(Debuted June 27, 1987, Peaked #50, 16 Weeks on the Chart)
Will To Power was a Miami-based act that was essentially made up of Bob Rosenberg and whoever he happened to be working with at the time. Rosenberg had been a radio DJ and worked on remix projects in his spare time. When he crossed paths with singer/songwriter Suzi Carr, another Miami local, they worked on several projects including "Dreamin'," which Rosenberg wrote as a tribute to his late sister.
"Dreamin'" was a massive hit in the Miami area, but failed to break through in enough other regions to make it more than a minor hit nationally. However, Miami was a major center for dance music and 1987 was a big year for dance-based songs, and that influence sent the song to the #1 position on Billboard's dance clubs chart. For those who were there at the time, "Dreamin'" was part of the soundtrack to the Summer of '87.
You nailed it. Will To Power and many other freestyle artists of that time (Stevie B comes to mind) were big in So. Fla. before hitting the top 40. I recall Dreamin and Fading Away getting tons of airplay on Power 96, Y-100, and any other So. Fla. station playing any dance / freestyle in its rotation. Great songs.
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