She began gospel singing with her mother in the Holloway Community Singers and she has also recorded with Albertina Walker in The Caravans gospel group. Holloway was also a cast member of the Chicago troupe of Don't Bother Me I Can't Cope.
Holloway found moderate disco success when she placed eighteen songs on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including four Number ones, and was featured on Dan Hartman's disco classic, "Vertigo / Relight My Fire". In the early 1980s, she had another dance hit with "Crash Goes Love", before she had her first Number one in the UK with "Ride On Time" by Black Box, which featured vocal samples from her own Salsoul recording, "Love Sensation". This happened again in 1991 when Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch featured her vocals in the chart topping cover version of the song "Good Vibrations". Although both songs were notorious for initial copyright infringements (see: white label), they did help elevate Holloway to legendary status in the dance music/disco community.
A more recent dance chart entry was "Relight My Fire" (credited to Martin featuring Loleatta Holloway), which hit #5 in 2003.
Her latest hit "Love Sensation '06" peaked at #22 in the Dutch Top 40[1] and reached #37 on the UK Singles Chart as well as #49 in Australia.
Holloway died on March 21, 2011 from heart failure. She was 64 years old. She is survived by her four children.
Dreamin'
Loleatta Holloway Lyrics
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When he closed the door
We have understanding and that means much more
But I don't have to worry where he goes
'Cause I know that he'll be coming home
You better give up or you'll never win
You better give up hanging on to him
Can't you see
Dreamin' dreamin' of him
You're just dreamin' dreamin' of him
You're just dreamin' while he's dreamin' of me
Just dreamin' dreamin' of love you wish you had
I see magic in your eyes when he walks by
But I know you wanna touch him
Honey don't you try
'Cause you don't stand a snowball chance in him
You'll make up trying to undream of him
Dreamin' dreamin' of him
You're just dreamin' dreamin' of him
You're just dreamin' while he's dreamin' of me
Just dreamin' dreamin' of love you wish you had
Oh you're just gonna spend a lonely night
Dreamin' while he's dreamin' of me you're dreamin' of
love you wish you had
Dreamin' while he's dreamin' of me
Dreamin' all the time he's dreamin' of me
You wish you had You wish you had
You better give up or you'll never win
You better give up hanging on to him
Can't you see
You wish you had
You wish you had
I know you want my baby
You see I know I got a good thing
Yes I do
You see girls this man is not like other men
And the reason I say this
Is because I know every lady out
There feel the same thing
Every lady feels that her man is special
He's special to her
No matter how he looks baby
It's the inside that counts
It's what's up front that counts
I'm gonna tell it to you anyway
So called best girlfriends
You know the kind laugh in your face and try to take
your man
Behind your back
You know what I'm talking about
You know where I'm coming from
Well let me tell you something
Let me tell you something
I don't play around girls like that
You know I don't really like to socialize with them
Because I feel like this.
What's mine is mine
What's yours is yours
You see I don't want nothing that's yours
I don't want nothing that looks at you
You see I know I got mine
I know I got him
I got every part of him
I got him from his hair to the tip of his toe
I know what I got
But let me tell you this
You see when you got somebody that loves you
You know they love
You can stand up here like me and tell the whole wide
world
That I got my man
That I got my man
Stand up and tell everybody I got him
I can stand up and tell everybody I got him
Everybody say I got him
I like to hear you know
Ain't gonna let nobody take him from me
Oh ain't gonna let nobody take him from me
I know how to love him
How to squeeze him how to tease him
The lyrics of Loleatta Holloway's song "Dreamin'" is about a woman who is confident and secure about her relationship with her man. She knows where his love goes when he leaves but does not worry about it because he always comes back to her. The main message of the song is directed towards another woman who has feelings for her man. The singer advises her to give up because he is not interested in her and is only dreaming about her. The woman who is confident triggers jealousy in the other woman, who can only dream of having the love that she has.
The singer's strong and assertive voice adds to the message of the song. She is confident in her relationship and in her role as his woman. She warns other women not to try and come between her and her man because they will not succeed. The lyrics show a confident and secure woman who is in touch with her emotions and knows what she wants.
In conclusion, "Dreamin'" is a powerful message about love and loyalty. It communicates that every woman deserves to be treated with respect and love. The song advises women to be confident in their relationships and not to let anyone threaten their love.
Line by Line Meaning
Who knows where your love goes
No one knows where your partner goes when they leave
When he closed the door
Referring to the partner leaving the house
We have understanding and that means much more
Having mutual understanding in a relationship is more important than worrying about where the partner goes
But I don't have to worry where he goes
The singer is confident her partner will come back after leaving
'Cause I know that he'll be coming home
The singer trusts her partner to come back home
You better give up or you'll never win
The singer warns someone to give up trying to pursue her partner
You better give up hanging on to him
The same warning as in the previous line
Can't you see
The singer is asking someone to see the reality of the situation
Oh no you're just
The previous line is concluded with this phrase
Dreamin' dreamin' of him
The person being addressed in the song is only dreaming of being with the singer's partner
You're just dreamin' dreamin' of him
Reiteration of the previous line
You're just dreamin' while he's dreamin' of me
The singer's partner is thinking of her while the other person is thinking of him
Just dreamin' dreamin' of love you wish you had
The other person is only dreaming of the love the singer has with her partner
I see magic in your eyes when he walks by
The other person is enchanted by the singer's partner
But I know you wanna touch him
The other person desires the singer's partner
Honey don't you try
The singer warns the other person not to try to make a move on her partner
'Cause you don't stand a snowball chance in him
The other person has no chance with the singer's partner
You'll make up trying to undream of him
The other person will regret falling for the singer's partner when they inevitably cannot have him
Oh you're just gonna spend a lonely night
The other person will be alone at night, thinking of someone they cannot have
Dreamin' while he's dreamin' of me you're dreamin' of
The singer's partner is thinking of her while the other person is still thinking of him
love you wish you had
The other person will continue to dream of a love they cannot have
I know you want my baby
The other person desires the singer's partner
You see I know I got a good thing
The singer is confident in her relationship with her partner
Every lady out there feel the same thing
The singer understands that other women also feel that their partners are special
What's mine is mine
The singer is possessive and protective of her relationship and partner
What's yours is yours
The singer recognizes the importance of personal boundaries
You see I don't want nothing that's yours
The singer doesn't want anything that belongs to the other person, including her partner
I don't really like to socialize with them
The singer doesn't like to associate with people who go after others' partners
Because I feel like this
The singer explains her feelings on the matter
I'm gonna tell it to you anyway
The singer is going to speak her truth regardless of how others may feel
Ain't gonna let nobody take him from me
The singer is fiercely protective of her relationship and partner
I know how to love him
The singer is confident in her ability to love and keep her partner
How to squeeze him how to tease him
The singer is affectionate and playful with her partner
Everybody say I got him
The singer wants everyone to know she has a good man
I like to hear you know
The singer enjoys hearing others acknowledge her relationship
You wish you had
The other person wishes they had what the singer has with her partner
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BRUCE KULICK, PAUL STANLEY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
carla funk
MAGIC - RIP Loleatta - In the roots of Chicago house & Hotmix Classics & disco's back in tha day 💜❤️💜
Dino Gerdeman
One of my all-time favorites from Loleatta!
Kwenzokuhle Khuzwayo
Why was she criminally underrated, who knows?
KESBAMERA HERUKHUTIAMANRA
Feels like I'm still dreamin', this is truly a classical dance songs.
Pretty Brown Dancers
It’s songs like these that makes me appreciate being born black ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
Pretty Brown Dancers
When you hear this song at your cookout, just be blessed that you are still alive and break out the red cups
bizarrosito
who thumbs down stuff like this? people who were dreamin' of love they wish they had?
Joseph mcknight
don't get any better!!!! Those were the days!
wayne hobby
That woman could sang.
subwaygoddess1
My favorite by Loleatta