Oh What a Dream

"Oh What a Dream"
Single by Ruth Brown
from the album Rock & Roll
B-side"Please Don't Freeze"
ReleasedJune 1954
GenreRhythm and blues
Length2:52
LabelAtlantic
SongwriterChuck Willis
Ruth Brown singles chronology
"If I Had Any Sense"
(1954)		 "Oh What a Dream"
(1954)		 "Somebody Touched Me"
(1954)

"Oh What a Dream" is a 1954 blues song written by Chuck Willis and originally performed by Ruth Brown backed by members of The Drifters (only credited as her Rhythmakers). The single was Brown's fourth number one on the U.S. R&B chart.

Song Background

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"

Cover versions

References

  1. 1 2 THE EARLY DRIFTERS discography
  2. ↑ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 3 - The Tribal Drum: The rise of rhythm and blues. [Part 1]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 87.
  4. ↑ Wild Realm Reviews: Ruth Brown