I Got Dreams (song)

"I Got Dreams" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Steve Wariner. It was released in June 1989 as the second single and title track from the album I Got Dreams. The song was the ninth and final number one on the country chart for Wariner as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart.[1] Wariner wrote the song with Bill LaBounty.

"I Got Dreams"
Single by Steve Wariner
from the album I Got Dreams
B-side"The Loser Wins"
ReleasedJune 1989 (U.S.)
Recorded1988
GenreCountry
Length3:52
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Steve Wariner singles chronology
"Where Did I Go Wrong"
(1989)		 "I Got Dreams"
(1989)		 "When I Could Come Home to You"
(1989)

Critical reception

In his book Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary, Richard Carlin wrote that the song was "jazzy" and said that its inclusion of scat singing made it a "novelty" for country music.[2]

Chart performance
Chart (1989) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (1989) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 26
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 5

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 372.
  2. Carlin, Richard (2003). Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary. Taylor & Francis. p. 420. ISBN 978-0-415-93802-0.
  3. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6591." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 2, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  4. "Steve Wariner Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  6. "Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.


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