Vanessa Williams's hit single "Dreamin'" is from the eighties. She recorded it in 1988 and released it as the third single from her debut album, The Right Stuff.
The song was written by Lisa Montgomery and Geneva Paschal and had originally been performed by the family group Guinn in 1986. Williams's version blended R&B, soul, and smooth-jazz influences, helping establish her as a recording artist after her earlier public career as Miss America and an actress.
"Dreamin'" became a major breakthrough. It reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the U.S. R&B chart for two weeks, becoming Williams's first number-one R&B hit. It was also her first top-10 pop single.
A common mix-up is the chart year: some listings show 1989 because the single's chart success continued into that year, but its release belongs to 1988. The song later received a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 1990 awards.