I Like Dreamin'

"I Like Dreamin'" is the debut single by Kenny Nolan, taken from his debut album Kenny Nolan. The recording was issued as the album's lead single in October 1976, spending 27 weeks on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Background

The song tells about a man who dreams about an apparently unattainable woman with whom he shares intimate moments, a romantic walk on a beach and, as their love grows, raising a family. He likes these dreams but, of course, always wakes to find that his longed-for lover is "just not there".

Chart performance

It slowly crawled to number 3 on the Hot 100 chart as well as the Cash Box Top 100 by early March 1977. The song became a Gold record. "I Like Dreamin'" was an equally large hit in Canada, where it peaked at number 3 on the Pop Singles chart and was also a number 1 hit on the Adult Contemporary chart.