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"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" is the third single from Carly Simon's 1987 album Coming Around Again. The song was written by Simon and produced by John Boylan.[1][2] Simon performed the song at her iconic 1987 concert Live From Martha's Vineyard.

The song is one of Simon's biggest latter period AC hits, and as a result is included on multiple compilations of her work, which include 1995's 3-disc box set Clouds in My Coffee, the UK import The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better, the 2-disc retrospective Anthology, 2004's single disc Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits, and 2014's Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon.

No official music video was made for this song, though a video was created and directed during a VHS recording of the Martha's Vineyard concert in mid-1988.

Charts

The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, where it lasted for seventeen weeks.[3] The song also charted in Ireland, peaking at #28.[4]
Track listings and formats

7" single (US)[5]

"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" (Single version) – 4:20
"As Time Goes By " – 5:06

7" single (UK)[6]

"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" – 3:58
"As Time Goes By" – 5:06

References

Sheila Weller. "The Counterintuitive Wisdom of Carly Simon". Observer.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
"Coming Around Again". carlysimon.com.
"Carly Simon - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
"The Irish Charts". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of 7" US single". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of 7" UK single". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-07-24.

External links

www.metrolyrics.com/the-stuff-that-dreams-are-made-of-lyrics-carly-simon.html
www.carlysimon.com

lyrics

Take a look around now, change the direction
Adjust the tuning, try a new translation
Don't look at your man in the same old way
Take a new picture
Just because you don't see shooting stars
Doesn't mean it isn't perfect. Can't you see...

It's the stuff that dreams are made of
It's the slow and steady fire
It's the stuff that dreams are made of
It's your heart and soul's desire
It's the stuff that dreams are made of

So what's this about your best friend?
She's got a brand new shiny boy
And they're moving out to Malibu
To play with all his pretty toys
And you feel closed in by the same four walls
The same old conversation
With the same old guy you've know for years
But use your imagination and you will see....

It's the stuff that dreams are made of
It's the slow and steady fire
It's the stuff that dreams are made of
It's your heart and soul's desire
It's the stuff that dreams are made of

What if the Prince on the horse in your fairy tale
Is right here in disguise
And what if the stars you've been reaching so high for
Are shining in his eyes, oh, yeah

Don't look at yourself in the same old way
Take another picture
Shoot the stars off in your own backyard
Don't look any further
And you will see
It's the stuff that dreams are made of...

credits

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 Carly Simon
Produced by John Boylan

Choir – Timothy Wright Concert Choir
Co-producer, Drums, Drum Machine – Russ Kunkel
Co-producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Frank Filipetti
Guitar – Jimmy Ryan
Keyboards [Bass], Piano, Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Rob Mounsey
Synthesizer [Yamaha Dx7] – Carly Simon

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