Brown | ||||
B-side | "Please Don't Freeze" [1] | |||
Released | June 1954 | |||
Genre | Rhythm and blues | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Chuck Willis | |||
Ruth Brown singles chronology | ||||
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"Oh What a Dream" is a 1954 blues song written by Chuck Willis and originally performed by Ruth Brown [2] backed by members of The Drifters (only credited as her Rhythmakers [1]). The single was Brown's fourth number one on the U.S. R&B chart. [3]
The song has been described as a torch song with a gospel tint, adding up to a big dose of that R&B balladeering as expressed in the lyrics and Brown's soulful performance:
"Dreamed I held you in my arms
But I'm still waiting for that day to come
Ohh what a dream, what a dream I had last night" [4]
"Oh What a Dream" | ||||
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Single by Ruth Brown | ||||
B-side | "Please Don't Freeze" [1] | |||
Released | June 1954 | |||
Genre | Rhythm and blues | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Chuck Willis | |||
Ruth Brown singles chronology | ||||
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"Oh What a Dream" is a 1954 blues song written by Chuck Willis and originally performed by Ruth Brown [2] backed by members of The Drifters (only credited as her Rhythmakers [1]). The single was Brown's fourth number one on the U.S. R&B chart. [3]
The song has been described as a torch song with a gospel tint, adding up to a big dose of that R&B balladeering as expressed in the lyrics and Brown's soulful performance:
"Dreamed I held you in my arms
But I'm still waiting for that day to come
Ohh what a dream, what a dream I had last night" [4]