Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
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"Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" is a ballad written by British hitmaking team Stock Aitken & Waterman, which was recorded by three of their artists, Lonnie Gordon
, Sybil
, and Nancy Davis. The songwriters have cited this song as one of the best they ever wrote, and were dissatisfied with its poor chart performance.
Gordon and Sybil's versions were released as singles. Nancy Davis recorded the song in 1992, and so far it remains unreleased.
, and was released as the follow-up to her breakthrough top 10 hit "Happenin' All Over Again
". Initially the follow-up single was going to be another song, the uptempo "How Could He Do This To Me", however disagreements with the label led to a change of the single choice and "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" was released instead.
These disagreements created a delay on the release of the single and it was finally released in August 1990, seven months after "Happenin' All Over Again" had entered the UK charts. The song peaked at #48 in the UK charts. Reasons for this failure may have been the long gap between singles, which may have died off public interest in Gordon, and also the fact that she released a ballad, when the public was expecting a song more in the vein of her first hit.
"Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" was later included on Gordon's 1991 debut album If I Have to Stand Alone
, in an extended version.
worked with Mike Stock and Pete Waterman in 1993 (by that time, Matt Aitken had left the trio), and had two top 10 hits with a cover of The Love I Lost
and the Stock/Waterman original "When I'm Good And Ready". Her cover of "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" was chosen as the third single off her successful album Good 'N' Ready, and was released in June 1993. It charted higher than the original version, but it only managed a #41 peak in the UK singles chart.
Later in 1993, Sybil released the album on the USA, retitled Doin' It Now! and featuring a different tracklisting from the Good 'N' Ready album, omitting some tracks and adding new ones. Although "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" was not included on the Doin' It Now! album, it was released as the second single off it in September 1993. The USA single version is a heavily different hip-hop styled remix with a male rapper. The song peaked at #90 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It also charted on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.
Sybil filmed video clips for both versions of the song.
Lonnie Gordon
Lonnie Gordon is a female Hi-NRG, house and soul singer-songwriter from New York's Bronx, who has scored many chart hits during the 1990s and 2000s.-Early life and career:...
, Sybil
Sybil Lynch
Sybil Lynch is an American R&B/pop singer, more popularly known as Sybil.-Career:Sybil has been recording since 1986 and is best known for her covers of Dionne Warwick's hits "Don't Make Me Over" and "Walk On By," which were released in 1989 and 1990, respectively...
, and Nancy Davis. The songwriters have cited this song as one of the best they ever wrote, and were dissatisfied with its poor chart performance.
Gordon and Sybil's versions were released as singles. Nancy Davis recorded the song in 1992, and so far it remains unreleased.
Lonnie Gordon version
The song was written for Lonnie GordonLonnie Gordon
Lonnie Gordon is a female Hi-NRG, house and soul singer-songwriter from New York's Bronx, who has scored many chart hits during the 1990s and 2000s.-Early life and career:...
, and was released as the follow-up to her breakthrough top 10 hit "Happenin' All Over Again
Happenin' All Over Again
"Happenin' All over Again" is a song written and produced by Stock Aitken & Waterman for Lonnie Gordon's first album If I Have to Stand Alone . It was released as the album's second single in January 1990 and reached #4 on the main UK singles chart...
". Initially the follow-up single was going to be another song, the uptempo "How Could He Do This To Me", however disagreements with the label led to a change of the single choice and "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" was released instead.
These disagreements created a delay on the release of the single and it was finally released in August 1990, seven months after "Happenin' All Over Again" had entered the UK charts. The song peaked at #48 in the UK charts. Reasons for this failure may have been the long gap between singles, which may have died off public interest in Gordon, and also the fact that she released a ballad, when the public was expecting a song more in the vein of her first hit.
"Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" was later included on Gordon's 1991 debut album If I Have to Stand Alone
If I Have to Stand Alone
If I Have to Stand Alone is the debut album by Hi-NRG and House singer Lonnie Gordon. It was released in 1991 on Supreme Records. It includes Gordon's breakthrough hit "Happenin' All Over Again", which was a top 10 hit in the UK and a big hit around Europe...
, in an extended version.
Charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 48 |
Sybil version
U.S. artist SybilSybil Lynch
Sybil Lynch is an American R&B/pop singer, more popularly known as Sybil.-Career:Sybil has been recording since 1986 and is best known for her covers of Dionne Warwick's hits "Don't Make Me Over" and "Walk On By," which were released in 1989 and 1990, respectively...
worked with Mike Stock and Pete Waterman in 1993 (by that time, Matt Aitken had left the trio), and had two top 10 hits with a cover of The Love I Lost
The Love I Lost
"The Love I Lost" is a soul/disco song by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. Originally written as a ballad by Philly soul songwriters Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, the song was transformed into a disco song. It was released from the Black & Blue album in late 1973...
and the Stock/Waterman original "When I'm Good And Ready". Her cover of "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" was chosen as the third single off her successful album Good 'N' Ready, and was released in June 1993. It charted higher than the original version, but it only managed a #41 peak in the UK singles chart.
Later in 1993, Sybil released the album on the USA, retitled Doin' It Now! and featuring a different tracklisting from the Good 'N' Ready album, omitting some tracks and adding new ones. Although "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" was not included on the Doin' It Now! album, it was released as the second single off it in September 1993. The USA single version is a heavily different hip-hop styled remix with a male rapper. The song peaked at #90 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It also charted on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.
Sybil filmed video clips for both versions of the song.
Charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 41 |
| USA Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 90 |