Mariah Carey’s song “Dreamlover” is a single from her 1993 album Music Box. She and Dave Hall are credited as songwriters on the track. The song is certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Song Facts:

• Mariah Carey was born in Huntington, New York as the youngest of three children. Her name comes from the song “The Call the Wind Maria” from the musical Paint Your Wagon.
• Mariah began singing as a child, and by high school, she was frequently absent from class because she was busy recording demos.
• The song features samples from “Blind Alley” by The Emotions.
• The B-side tracks to “Dreamlover” are “Someday” and “Do You Think of Me.”
• The song is classified as R&B and is written in the key of F major.
• “Dreamlover” was one of many Mariah Carey songs to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. This track reached number one and remained in that position for eight consecutive weeks.
• Diane Martel directed the music video for the song, which features Mariah swimming in a waterfall. According to Mariah, she would not dive into the water until Martel did because it was so cold.
• Mariah has performed “Dreamlover” live many times, including on The Arsenio Hall Show and on The Today Show. She’s also incorporated “Dreamlover” into her sets at her Las Vegas residency.

Lyrics 

I need a lover to give me

The kind of love that would last always

I need somebody uplifting

To take me away

I want a lover who knows me

Who understands how I feel inside

Someone to comfort and hold me

Through the long lonely nights

Till the dawn

Why don’t you take me away

Dream lover come rescue me

Take me up take me down

Take me anywhere you want to baby now

I need you so desperately

Won’t you please come around

‘Cause I wanna share forever with you baby

I don’t want another pretender

To disillusion me one more time

Whispering words of forever

Playing with my mind

I need someone to hold on to

The kind of love that won’t fly away

I just want someone to belong to everyday of my life

Always

So come and take me away

Dream lover come rescue me

Take me up take me down

Take me anywhere you want to baby now

I need you so desperately

Won’t you please come around

‘Cause I wanna share forever with you baby

Baby come and take me away

Dream lover come rescue me

Take me up take me down

Take me anywhere you want to baby now

I need you so desperately

Won’t you please come around

‘Cause I wanna share forever with you baby

Dream lover come rescue me

Take me up take me down

Take me anywhere you want to baby now

I need you so desperately

Won’t you please come around

‘Cause I wanna share forever with you baby