Songoftheday 11/8/17 - Not so long ago we were so in phase, you and I could never forget the days...
from the album Wilson Phillips (1990)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #12 (one week)
Weeks in the Top-40: 9
Today's song of the day comes from pop vocal trio Wilson Phillips, the daughters of rock greats that had already scored four huge hits from their debut album with the top-10 "Impulsive" and three #1 singles in "Hold On", "Release Me", and "You're In Love". The fifth and final single released from the set was the upbeat poster-style inspiration of "The Dream Is Still Alive". Written by the trio of Carnie and Wendy Wilson (Beach Boy Brian's kids), Chynna Phillips (daughter of John and Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas), and producer Glen Ballard, it served as the closing track for the album, and rightfully the last radio single...
"The Dream Is Still Alive" almost nabbed Wilson Phillips a fifth top ten pop hit, stopping a couple of notches short in August of 1991. The song went to #4 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary (or "easy listening") radio chart. Internationally, it got to #11 in Canada.
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A separate mix that toned down the guitars helped the single do much better on soft-pop radio...
Here's the trio performing live in 2014...
and finally, and Pride in Los Angeles a year later...
Up tomorrow: New York freestyle artist has a desire or two.
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