"Never Had a Dream Come True"
Single by Stevie Wonder
from the album Signed, Sealed & Delivered
B-side"Somebody Knows, Somebody Cares; My Girl"
ReleasedFebruary 7, 1970
Recorded1969, Hitsville USA, Detroit, Michigan
GenreSoul, pop, R&B
Length3:14 (album[1] and 45-rpm single[2] labels show run time of 2:59)
LabelTamla
Songwriter(s)Stevie Wonder
Henry Cosby
Sylvia Moy
Producer(s)Henry Cosby
Stevie Wonder singles chronology
"Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday"
(1969) 		"Never Had a Dream Come True"
(1970) 		"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
(1970)
Official audio
"Never Had a Dream Come True" on YouTube

"Never Had a Dream Come True" is a song written by Stevie Wonder and Motown staff songwriters Henry Cosby and Sylvia Moy, released as a single on the Tamla subsidiary in February 1970. Featured on his 12th studio release, Signed, Sealed & Delivered, as the lead single, "Never Had..." was a modest hit in the U.S. upon its release, debuting at No. 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of Feb. 7, 1970, and No. 11 on the R&B chart.[3] The song received a boost in the U.K. where it eventually peaked at No. 6.[4]

Background

Cash Box described it as a "gentle ballad bombshell" and an "outstanding offering with across-the-board power."[5] Billboard called it a "driving rock ballad with an infectious beat and good rhythm line."[6]

Credits

Chart performance

Chart (1970) Peak
position
U.K. Singles (The Official Charts Company)[7] 6
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[8] 31
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 26
U.S. Best Selling Soul Singles (Billboard) 11

References

  1. ^ "Vinyl Album: Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed and Delivered (1970)".
  2. ^ "1970 HITS ARCHIVE: Never Had a Dream Come True - Stevie Wonder (Mono 45)". YouTube.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 635.
  4. ^ "Never had a dream come true | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  5. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. January 24, 1970. p. 34. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  6. ^ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. January 24, 1970. p. 79. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  7. ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 262.
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 925.
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