Hey Mr. Dream Maker
1976 single by Cliff Richard
"Hey Mr. Dream Maker" | ||||
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Cover of the German release | ||||
Single by Cliff Richard | ||||
from the album Every Face Tells a Story | ||||
B-side | "No One Waits" | |||
Released | 6 November 1976 | |||
Recorded | 18 September 1976 | |||
Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 4:48 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Bruce Welch | |||
Cliff Richard singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Hey Mr. Dream Maker" on YouTube | ||||
"Hey Mr. Dream Maker" (in some releases as "Hey Mr. Dreammaker") is a song by Cliff Richard from his album Every Face Tells a Story and the first single to be released from the album. It was released as a single in 1976 reaching number 31 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] It was a top ten hit in South Africa reaching number 6.[2]
Track listing
7": EMI / EMI 2499
- "Hey Mr. Dream Maker" – 4:48
- "No One Waits" – 3:41
Personnel
- Cliff Richard – vocals
- Terry Britten – guitar
- Alan Tarney – bass
- Brian Bennett – drums, percussion
- Graham Todd – keyboards
- Frank Ricotti – percussion
- Tony Rivers – backing vocals, vocal arrangement
- John Perry – backing vocals
Chart performance
Chart (1976–77) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 82 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] | 22 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 21 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 34 |
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[2] | 6 |
UK Singles (OCC)[1] | 31 |
Covers
The song was covered by Olivia Newton-John in her album Don't Stop Believin' (album) released on 30 October 1976 being her first album to be recorded in Nashville.
References
- ^ a b "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ a b "South Africa Charts 1965-1989 - Springbok Radio / Radio Orion". Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Cliff Richard" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – Hey Mr. Dreammaker" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – Hey Mr. Dreammaker". Top 40 Singles.
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- Serious Charge (1959)
- Expresso Bongo (1960)
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- Dream (1961)
- Hits from the Young Ones (1962)
- Cliff's Hit Album (1963)
- 40 Golden Greats (1977)
- Love Songs (1981)
- Walking in the Light (1984, Gospel)
- Private Collection: 1979–1988 (1988)
- The Hit List (1994)
- At the Movies 1959–1974 (1996)
- The Whole Story: His Greatest Hits (2000)
- The Platinum Collection (2005)
- And They Said It Wouldn't Last: My 50 Years in Music (2008)
- The 50th Anniversary Album (2008)
- 75 at 75 (2015)
- Stronger Thru the Years (2017)