"Sad Sweet Dreamer" was a UK number one single for one week in October 1974 for Sweet Sensation.
The second single from the British soul group, a soaring soul ballad heavily influenced by the Stylistics (and led by lead vocalist Marcel King's falsetto), "Sad Sweet Dreamer" became their first hit. Written by David Parton and co-produced by Tony Hatch & Bob Wackett. The song reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 the following spring.
The song was used in the 2009 UK TV series Red Riding.
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