Just a Dream (Jimmy Clanton song)
1958 single by Jimmy Clanton and His Rockets
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"Just a Dream" is a 1958 single by Jimmy Clanton and His Rockets released on the Ace Records label. The actual record-label states that it was written by Clanton and Cosimo Matassa (Matassa was Clanton's manager), but other sources state that Clanton was the sole composer. Original words written by Regina F Phillips and sent to Lew Tobin which were copyrighted. Regina never received credit for the song lyrics.[2]
| "Just a Dream (Jimmy Clanton song)" | ||||
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| Single by Jimmy Clanton and His Rockets | ||||
| B-side | "You Aim To Please" | |||
| Released | July 1958 | |||
| Recorded | 1958 | |||
| Studio | Cosimo (New Orleans, Louisiana)[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:34 | |||
| Label | Ace Records | |||
| Songwriters | Jimmy Clanton, Cosimo Matassa | |||
| Jimmy Clanton and His Rockets singles chronology | ||||
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Apparently Lew Tobin was a bit of a song shark as noted by Randy Johnson.[3]
Chart performance
Cover versions
- Ruby Winters covered the song in 1969 and it peaked at #40 on the US Best Selling Rhythm & Blues Singles chart.[6]
