I Like Dreamin'
| "I Like Dreamin'" | |||||||
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| Single by Kenny Nolan | |||||||
| from the album Kenny Nolan | |||||||
| B-side | "Time Ain't Time Enough" | ||||||
| Released | October 1976 | ||||||
| Format | 7" Vinyl | ||||||
| Recorded | 1976 | ||||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||||
| Length | 3:29 | ||||||
| Label | 20th Century Fox Records | ||||||
| Writer(s) | Kenny Nolan | ||||||
| Producer(s) | Kenny Nolan and Charles Callelo | ||||||
| Certification | Gold | ||||||
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"I Like Dreamin'" is the title of a North American hit single by Kenny Nolan, taken from his eponymous debut album. The recording was issued as the album's lead single in October 1976, spending 27 weeks on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It slowly crawled to number three on both that chart as well as the Cash Box Top 100 by early March 1977. The song became a Gold record.
"I Like Dreamin'" was an equally large hit in Canada, where it peaked at number three on the Pop Singles chart and was also a number-one hit on the Adult Contemporary chart.
The song describes the dreams of a man who fantasizes about how enjoyable life and family will be with his as yet unmet future love. While he very much likes dreaming, he also wishes that his dreams will soon materialize into reality.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
| Chart (1976–77) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] | 16 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[2] | 3 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[3] | 1 |
| New Zealand[4] | 9 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[5] | 4 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1977) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Australia[6] | 83 |
| Canada[6] | 43 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 6 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[8] | 24 |
References
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "australian-charts.com - Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "Songs from the Year 1977". tsort.info. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "Adult Contemporary Music Chart | Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- 1 2 "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ MBAJ&printsec=frontcover Billboard, December 24, 1977.