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Maybe One Day I Will Dream of It Again

1979 single by ABBA

"I Have a Dream"
I Have A Dream.jpg
Single by ABBA
from the album Voulez-Vous
B-side
  • "Accept a Take a chance on Me"
  • (recorded alive at Wembley)
Released 7 December 1979 (1979-12-07)
Recorded 15 March 1979
Studio Polar, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre Country pop
Length 4:45
Label Polar Music
Songwriter(s)
  • Benny Andersson
  • Björn Ulvaeus
Producer(south)
  • Benny Andersson
  • Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA singles chronology
"Every bit Good as New"
(1979) 		"I Have a Dream"
(1979) 		"The Winner Takes Information technology All"
(1980)
Music video
"I Have a Dream" on YouTube
Spanish version single cover
Spanish title: "Estoy soñando" ("I'm Dreaming")

Spanish title: "Estoy soñando" ("I'm Dreaming")

"I Have a Dream" is a vocal by Swedish pop grouping ABBA. It was released in December 1979 as the sixth and concluding single from the group'southward sixth studio album, Voulez-Vous. Anni-Frid Lyngstad sang pb vocals. It was a major hit, topping the charts in many countries and peaking at No. two in the UK over the Christmas calendar week of 1979. Xx years later, Irish popular group Westlife released a version that reached No. ane in the U.k. over the Christmas calendar week of 1999.

Overview [edit]

The song was written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus circa March 1979 and was taken from the group'southward 1979 album, Voulez-Vous. Anni-Frid Lyngstad sang the lead vocals. It was released every bit a unmarried in December 1979 with a live version of "Take a Run a risk on Me" equally the B-side. The recording includes a last chorus by the children's choir from Stockholm International School. In the UK, "I Have a Dream" was held off the No. 1 spot by Pink Floyd'southward "Another Brick in the Wall", which besides features a children'due south choir. "I Have a Dream" is included on the ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits anthology as well equally in the Mamma Mia! musical.

In the UK, the single was issued in a lavish gatefold sleeve, intended as a souvenir for U.k. fans who had attended the Wembley concerts (the live recording of "Take a Chance on Me" being from ane of them). The inner gatefold made use of the pyramid/mountain/iceberg designs similar to those used in the inner sleeve of Greatest Hits Vol. ii. The inner gatefold was effectively an advertizement for ABBA's existing albums released in the UK, but the dorsum cover featured a bulletin from ABBA themselves regarding the Wembley concerts, together with their signatures. The front cover used the same live photo of ABBA as the worldwide release, but artwork and fonts were different. This was only Epic's 2d movie sleeve for an ABBA single.

As of September 2021, it is ABBA'south 12th-biggest song in the Uk, including both pure sales and digital streams.[1]

The live version of "Take a Chance on Me" on the B-side was one of 3 mixes of the same recording to be issued. Released before long after the concerts, this version is thought to be the genuine recording. A very slightly extended version, featuring spoken introductions from the group, was used as the B-side in Australia. This extended version has been released internationally on the deluxe edition of ABBA: The Album. Finally, a third mix was included on ABBA Live issued in 1986.

Charts [edit]

Certifications and sales [edit]

Cristy Lane version [edit]

"I Have a Dream"
Cristy Lane--I Have a Dream.jpg
Single by Cristy Lane
from the album I Accept a Dream
B-side "Rio Grande"
Released December 1980 (1980-12)
Recorded October 1980 (1980-ten)
Studio LSI Studio
Genre
  • State[19]
  • country pop[xix]
Length 3:52
Label
  • Liberty
  • LS
Songwriter(southward)
  • Benny Andersson
  • Björn Ulvaeus
Producer(s)
  • Jerry Gillespie
  • Don Grierson
Cristy Lane singles chronology
"Sweetness Sexy Eyes"
(1980) 		"I Accept a Dream"
(1980) 		"Love to Dearest You"
(1981)

American country and Christian creative person Cristy Lane notably covered "I Accept a Dream" in 1980. Lane had several years of commercial success in the country music market with songs like "Let Me Down Easy", "Penny Arcade" and "Simple Little Words". In 1980, she recorded the religious-themed "One Mean solar day at a Time", which became a number i hit and brought Lane to the attention of Christian music listeners.[xx] With a like theme, Lane recorded "I Have a Dream" in October 1980, shortly after the success of "I Day at a Fourth dimension". The rails was cut at LSI Studios and was produced past Jerry Gillespie, with assistance from executive producer Don Grierson. In the same recording session, the songs "Rio Grande" and "Yous Make it Easy" were besides cut.[21]

Lane'due south comprehend was released as a single in December 1980 via Liberty Records and LS Records. Information technology was backed by the B-side, "Rio Grande", and was released every bit a 7" vinyl record.[21] "I Have a Dream" spent multiple weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between December 1980 and early 1981 before peaking at number 17. It was Lane's final top 20 hit single on the chart in her music career.[22] It too became her 2nd unmarried to chart in New Zealand, where it reached number 34 in 1981.[23] The song was after released on her 1981 studio album of the same name. The album included the original single's B-side besides.[19] Lane'southward cover received a positive review from Billboard mag in their December 1980 event. Reviewers described the track as having "a rich south of the edge undercurrent" while praising its production, calling it "crystalline."[24]

Runway listing [edit]

vii" vinyl single [21]

  • "I Have a Dream" – three:52
  • "Rio Grande" – 3:05

Charts [edit]

Chart (1980–81) Height
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 34
US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)[22] 17

Westlife version [edit]

"I Have a Dream"
I Have A Dream Westlife.jpg
Single by Westlife
from the album Declension to Coast and ABBAmania
A-side
  • "Seasons in the Sunday"
  • (double A-side)
  • "Flight Without Wings"
  • (triple A-side, Commonwealth of australia)
Released 13 December 1999 (1999-12-13) [25]
Studio PWL Studios (London)
Length 4:06
Characterization BMG
Songwriter(south)
  • Benny Andersson
  • Björn Ulvaeus
Producer(south)
  • Dan Frampton
  • Pete Waterman
  • Trevor Steel
  • John Holiday
Westlife singles chronology
"Flying Without Wings"
(1999) 		"I Have a Dream"
(1999) 		"Fool Again"
(2000)
Music video
"I Have a Dream" on YouTube

Irish male child band Westlife released a comprehend of "I Have a Dream" in Dec 1999, 20 years subsequently ABBA'southward original release. The song became the group's 4th U.k. number-one unmarried. The release was a double A-side with "Seasons in the Sun" in United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and Ireland and "Flying Without Wings" in the Netherlands, and a triple A-side in Australia with both "Seasons in the Sun" and "Flying Without Wings" included.[26] The release became the Great britain's Christmas number-ane single of 1999, beating Cliff Richard's charity single "The Millennium Prayer" into the No. two spot. Westlife'due south remix version of "I Have a Dream" was subsequently included on their 2d studio anthology Coast to Coast in 2000. It then extended its height into January 2000 and spending 17 weeks on the Britain chart.[27] The song was the 26th best-selling single of 1999 in the Britain and it was as well the final number one unmarried of the 1990s.

In 2001, as function of a UNICEF fund-raising campaign, the song was re-recorded with additional vocals by Indonesian child singer, Sinna Sherina Munaf. The song has received a Platinum sales certification in the Great britain for over 680,000 copies sold across physical, digital, and streaming equivalent sales. It is the band's second-best-selling single for both paid-for and combined sales.[28]

Music video [edit]

The music video for the Westlife version of "I Have a Dream" features the band exiting out of a car and into a nighttime street where a grouping of children are. The children start singing with the ring members and play with toys lying nearby before the band caput back to the automobile and drive away.

Equally of 2019, the video has reached 34 1000000 views on YouTube.[29]

Runway listings [edit]

  • United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. Ireland
  1. "I Accept a Dream" (Single Remix) – 4:06
  2. "Seasons in the Sun" (Unmarried Remix) – iv:10
  3. "On the Wings of Love" – 3:22
  • Australia
  1. "Flying Without Wings" - 3:35
  2. "I Have a Dream" (Remix) - 4:06
  3. "Seasons in the Sun" (Unmarried Remix) - iv:10
  4. "Flying Without Wings" (Video) - 3:twoscore
  • Netherlands
  1. "Flying Without Wings" - 3:35
  2. "I Have a Dream" (Remix) - 4:06

Charts [edit]

Certifications and sales [edit]

Other cover versions [edit]

  • In 1983, Greek vocalizer Nana Mouskouri recorded a French cover of this song entitled "Chanter La Vie" for her album Quand on revient. She also recorded an English language version, which was released as a unmarried in 1986 and included on her 1990 anthology Alone,as well every bit a High german version of the song, "Ich leb´im Traum" - "I live in a dream".
  • In 1985, Croation singer Tereza Kesovija recorded a comprehend of the vocal entitled "Pronađi put" with lyrics in Croatian by Željko Sabol for her album of the same proper noun
  • In 1987, a recording by the dansband Streaplers, with lyrics in Swedish by Ingela Forsman, "Jag har en dröm", was Number i on the Swedish Svensktoppen radio chart for 17 weeks from 31 May – half-dozen Dec of that twelvemonth.[46]
  • In 1994, Hawaiian singers the Makaha Sons covered this song on their anthology Ke Alaulau
  • Swiss chef/vocalist Dan Daniell recorded a cover as a duet with original ABBA member Anni-Frid Lyngstad for his album Lieber Gott [47]
  • In 2004, Irish singer Daniel O'Donnell covered the song for his double album Songs of Inspiration/I Believe
  • In 2005, Irish folk music duo Foster & Allen have covered the song for their album Sing The Number 1's
  • In 2005, a duet version was recorded by German language celebrity Barbara Schöneberger and American singer Sydney Youngblood for the German ABBA Mania compilation, which coincided with a TV special
  • In 2006, Italian-American singer Al Martino included a encompass of the vocal for his anthology Come Share The Wine
  • In 2006, German AC/DC tribute band Riff Raff recorded a encompass in Air conditioning/DC style for their album Rock 'N' Roll Mutation Vol. 1: Riff Raff Performs ABBA
  • In 2007, Connie Talbot covered the vocal on Over The Rainbow
  • In 2008, the song was covered in a jazz/lounge music style by American group BNB on the anthology Bossa Mia: Songs of ABBA [48]
  • The song is featured in the Mamma Mia! musical as a recurring musical theme sung past the graphic symbol of Sophie. At the get-go of the musical, the context of the song is interpreted that Sophie dreams about her real father coming to the wedding when she sends the invitations, to her potential fathers, away. At the end, Sophie sings this song when she and Heaven set off the Island to go around the world. The context of the song is used in this example as Sophie, now knowing what she actually wants, hopes to reach her dream equally she goes around the world with Sky. The two contexts are also differentiated by distinc production, the commencement existence an orchestral segment, and the 2nd having a Greek-influenced folk instrumentation.
    • It is featured in the trailers for both the moving-picture show adaptation as well as its sequel. The song, covered by extra Amanda Seyfried in the moving-picture show, is also included on the showtime film's soundtrack. It is also featured in the 2018 sequel, Mamma Mia! Hither We Become Once more, performed by Lily James.
  • A version by Hannah John-Kamen[49] [50] features prominently in episode two, flavour one of the British Tv set evidence Black Mirror entitled "Fifteen Million Claim".

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