Madeline Bell - Dream Merchant

from We're Gonna Make Our Dreams Come True: Popular songs of dreams and wishes and dreams-turned-into-reality by Various Artists

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Dream Merchant is a R&B ballad written by Larry Weiss and Jerry Ross.[1] The song was original recorded by Jerry Butler in 1967 as "Mr. Dream Merchant". The Jerry Butler version reached #23 on the soul chart and #38 on the Hot 100.[2]
Cover versions

In 1967 Madeline Bell covered "Mr. Dream Merchant" on her first album, Bell's a Poppin'.
Dusty Springfield included a version of the song on her 1968 album Dusty... Definitely.
In 1975 the song was remade by Louisville, Kentucky-based group New Birth. Their version was the group's only #1 hit on the soul chart and one of three songs to make the top 10 on that chart; it was one of two New Birth entries to hit the Top 40, reaching #36 on the pop chart.[3]

References

White, Adam; Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. p. 172.
Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 95.
Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 427.

lyrics

Hey, Mr. Dream Merchant
Everything depends on you
Oh, hey, Mr. Dream Merchant
Bring him back to me
And make my dreams come true

When I said goodbye to my love
I didn't mean to make him cry
I didn't realize that I had love
Now I need him by my side

Oh, hey, Mr. Dream Merchant
Everything depends on you
Oh, hey, Mr. Dream Merchant
Bring him back to me
And make my dreams come true

You should have told this fool to stop it
You should have made this blind girl see
I got my pride back in my pocket
Won't you bring him back to me?

Oh, hey, Mr. Dream Merchant
Everything depends on you
Oh, hey, Mr. Dream Merchant
Can't you make him see we need each other?
I'm no good alone
I really really, really love him
Bring him back to me
And make my dreams come true

Oh, hey, Mr. Dream Merchant
Can't you make him see we need each other?
I'm no good alone
I really, really love him
Bring him back to me
And make my dreams come true

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from We're Gonna Make Our Dreams Come True: Popular songs of dreams and wishes and dreams-turned-into-reality, released July 20, 2017
Written by Jerry Ross & Laurence Weiss

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