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"Dream a Little Dream of Me" is a song, usually credited to Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt.[1] The lyrics were written by Gus Kahn.
[edit] History
It was recorded by Wayne King and his Orchestra with vocal by Ernie Birchill on February 18, 1931 and released by Victor Records as catalogue number 22643. It was a top 20 hit for Frankie Laine in 1950. Later notably sung by Doris Day (who, in 1957, was the first singer to record it at the slow tempo in which it had been written), Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. It is arguably best known for the rendition by "Mama" Cass Elliot of The Mamas & the Papas, in 1968, which sold over a million copies.
[edit] Other notable recordings
- Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra recorded the song with vocal by Ozzie on February 16, 1931. It was released by Brunswick Records as catalogue number 6060.
- Recorded by the Nat King Cole Trio in New York on October 28, 1947.
- Dinah Shore recorded a version of the song in the 1950s, appearing on her album Love Songs Sung By Dinah Shore.
- Recorded by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald in New York on August 25, 1950 and released on Decca 27209.
- Recorded by Henry Mancini for his 1969 album A Warm Shade of Ivory.
- Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1957 for his album Bing With A Beat.
- Its perhaps most famous rendition was by Cass Elliot of The Mamas & the Papas, in 1968. The single was credited to "Mama Cass with the Mamas & the Papas," although it is generally considered the beginning of her solo career.
- Recorded by British singer Anita Harris. It reached #33 in the UK charts.
- Sung in Italian by French singer Sylvie Vartan as Nostalgia (Nostalgy), in 1969.
- It was the theme song in the 1989 movie Dream a Little Dream. The movie features two versions: One is a solo by Mickey Thomas, and the other is a duet with Mickey Thomas and Mel Tormé.
- French singer Enzo Enzo sang a French version ("Les yeux ouverts") on her 1990 album Enzo Enzo.
- Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø sang a version of it on her 1991 Gift of Love album.
- It was recorded in the style of the The Mamas & the Papas' version by Terry Hall and Salad for The Help Album in 1995.
- It was covered by Chicago in their 1995 release of Night and Day Big Band. The song was recorded featuring Jade on backing vocals and Paul Shaffer on piano.
- Sung by Czech singer Lucie Bílá as "Hvězdy jako hvězdy" (Stars like Stars) which became also the name of her 1998 album.
- Candye Kane, covered this song on her 1998 album Swango.
- It was covered by British group The Beautiful South and is found on Solid Bronze (2001) and the US release of Carry On up the Charts (1995). They also did a version in French for the movie French Kiss. It is re-used in the film The Devil Wears Prada.
- Performed by Michael Bublé on his 2005 album It's Time.
- The song appears in the album Angels & Thieves by Dala (Sheila Carabine and Amanda Walther), recorded in 2005. It is credited to Andre, Khan and Schwandt.
- Recorded by Anne Murray on her 2004/2005 album I'll Be Seeing You / All of Me.
- The song was performed by Pete Doherty and Carl Barat as a party piece during the first iteration of The Libertines. Most recently they performed it at the Hackney Empire on April 12, 2007 during a surprise reunion show for the duo. Carl often tapdances during the performance.
- The song was performed by the Egyptian actress Youssra in the movie The Yacoubian Building.
- Sung by Bobbi Eakes on the June 14, 2007 broadcast of ABC's All My Children.
- Recorded by Claw Boys Claw on their 2008 album Pajama day.
- Performed by Diana Krall on We All Love Ella: Celebrating The First Lady Of Song, a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald.[2]
- German power metal band Blind Guardian performed a heavy metal rendition on their single "Another Stranger Me".
- Goth musician Rozz Williams performed a live cover of the song; a recording appears on the live album Accept the Gift of Sin.
- American indie rock band My Morning Jacket performed the song in 2004 for Early Recordings: Chapter 2: Learning, a compilation.
- Burgess Meredith sang the song as a lullaby to the girl playing his granddaughter in the 1995 sequel movie Grumpier Old Men.
- Was used as the title of Episode 54 of the CW's television show Supernatural.
- Is the name of the third edition of Sandman, the comic book, created by Neil Gaiman.
- Performed live by She & Him (Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward).
- The Baltimore area band, Cowboy Amnesia, performs the song with a surf rock approach.
- Jimmy Demers performs this song on his debut album Dream A Little (2008).
- Will be used as the title of Episodes 79 and 80 of the ABC show Grey's Anatomy.
- Recorded by Nicole Atkins on her 2008 album Nicole Atkins Digs Other People's Songs.
- A sound-alike cover of Cass Elliot's version appeared on Top of the Pops, Volume 2.
- Korean composer and pianist Yiruma (이루마) plays this song on his second album "First Love: Piano Collection" (2001).
- Performed by Ms. Piggy in the attraction Jim Henson's Muppet*Vision 3D.
- Recorded by Mark Weber for his 2008 jazz-pop album, When I Fall In Love.
- The song is used for the promo of the third Big Brother VIP season in Bulgaria.
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