I Have a Dream ABBA cover

abba cover by viking cowboy & the choir girls from the music school in Gällivare “I Have a Dream“ is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in December 1979 as the sixth and final single from the group’s sixth studio album, Voulez-Vous. Anni-Frid Lyngstad sang lead vocals. It was a major hit, topping the charts in many countries and peaking at No. 2 in the UK over the Christmas week of 1979. Twenty years later, Irish pop group Westlife released a version that reached No. 1 in the UK over the Christmas week of 1999. The song was written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus circa March 1979 and was taken from the group’s 1979 album, Voulez-Vous. Anni-Frid Lyngstad sang the lead vocals. It was released as a single in December 1979 with a live version of “Take a Chance on Me“ as the B-side. The recording includes a final chorus by the children’s choir from Stockholm International School. In the UK, “I Have a Dream“ was held off the No. 1 spot by Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall“, which also features a children’s choir. “I Have a Dream“ is included on the ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits album as well as in the Mamma Mia! musical. Single by ABBA from the album Voulez-Vous B-side “Take a Chance on Me“ (recorded live at Wembley) Released 7 December 1979 Recorded 15 March 1979 Studio Polar, Stockholm, Sweden Genre Pop Music[1] Length 4:45 Label Polar Music Songwriter(s) Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus Producer(s) Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus -------------------LYRICS----------- “I Have A Dream“ I have a dream, a song to sing To help me cope with anything If you see the wonder of a fairy tale You can take the future even if you fail I believe in angels Something good in everything I see I believe in angels When I know the time is right for me I’ll cross the stream - I have a dream I have a dream, a fantasy To help me through reality And my destination makes it worth the while Pushing through the darkness still another mile I believe in angels Something good in everything I see I believe in angels When I know the time is right for me I’ll cross the stream - I have a dream I’ll cross the stream - I have a dream I have a dream, a song to sing To help me cope with anything If you see the wonder of a fairy tale You can take the future even if you fail I believe in angels Something good in everything I see I believe in angels When I know the time is right for me I’ll cross the stream - I have a dream I’ll cross the stream - I have a dream Writer(s): Benny Goran Bror Andersson, Bjoern K. Ulvaeus Irish band Westlife made a cover of this song in 1999 which reached the top over Christmas week in the UK. AZLyrics A ABBA Lyrics album: “Voulez-Vous“ (1979)