Livin’ Joy’s Janice Robinson announces 2026 version of ‘Dreamer’

Janice Robinson is bringing ‘Dreamer’ back. The American singer-songwriter will re-release her 1994 dancefloor anthem on Armada Music on May 29, 2026, more than 30 years after the original first hit clubs and charts. The reimagined version comes out under her own name for the first time, after the original ran under the Livin’ Joy banner.

Originally released in 1994, ‘Dreamer’ topped the U.S. Dance chart and climbed to number one in the U.K., picking up platinum certification along the way. Robinson’s gospel-rooted vocal and the song’s resilience-anthem chorus — “I’m a dreamer” — made it a cornerstone of mid-’90s house. Now, three decades on, Janice Robinson is reclaiming the track on her own terms.

“33 years ago, on a train in 1993, I wrote ‘Dreamer’ from a place of pure hope, never imagining it would travel the world,” Robinson said. “Today, with Armada Records, I return to that same song not as the woman I was, but as the woman I’ve become. This reimagining is more than a release, it’s a bridge between generations, a reminder that dreams don’t expire.”

Also, the release fits a wider wave of ’90s house revival across streaming and festival culture. Robinson left Livin’ Joy shortly after ‘Dreamer’ first broke, then toured with Tina Turner and put out a solo album with Warner Bros. Records. Then on May 29, Janice Robinson takes ‘Dreamer 2026’ to Armada Music.