Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Welcome to SIng It Live 'Wurlitzer Sessions' intimate performances of your favourite songs featuring the Wurlitzer 200A Suitcase Piano and the SIng It Live crew.
Recorded in the Sing It Live Basement Studio and produced by Darren Mullan
"Dreamlover" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter and record producer Mariah Carey, released on July 27, 1993 by Columbia Records, as the lead single from the singer's third studio album, Music Box (1993). Its lyrics were written by Carey, with music composed by Carey and Dave Hall, and was produced by Carey, Walter Afanasieff and Hall. The song incorporates a sample of the hook from "Blind Alley" by the Emotionsโpreviously used in "Ain't No Half-Steppin'" (1988) by Big Daddy Kaneโinto its melody and instrumentation. "Dreamlover" marked a more pronounced attempt on Carey's part to incorporate hip hop into her music, as was seen in her decision to work with Hall, who had previously produced What's the 411? (1992) by Mary J. Blige. This was partly in light of the mixed reception to her previous studio effort Emotions (1991), which featured gospel and 1960s soul influences. Lyrically, the song pictures a protagonist calling for a perfect lover, her "dreamlover," to whisk her away into the night and not "disillusion" her like others in the past.
"Dreamlover" received positive reviews from contemporary music critics, many of whom praised the song's incorporated sample, as well as Carey's carefree vocal style. The song was the first of several of her lead singles that sampled older tunes as a musical bed, as seen in "Fantasy" (1995), "Honey" (1997), "Heartbreaker" (1999), and "Loverboy" (2001). It was a global success, becoming Carey's seventh chart topper on the US Billboard Hot 100, remaining there for eight weeks. It peaked at number one in Canada and Panama, and became a top-ten hit in Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal and the United Kingdom.
Featured vocalist: Carla Tsimopoulos @carlatsimopoulos
Bass: Damien Steele Scott @bassgoose
Wurlitzer Electric Piano and vocals: Darren Mullan @producernerd
Rhythm programmed by Darren Mullan including a Roland AIRA Compact T8 Beat Machine.
Filmed on iPhone and gopro. Video edited using Black Magic Design Da Vinci Resolve
Sound recorded and mixed in Apple Logic.
Microphones are sE Electronics V7 25th Anniversary Gold edition
Watch our ๐บ๐ฝLIVE CONCERTS๐คฉ on-demand at www.SingitLive.world
Stream Sing It Live on your favourite digital music platform!
Support us at patreon.com/producernerd
Donate paypal.me/singitlive
Follow us on social media:
๐Website: www.SingitLive.world
๐Instagram: instagram.com/singitlive_world
๐Facebook: facebook.com/singitliveworld
#wurlisessions #intimatemusic #livemusic
Welcome to SIng It Live 'Wurlitzer Sessions' intimate performances of your favourite songs featuring the Wurlitzer 200A Suitcase Piano and the SIng It Live crew.
Recorded in the Sing It Live Basement Studio and produced by Darren Mullan
"Dreamlover" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter and record producer Mariah Carey, released on July 27, 1993 by Columbia Records, as the lead single from the singer's third studio album, Music Box (1993). Its lyrics were written by Carey, with music composed by Carey and Dave Hall, and was produced by Carey, Walter Afanasieff and Hall. The song incorporates a sample of the hook from "Blind Alley" by the Emotionsโpreviously used in "Ain't No Half-Steppin'" (1988) by Big Daddy Kaneโinto its melody and instrumentation. "Dreamlover" marked a more pronounced attempt on Carey's part to incorporate hip hop into her music, as was seen in her decision to work with Hall, who had previously produced What's the 411? (1992) by Mary J. Blige. This was partly in light of the mixed reception to her previous studio effort Emotions (1991), which featured gospel and 1960s soul influences. Lyrically, the song pictures a protagonist calling for a perfect lover, her "dreamlover," to whisk her away into the night and not "disillusion" her like others in the past.
"Dreamlover" received positive reviews from contemporary music critics, many of whom praised the song's incorporated sample, as well as Carey's carefree vocal style. The song was the first of several of her lead singles that sampled older tunes as a musical bed, as seen in "Fantasy" (1995), "Honey" (1997), "Heartbreaker" (1999), and "Loverboy" (2001). It was a global success, becoming Carey's seventh chart topper on the US Billboard Hot 100, remaining there for eight weeks. It peaked at number one in Canada and Panama, and became a top-ten hit in Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal and the United Kingdom.
Featured vocalist: Carla Tsimopoulos @carlatsimopoulos
Bass: Damien Steele Scott @bassgoose
Wurlitzer Electric Piano and vocals: Darren Mullan @producernerd
Rhythm programmed by Darren Mullan including a Roland AIRA Compact T8 Beat Machine.
Filmed on iPhone and gopro. Video edited using Black Magic Design Da Vinci Resolve
Sound recorded and mixed in Apple Logic.
Microphones are sE Electronics V7 25th Anniversary Gold edition
Watch our ๐บ๐ฝLIVE CONCERTS๐คฉ on-demand at www.SingitLive.world
Stream Sing It Live on your favourite digital music platform!
Support us at patreon.com/producernerd
Donate paypal.me/singitlive
Follow us on social media:
๐Website: www.SingitLive.world
๐Instagram: instagram.com/singitlive_world
๐Facebook: facebook.com/singitliveworld
#wurlisessions #intimatemusic #livemusic
