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Dream On (The Righteous Brothers song)

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Released
  
August 18, 1979

Genre
  
Country

Label
  
MCA

Format
  
7" single

Length
  
3:16

B-side
  
"Sometimes the Rain Won't Let Me Sleep"

"Dream On" is a song written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter, and recorded by the 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 feature bass singer Richard Sterban on lead vocals.

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.

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. Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield alternate lead vocals.

References

Dream On (The Righteous Brothers song) Wikipedia