"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" | ||||
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| Single by Carly Simon | ||||
| from the album Coming Around Again | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Pop, adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 5:00 4:20 (single version) | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Carly Simon Jacob Brackman | |||
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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
edit"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] and in the UK, where it reached No. 99 for a single week.[5]
Track listings and formats
edit- 7" single (US)[6]
- "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" (Single version) – 4:20
- "As Time Goes By" – 5:06
- 7" single (UK)[7]
- "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" – 3:58
- "As Time Goes By" – 5:06
Personnel
edit- Carly Simon – lead vocals, Yamaha DX7
- Rob Mounsey – acoustic piano, keyboard bass, string arrangements and conductor
- Jimmy Ryan – guitars
- Russ Kunkel – drums, drum machine
- David Nadien – concertmaster
- Timothy Wright Concert Choir – choir
Charts
edit| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| Ireland (Irish Singles Chart) | 28 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary | 8 |
| UK (UK Singles Chart) | 99 |
References
edit- ^ Sheila Weller (10 December 2015). "The Counterintuitive Wisdom of Carly Simon". Observer.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Coming Around Again". Carlysimon.com. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ "US Albums and Singles Charts > Carly Simon". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ "The Irish Charts". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ "Official Charts > Carly Simon". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of 7" US single". Discogs.com. 1987. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of 7" UK single". Discogs.com. 1987. Retrieved July 24, 2014.