Dream On (The Righteous Brothers song)

"Dream On" is a song written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in August 1979 as the third single from their album The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived. This is the Oak Ridge Boys' only single to prominently feature bass singer Richard Sterban on lead vocals.[2]

"Dream On"
Single by The Oak Ridge Boys
from the album The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived
B-side"Sometimes the Rain Won't Let Me Sleep"[1]
ReleasedAugust 18, 1979
GenreCountry
Length3:16
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter
Producer(s)Ron Chancey
The Oak Ridge Boys singles chronology
"Rhythm Guitar"
(1979)		 "Dream On"
(1979)		 "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight"
(1979)

The song spent thirteen weeks within the top 40 of the Hot Country Songs charts and peaked at number seven. In Canada, the song spent three weeks at the number one position on the RPM Country Tracks chart, reaching that position on the November 3, 1979 chart and staying there for one week.[3]

Other versions

Prior to the success of the Oak Ridge Boys' version, The Righteous Brothers had a hit version, reaching No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1974 No. 6 on the U.S. and Canadian Adult Contemporary charts.[4] Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield alternate lead vocals.

Critical reception

Billboard described it as "a powerful ballad" that is "reminiscent in parts of some of [the Righteous Brothers] earlier Phil Spector material" and praised the vocal performance.[5]

Chart performance
Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 7
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] 45
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 23

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 303. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Flans, Robyn (2000). 20th Century Masters — The Millennium Collection (CD insert). The Oak Ridge Boys. MCA Nashville. 088 170 150-2.
  3. "RPM Country Tracks for November 3, 1979". RPM. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  4. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1975-01-18. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  5. "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. November 2, 1974. p. 56. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  6. "The Oak Ridge Boys Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. "The Oak Ridge Boys Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.


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