"Dream a Little Dream of Me" | |
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Song | |
Published | 1931 |
Genre | Popular music |
Writer(s) | Composer: Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt Lyricist: Gus Kahn |
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Single by Mama Cass with the Mamas & the Papas | |||||||||||
from the album The Papas & The Mamas and Dream a Little Dream | |||||||||||
B-side | "Midnight Voyage" (the Mamas & the Papas) | ||||||||||
Released | June 1968 | ||||||||||
Format | 7" single | ||||||||||
Genre | Jazz | ||||||||||
Length |
3:15 3:22 (Mama Cass' album version) |
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Label |
Dunhill (USA) Stateside (UK) |
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Writer(s) | Composer: Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt Lyricist: Gus Kahn |
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Single by Robbie Williams | ||||||||
from the album Swings Both Ways | ||||||||
B-side | "You Got Old" | |||||||
Released | 13 December 2013 | |||||||
Format | Digital download | |||||||
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Length | 3:10 | |||||||
Label | Island | |||||||
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Producer(s) | Guy Chambers | |||||||
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"Dream a Little Dream of Me" is a song, from circa 1931, with music by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt and lyrics by Gus Kahn. It was first recorded in February 1931 by Ozzie Nelson and also by Wayne King and His Orchestra, with vocal by Ernie Birchill. A popular standard, it has seen more than 60 other versions recorded, with one of the highest chart ratings by Mama Cass Elliot with The Mamas & the Papas in 1968.
"Dream a Little Dream of Me" was recorded by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra, with vocal by Nelson, on February 16, 1931, for Brunswick Records. Two days later, Wayne King and His Orchestra, with vocal by Ernie Birchill, recorded the song for Victor Records. "Dream a Little Dream of Me" was also an early signature tune of Kate Smith. In summer 1950, seven recordings of "Dream a Little Dream of Me" were in release, with the versions by Frankie Laine and Jack Owens reaching the US top 20 at respectively numbers 18 and 14: the other versions were by Cathy Mastice, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan, Vaughn Monroe, Dinah Shore and a duet by Bing Crosby and Georgia Gibbs. Other traditional pop acts to record "Dream a Little Dream of Me" include Louis Armstrong, Barbara Carroll, Nat King Cole, Doris Day, Joni James, and Dean Martin.