Waltz Away Dreaming

"Waltz Away Dreaming" is a 1997 song by Irish singer Toby Bourke and British singer George Michael. It was released in May 1997 in the United Kingdom as the lead single to Bourke's 2000 album Room 21. A pop ballad, the song was a top ten hit, charting at number ten on the UK Singles Chart, and staying in the charts for four weeks. It remains as Bourke's only hit.

"Waltz Away Dreaming"
Single by Toby Bourke with George Michael
from the album Room 21 and Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (cassette version only)
B-side
  • "Things I Said Tonight" (Live Demo Version)
  • "Sunshine on Saturday"
  • "Love Is Not Faith"
  • "House of Love"
ReleasedMay 1997 (1997-05)
Recorded1997
StudioDenmark Street Studio, London
GenrePop
Length4:44
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Toby Bourke
  • George Michael
George Michael singles chronology
"Star People '97"
(1997)		 "Waltz Away Dreaming"
(1997)		 "You Have Been Loved" / "The Strangest Thing '97"
(1997)
Music video
"Waltz Away Dreaming" on YouTube

The single was slightly remixed by Tim Hammill in 1999 and was released as "Waltz Away Dreaming '99" in Europe.

"Waltz Away Dreaming" has not appeared on any of Michael's studio albums. It did eventually appear in 1998 on his greatest hits album Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael, but only on the cassette version. A music video was also made for the single.

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week rated the song three out of four, describing it as "a low-key, folksy ballad written by the pair in tribute to George Michael's late mother. With plenty of profile, it could be a hit."[1]

Track listing

Charts
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[2] 19
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 10

References
  1. "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 17 May 1997. p. 13. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 01 June 1997 - 07 June 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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