"A Dream's a Dream" is a 1990 song by British R&B band Soul II Soul. It was released as the second single from their second album, Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade. It features American-born British singer Victoria Wilson-James and was a hit in Europe, reaching the Top 10 in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom and the Top 20 in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Sweden and Switzerland. Outside Europe, "A Dream's a Dream" peaked at number 3 on the BillboardDance Club Songs chart in the US. It also reached number 8 in New Zealand and number 27 in Australia.
Critical reception
Alex Henderson from AllMusic described the song as "haunting".[1] Bill Coleman from Billboard picked it as one of the "special moments" from Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade.[2] He called it a "seductive, sleaze-speed club track with house overtones [that] is (gratefully) less derivative of previous efforts. Vocals by Victoria Wilson-James excite."[3] Ernest Hardy from Cashbox complimented "the operatic touch" of the song.[4] David Giles from Music Week stated that "all the trademarks are there — shuffling rhythm, sweeping strings and wailing female vocals — and these should ensure another substantial hit for Jazzie B and his crew."[5]The Network Forty described it as "Jazzy B's soul-jazz-African-operatic single".[6] In his review, Tom Doyle from Smash Hits complimented Wilson-James singing voice as "marvellous".[7] Steven Daly from Spin noted that it "won't dictate this summer's tempo the way "Movin'" did last year, but this gentle house sway will nonetheless build a little birdhouse in your soul. (In case you were concerned, yes, Jazzie manages to stop by for his usual lecture.)"[8]
