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"Shattered Dreams" is a song by English musical group Johnny Hates Jazz from their debut studio album, Turn Back the Clock (1988). Written by the band's lead singer Clark Datchler , the song was released in March 1987 as the album's lead single.
Datchler began writing new songs which included "Shattered Dreams". JHJ then performed a showcase at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club , and were subsequently signed to Virgin Records . "Shattered Dreams" was released in March 1987 and became a top 5 hit in the UK, [ 11 ] throughout mainland Europe and Asia, and reached No. 2 in Japan.
Michael Sutton of AllMusic wrote, "The music on Turn Back the Clock is generally upbeat synth pop, but the words are often sad. Although Johnny Hates Jazz offer no profound revelations about failed relationships or lost love, there is genuine emotion beneath the studio luster of "What Other Reason," "Different Seasons," "Don't Let It End This Way," and "Foolish Heart."".
Upon its release as a single, Robin Smith of Record Mirror described "Turn Back the Clock" as "hopelessly twee and contrived" and added, "Rock out and loosen up, guys." [7] Richard Lowe of Smash Hits stated that the song is exactly like the band's look, namely "not particularly special but lovingly scrubbed and polished and pleasant enough" and as "good" as the band's previous singles, while ...
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Jerry Smith of British magazine Music Week described "I Don't Want to Be a Hero" a "slick and polished pop song", but deemed it "lacks infectious edge" of "Shattered Dreams". [6]
Dreams about cheating are common and generally shouldn't be a cause for alarm, Dr. Rahul Jandial, brain surgeon and neuroscientist at City of Hope in Los Angeles, tells TODAY.com.
One of the songs was a new recording of his first hit with Johnny Hates Jazz, "Shattered Dreams". The completed version of Tomorrow was released on InterAction Music in May 2007. This album was originally released under the pseudonym of Nightfoxx, [ 14 ] but Datchler subsequently returned to recording and performing under his original name.