Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
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"Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" is a ballad written by British hitmaking team
Background
"Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" was written for American singer-songwriter Lonnie Gordon, and was released as the follow-up to her breakthrough top 10 hit "Happenin' All Over Again". Initially the follow-up single was going to be another song, the uptempo "How Could He Do This To Me", however disagreements with the label led to a change of the single choice and "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" was released instead.[2] These disagreements created a delay on the release of the single and it was finally released in August 1990, seven months after "Happenin' All Over Again" had entered the UK charts. The song was later included on Gordon's 1991 debut album, If I Have to Stand Alone, in an extended version.
Later, in 1993, American artist
Critical reception
Both versions of "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" were complimented by reviewers at the time of their respective release.
Lonnie Gordon version
Pan-European magazine
Sybil version
Chart performance
Gordon's version of "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" entered at a peak of number 48 on the
Sybil's version of the song charted higher than the original version, but it only managed a number-41 peak on the UK Singles Chart, with two weeks of presence on the chart. It peaked at number 90 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and also charted on the
Track listings
- CD single (French)
- "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" 6:48
- "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" (senza voce) 3:48
- "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" 3:15
Charts
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References
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 12 June 1993. p. 21.
- ^ a b c "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 61: Hey There Lonely Girl to Rhythm Of The Rain on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 18 August 1990. p. 12. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ Giles, David (28 July 1990). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 19. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ Flick, Larry (4 September 1993). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 63. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Jones, Alan (12 June 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 8. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ Hamilton, James (19 June 1993). "Djdirectory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 2. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". imgur.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Top Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 18 August 1990. p. 12. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 26 June 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 12 June 1993. p. 6. Retrieved 9 May 2023.