"Follow That Dream" | |
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Song by Elvis Presley | |
from the EP Follow That Dream | |
Released | 1962 (EP) |
Recorded | July 2, 1961 |
Studio | RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee |
Length | 1:38 |
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"Follow That Dream" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1962 motion picture Follow That Dream.
It was also in 1962 released as the first track of the EP Follow That Dream.
The song peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 5 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart.
The song was written by Fred Wise (lyrics) and Ben Weisman (music). Elvis Presley recorded it on July 2, 1961 in the RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee.
Bruce Springsteen said "Follow That Dream" was one of his favorite Elvis songs. On May 7, 1981, he opened his concert in Stockholm with a version of the song, at a much slower pace and with altered lyrics. (Audio may be heard here. This version appears in a bootleg vinyl recording of the same name. He later further revised the lyrics, and recorded the song during the Born in the U.S.A. sessions, although it remained unreleased. He performed the song in July 1988 in Switzerland (video may be viewed here, and many times in succeeding decades.