Dream Lover

For other uses of this term, see Dream Lover (disambiguation).

"Dream Lover"
Single by Bobby Darin
B-side	"Bullmoose"
Format	7"
Length	2:28
Label	Atlantic (ATCO 45-6140)
Writer(s)	Bobby Darin
Producer(s)	Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler

"Dream Lover" is a song written by Bobby Darin and recorded by him on April 6, 1959. Darin decided to stretch out some chord changes he found on the piano and add strings and voices.^[1] The song was produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler and engineered by Tom Dowd. It became a multi-million seller, reaching #2 on the US charts for a week and #4 on the R&B charts.^[2] "Dream Lover" was kept from the number one spot by "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton and went to #1 in the UK for four weeks during June and July 1959.^[3] It was released as a single on Atco Records in 1959. In addition to Darin's vocal, the song features Neil Sedaka on piano.^[4] A picture sleeve, featuring a portrait of Darin, was also issued for this record.

The song is featured in the 1991 movie Hot Shots! starring Charlie Sheen. A remake of the song performed by Dion is also played in full, during the end credits. The song was also used in Michael Apted's 1974 movie Stardust and in Barry Levinson's 1982 debut film Diner. A version of the song, retitled "Dream Maker" and with rewritten lyrics, appears in the pilot of the 1987 TV series Rags to Riches.

Covers

"Dream Lover"

Single by Billy "Crash" Craddock

from the album You Better Move On

Released

1971

Format

45 record

Billy "Crash" Craddock singles chronology

"Knock Three Times"
(1971)

"Dream Lover"
(1971)

"You Better Move On"
(1971)

Bobby Darin, whose version played on the credits of the movie The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)

Book

In 1994, Darin and Sandra Dee's son Dodd Darin co-authored with Maxine Paetro a book about his parents whose title is inspired by the song. As the publisher's note for Dream Lovers: The Magnificent Shattered Lives of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee describes: "In this intensely personal biography the son of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee goes far beyond the ordinary celebrity bio, revealing the real story behind his parents' shining image—their troubled childhoods, up-and-down careers, brief marriage, and tumultuous lives together and apart."^[5]

References

↑ Bobby Darin interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 145.
↑ "Dream Lover by Bobby Darin". Songfacts.
↑ Interview by Russell A. Trunk, Neil Sedaka, Still Keeping It Together, Exclusive Magazine, Retrieved April 7, 2008.
↑ "Publisher's Note: Dream Lovers: The Magnificent Shattered Lives of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 17 August 2012.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Roulette" by Russ Conway	UK number-one single July 3, 1959	Succeeded by "Living Doll" by Cliff Richard

Bobby Darin

Discography

Studio albums	Bobby Darin (1958) That's All (1960) This is Darin (1960) For Teenagers Only (1960) The 25th Day of December (1960) Two of a Kind (1961) Love Swings (1961) Twist with Bobby Darin (1961) Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles (1962) Things and Other Things (1962) Oh! Look at Me Now (1962) You're the Reason I'm Living (1963) It's You or No One (1963) 18 Yellow Roses (1963) Earthy! (1963) Golden Folk Hits (1963) Winners (1964) From Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie (1964) Venice Blue (1965) Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile (1966) In a Broadway Bag (Mame) (1966) If I Were a Carpenter (1966) Inside Out (1967) Bobby Darin Sings Doctor Dolittle (1967) Bobby Darin Born Walden Robert Cassotto (1968) Commitment (1969)

Live albums	Darin at the Copa (1960) Live at the Desert Inn (1987)

Compilation albums	The Bobby Darin Story (1961) Aces Back to Back (2004)

Singles	"Splish Splash" "Early in the Morning" "Dream Lover" "Mack the Knife" "Beyond the Sea" "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" "Things" "You're the Reason I'm Living" "If I Were a Carpenter" "Darlin' Be Home Soon"

Book:Bobby Darin

Ricky Nelson

James Burton Richie Frost Gene Garf James Kirkland

Studio albums	Ricky Rocks (1957) Ricky Nelson (1958) Ricky Sings Again (1959) Rick Is 21 (1961) Rick Sings Nelson (1970) Rudy the Fifth (1971) Garden Party (1972) Windfall (1974) All My Best (1985)

Live album	In Concert at the Troubadour, 1969 (1970)

Singles	"I'm Walkin'" "A Teenager's Romance" "You're My One and Only Love" "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" "Be-Bop Baby" "Stood Up" "Waitin' in School" "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" "Believe What You Say" "Poor Little Fool" "Lonesome Town" "I Got a Feeling" "It's Late" "Never Be Anyone Else But You" "Just a Little Too Much" "Sweeter Than You" "I Wanna Be Loved" "Young Emotions" "Travelin' Man" "Hello Mary Lou" "A Wonder Like You" "Everlovin'" "Young World" "Summertime" "Teen Age Idol" "It's Up to You" "Fools Rush In" "For You" "The Very Thought of You" "There's Nothing I Can Say" "She Belongs to Me" "Life" "Garden Party" "Dream Lover"

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Billy "Crash" Craddock

Studio albums	I'm Tore Up (1964) Knock Three Times (1971) You Better Move On (1972) Two Sides of "Crash" (1973) Mr. Country Rock (1973) Rub It In (1974) Still Thinkin' 'bout You (1975) Easy as Pie (1976) Crash (1976) Singing Is Believing (1978) Billy "Crash" Craddock (1978) Turning Up and Turning On (1978) Laughing and Crying, Living and Dying (1979) Changes (1980) The New Will Never Wear Off of You (1982) Crash Craddock (1986) Back on Track (1989) Christmas Favorites (2006)

Compilation albums	The Best of Billy "Crash" Craddock (1973) Billy "Crash" Craddock (1973) Greatest Hits Volume One (1974) The First Time (1977) Sings His Greatest Hits (1978) The Best of Billy "Crash" Craddock (1982) Greatest Hits (1983) Crash's Greatest Hits (1986) Boom Boom Baby (1992) Crash's Smashes (1996)

Live albums	Live! (1977) Crash Craddock Live! (1985) Live -n- Kickin' (2009)

Singles	"Don't Destroy Me" "Boom Boom Baby" "Knock Three Times" "Dream Lover" "You Better Move On" "Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees)" "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" "Sweet Magnolia Blossom" "Rub It In" "Ruby Baby" "Still Thinkin' 'bout You" "Easy as Pie" "Broken Down in Tiny Pieces" "A Tear Fell"

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