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"She Dreams"

Single by Mark Chesnutt

from the album What a Way to Live

B-side

"What a Way to Live"^[2]

Released

July 12, 1994^[1]

Recorded

1994

Genre

Country

Length

3:43

Label

Decca

Songwriter(s)

Tim Mensy, Gary Harrison

Producer(s)

Mark Wright

Mark Chesnutt singles chronology

"Woman, Sensuous Woman"
(1994)

"She Dreams"
(1994)

"Goin' Through the Big D"
(1994)

"She Dreams" is a song co-written by Tim Mensy and Gary Harrison. It was originally recorded by Mensy for his 1993 album This Ol' Heart (produced by James Stroud), from which it was released as the third and final single. It was also the final single release of his career. It was recorded by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt and released in July 1994 as the lead single from the album, What a Way to Live. It peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 7 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Content

The song discusses a 30-year-old housewife who dreams of her husband being more affectionate towards her.

Chart performance

"She Dreams" debuted at number 74 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 6, 1993.

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	74

Mark Chesnutt version

One year later, Mark Chesnutt covered "She Dreams" on his album What a Way to Live. The song was the first release from the album, as well as his first release on the Decca Records label.^[2]

Critical reception

Mike Joyce of The Washington Post gave Chesnutt's version of the song a positive review, saying that Chesnutt "makes the most of sentimental balladry."^[4] Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Chesnutt comes up with "one of his most fully realized vocal performances on this debut single for his new label." She goes on to say that "tasteful guitar and string arrangements help distinguish this song."^[5]

Chart performance

"She Dreams" debuted at number 64 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 23, 1994.

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[6]	7
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[7]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[8]	89
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[9]	54

References

^ [1]
^ ^a ^b Whitburn, p. 92
^ "Tim Mensy Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ Joyce, Mike (16 October 1994). "Wry Country Misery Of Honky-Tonk Laments These Three Acts Sing". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
^ Billboard, July 23, 1994
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2632." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 24, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
^ "Mark Chesnutt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
^ "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.

v t e Mark Chesnutt
Studio albums	Too Cold at Home Longnecks & Short Stories Almost Goodbye What a Way to Live Wings Thank God for Believers I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Lost in the Feeling Mark Chesnutt Savin' the Honky Tonk Heard It in a Love Song Rollin' with the Flow Outlaw Tradition Lives
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits
Notable singles	"Too Cold at Home" "Brother Jukebox" "Blame It on Texas" "Your Love Is a Miracle" "Broken Promise Land" "Old Flames Have New Names" "I'll Think of Something" "Bubba Shot the Jukebox" "Ol' Country" "It Sure Is Monday" "Almost Goodbye" "I Just Wanted You to Know" "Woman, Sensuous Woman" "She Dreams" "Goin' Through the Big D" "Gonna Get a Life" "Down in Tennessee" "Trouble" "It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings" "Wrong Place, Wrong Time" "It's a Little Too Late" "Let It Rain" "Thank God for Believers" "It's Not Over" "I Might Even Quit Lovin' You" "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" "This Heartache Never Sleeps" "Fallin' Never Felt So Good" "Lost in the Feeling" "She Was" "Heard It in a Love Song" "Rollin' with the Flow" "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)"
Guest singles	"A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side"
Related articles	Discography