Single:
Dreams entered the Australian singles chart* on 6 August 1977 and peaked at #19.
Album:
The song is on Rumours which entered the Australian albums chart* on 14 February 1977. It was #1 for a total of 8 weeks.
Songwriter:
Stevie Nicks
Producers:
Fleetwood Mac, Richard Dashut, Ken Caillat
Record label of Australian release:
Warner Bros
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
BONUS CLIP BELOW: Lindsey Buckinghan talks about the Rumours album
Songfacts:
During the sessions for Rumours, everyone in the band was going through a breakup (Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham with each other, John and Christine McVie with each other, Mick Fleetwood with his wife Jenny Boyd) and doing a lot of drugs. They were able to work together, but most of the songwriting was on an individual basis. Stevie Nicks wrote this one in the studio next door.
The line, “Players only love you when they’re playing,” was directed at Lindsey Buckingham. Stevie Nicks was not pleased when he brought Go Your Own Way to the sessions, which was clearly about her.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/fleetwood-mac/dreams
Lyrics:
Now there you go again
You say you want your freedom
Who am I to keep you down now?
It’s only right that you should
Play it the way that you feel it
But listen carefully
To the sound of your loneliness
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BONUS CLIP
The Big Interview: Lindsey Buckingham talks about the creation of the legendary Rumours album, how breakups and interpersonal tensions impacted the album’s production, Rumours‘ long-lasting legacy, and more:
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