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Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin'

original song written and composed by Jay Gruska, Michael Omartian, and Bruce Sudano; first recorded by Jermaine and Michael Jackson
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Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin'

Summary

Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' is a musical work/composition[1]. Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (414 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin''s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin''s composer is recorded as Michael Omartian[4].
  • Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin''s composer is recorded as Bruce Sudano[5].
  • Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin''s composer is recorded as Jay Gruska[6].
  • Among the performers on Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' was Jermaine Jackson[7].
  • Among the performers on Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' was Robert Palmer[8].
  • Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin''s language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' was released on December 21, 1984[10].
  • Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin''s lyricist is recorded as Michael Omartian[11].
  • Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin''s lyricist is recorded as Bruce Sudano[12].
  • Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin''s lyricist is recorded as Jay Gruska[13].
  • Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin''s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin'"}[14].
  • Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin''s different from is recorded as Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)[15].
  • Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin''s form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 62ec5dd7-e619-4c14-826a-f7b843b79248[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Jermaine Jackson[7] and Robert Palmer[8].

Publication

Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' was published on December 21, 1984[10]. Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin''s language of work or name is recorded as English[9].

Why It Matters

Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (414 views/month).[2] Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

Related Entities

Jermaine Jackson Robert Palmer

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin'. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/tell-me-i-m-not-dreamin
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_tell-me-i-m-not-dreamin_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin'}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/tell-me-i-m-not-dreamin}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 8w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Jermaine Jackson, Robert Palmer
    Form of creative work → song
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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