The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (song)

"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" is the third single from Carly Simon's 13th studio album Coming Around Again (1987). The song was written by Simon and produced by John Boylan.[1][2] Though no official video was produced for the single, a clip of Simon performing the song at her 1987 HBO concert special, Live from Martha's Vineyard, was released and received moderate airplay on VH1.

"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of"
Single by Carly Simon
from the album Coming Around Again
B-side
Released1987
GenrePop, adult contemporary
Length5:00
4:20 (single version)
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Carly Simon
Jacob Brackman
Carly Simon singles chronology
"Give Me All Night"
(1987)		 "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of"
(1987)		 "All I Want Is You"
(1988)

The song is one of Simon's biggest Adult contemporary hits, and has been included on multiple compilations of her work, such as the three-disc box set Clouds in My Coffee (1995), the UK import The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better (1998), the two-disc retrospective Anthology (2002), the single-disc Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits (2004), and Sony Music's Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon (2014).

The song title is derived from the line of 1941 Warner Bros. film, The Maltese Falcon.

Reception

"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, where it charted for 17 weeks.[3] The song also charted in Ireland, peaking at No. 28.[4]

Track listings and formats
7" single (US)[5]
  1. "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" (Single version) – 4:20
  2. "As Time Goes By" – 5:06
7" single (UK)[6]
  1. "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" – 3:58
  2. "As Time Goes By" – 5:06

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1987) Peak
position
Ireland (Irish Singles Chart) 28
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 8

References
  1. Sheila Weller. "The Counterintuitive Wisdom of Carly Simon". Observer.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. "Coming Around Again". Carlysimon.com. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  3. "US Albums and Singles Charts > Carly Simon". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  4. "The Irish Charts". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  5. "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of 7" US single". Discogs.com. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  6. "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of 7" UK single". Discogs.com. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
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