"Sad Sweet Dreamer" is a song by
Sweet Sensation, which was a number-one single on the
UK Singles Chart for one week in October 1974.[1]
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. It was written by
David Parton and co-produced by
Tony Hatch and Parton.[2] The song reached No. 14 on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100 the following spring. It charted similarly in Canada.[3][4] Both Hatch and
Jackie Trent sang on the track to augment Sweet Sensation. Hatch wanted to work with them after they were discovered on New Faces whilst he was on the judging panel. The song was covered by French singer
Joe Dassin as "Carolina (Sad Sweet Dreamer)" in 1975.
The song can be heard in the 2009 UK television series Red Riding. It is also featured in the 2013 film Rush.[5]