written by Bernie Taupin and Martin Page

produced by Ron Nevison

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Welcome to another marvelous track by Heart, from the self-titled

summer 1985 album, now at the time also featuring Mark Andes

(bass/vocals), Howard Leese (keyboard/guitars) and Denny

Carmassi (percussion) in the band. Single number three off the

Heart album was their first of ’86, “These Dreams.” I rather like it just as much as “Never” (previous song), in its own way. As a matter of fact, once upon a time I paired them up into a two-song mash-up, with “Never” first, fading right into “Dreams” as it’s ending. “These Dreams” was arguably the Heart record’s biggest hit, peaking at #1 on both the US and US Adult Contemporary charts. It’s also probably my favorite Heart video, with its artful use of a fantasy desert scene juxtaposed with the band singing it live. And just check out that huge ’80s hair. It doesn’t get much bigger than that. Sweet Dreams.

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Quick note: this is another example you’ll see many times throughout the songs on this site, of one with a tempo that I’ve deemed acceptable for two audio-treated versions, with two different echo intervals. So again, that’s why there’ll be two samples below.

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Have notes to add? Let me know!

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YT:

full version

music video

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Heart’s official website