I Go to Sleep

"I Go to Sleep"
Song by Ray Davies from the album Kinda Kinks (Reissue Bonus Track)
Released	1965
Recorded	17 December 1964 - 17 February 1965 at Pye Studios, London
Genre	Rock
Length	2:42
Label	Pye Records
Writer	Ray Davies
Producer	Shel Talmy

I Go to Sleep is a song by Ray Davies. It was never recorded by The Kinks, but Ray Davies's demo is included as a bonus track on the reissue of their second studio album Kinda Kinks.

Marion version

"I Think I Said Yes"
Single by Marion Maerz
B-side	I Go to Sleep
Released	1967
Recorded	1967
Genre	Rock
Length	3:00
Label	Hansa Records
Writer(s)	Ray Davies
Producer(s)	Larry Page

"I Go to Sleep" was covered in 1967 by Marion (later Marion Maerz), a German singer of the '60s. The record was produced in London by Larry Page, the producer of The Troggs and manager of The Kinks. The song was released in Germany and the UK. Marion performed this song as the first and only German female singer in the famous German music program Beat Club.^[1]

Pretenders version

"I Go to Sleep"

Single by The Pretenders

from the album Pretenders II

Released

1981

Recorded

1980–81

Genre

Rock, soft rock, baroque pop

Length

2:55

The Pretenders singles chronology

"The Adultress"
(1981)

"I Go to Sleep"
(1981)

"Louie Louie"
(1981)

"I Go to Sleep" was covered in 1981 by The Pretenders and released as the fifth single from their second studio album Pretenders II. The song was later included on The Pretenders' compilation album The Singles. The song was also featured in the films Romanzo Criminale and Sweet Sixteen.^[2] "The French horn in 'I Go to Sleep'…" Hynde recalled, "It's those little embellishments that capture my attention."^[3]

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[4]	9
New Zealand (RIANZ)^[4]	28
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)^[5]	7

Selective list of recorded versions

1965: The Applejacks, as a single (Decca F 12216)
1965: Cher, on her debut album All I Really Want to Do
1965: Peggy Lee, on the album Then Was Then, Now Is Now
1966: The Truth, single
1982: Julie Pietri on the album À force de toi

1991: Graham Bonnet, on his album Here Comes The Night
1999: Soulwax on the album Much Against Everyone's Advice
2006: Judith Owen, on the album Here
2006: Les Oisives, on the album L'Intangible
2007: Flash Hawk Parlor Ensemble, on the album Plastic Bag In The Tree
2008: Sia Furler, on her album Some People Have Real Problems. Sia's cover charted at number thirty-two on the Australian Singles Chart.^[6] This cover is also featured in the soundtrack of Australian TV series Packed to the Rafters.
2008: Carbel on their album Ce jour là
2009: Works Progress Administration, on their self-titled debut album WPA.
2010: Anika, on her debut album Anika
2010: Merlin on the album Shades Of Chrissie
2011: Camilla Kerslake on her second album Moments
2011: Kraus^[7]
2011: Rasputina on their collector's album "Great American Gingerbread: Rasputina Rarities & Neglected Items"
2011: Hussey-Regan on the album Curios
2012: Princess Chelsea covered the song for a The Kinks tribute album, God Save The Kinks by Neotomic Records.
2013: Rachael Leahcar on her second album Romantique
2013: The Big Bright, on the album I Slept Thru the 80's

References

↑ Uschi Nerke: 40 Jahre mein Beat-Club: Meine persönlichen Erlebnisse und Erinnerungen, Kuhle Verlag, ISBN 392369699X, p. 75–76.
↑ "IMDb - The Pretenders". IMDb. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
↑ Select, July 1990
1 2 "Dutchcharts.nl - The Pretenders - I Go to Sleep". Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
↑ "Chart Stats - The Pretenders - I Go to Sleep". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
↑ "Australian-charts.com - Sia - I Go to Sleep". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
↑ "New Release". Eager Product. Retrieved 29 June 2013.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

The Pretenders

Chrissie Hynde Martin Chambers Nick Wilkinson James Walbourne Eric Heywood James Honeyman-Scott Pete Farndon Robbie McIntosh Malcolm Foster Blair Cunningham T. M. Stevens Johnny Marr Adam Seymour Andy Rourke Andy Hobson

Studio albums	Pretenders Pretenders II Learning to Crawl Get Close Packed! Last of the Independents Viva el Amor Loose Screw Break Up the Concrete

Live albums	The Isle of View Live in London

Extended plays	Extended Play

Compilation albums	The Singles Greatest Hits Pirate Radio The Best of Pretenders

Singles	"Stop Your Sobbing" "Kid" "Brass in Pocket" "Precious" "Talk of the Town" "Message of Love" "Day After Day" "The Adultress" "I Go to Sleep" "Louie Louie" "Back on the Chain Gang" "My City Was Gone" "2000 Miles" "Middle of the Road" "Time the Avenger" "Show Me" "Thumbelina" "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" "Don't Get Me Wrong" "Hymn to Her" "My Baby" "Room Full of Mirrors" "Where Has Everybody Gone?" "If There Was a Man" "Kid" (remix) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "Windows of the World" "Never Do That" "Hold a Candle to This" "Sense of Purpose" "I'm Not in Love" "Night in My Veins" "I'll Stand by You" "977" "Money Talk" "Kid '95" "2000 Miles" (live) "Fever Pitch EP (Going Back)" "Loving You Is All I Know" "Human" "Popstar" "The Losing" "You Know Who Your Friends Are" "Time (Remixes)" "Saving Grace" "Boots of Chinese Plastic" "Break Up the Concrete" "Love's a Mystery"

Related articles	Discography Members John McKenzie

Book:The Pretenders

The Kinks singles discography

UK and US singles 1960s	1964 "Long Tall Sally" "You Still Want Me" "You Really Got Me" "All Day and All of the Night" 1965 "Tired of Waiting for You" "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy" "Set Me Free" "See My Friends" "Who'll Be the Next in Line" "A Well Respected Man" "Till the End of the Day" 1966 "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" "Sunny Afternoon" "Dead End Street" 1967 "Mister Pleasant" "Waterloo Sunset" "Death of a Clown" (Dave Davies solo) "Autumn Almanac" "Susannah's Still Alive" (Dave Davies solo) 1968 "Wonderboy" "Days" "Lincoln County" (Dave Davies solo) 1969 "Starstruck" "Hold My Hand" (Dave Davies solo) "Plastic Man" "Drivin'" "The Village Green Preservation Society" "Shangri-La" "Victoria"

UK and US singles 1970s	1970 "Lola" "Apeman" 1971 "God's Children" "20th Century Man" 1972 "Supersonic Rocket Ship" "Celluloid Heroes" 1973 "One of the Survivors" "Sitting in the Midday Sun" "Sweet Lady Genevieve" "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" 1974 "Money Talks" "Mirror of Love" "Mirror of Love" (Band Version) "Holiday Romance" "Preservation" 1975 "Everybody's a Star (Starmaker)" "Ducks on the Wall" "You Can't Stop the Music" 1976 "I'm in Disgrace" "No More Looking Back" 1977 "Sleepwalker" "Juke Box Music" "Father Christmas" 1978 "A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" "Live Life" "Black Messiah" 1979 "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" "A Gallon of Gas" "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" "Moving Pictures" "Pressure"

UK and US singles 1980s	1980 "Lola" (live) "You Really Got Me" (live) 1981 "Better Things" "Destroyer" "Predictable" 1982 "Come Dancing" 1983 "Don't Forget to Dance" 1984 "Good Day" "Do It Again" 1985 "Living on a Thin Line" (Radio Promo only) "Summer's Gone" 1986 "Rock 'n' Roll Cities" "How Are You" 1987 "Lost and Found" 1988 "The Road" 1989 "Down All the Days (Till 1992)"

UK and US singles 1990s	1990 "How Do I Get Close" 1993 "Only a Dream" "Scattered"

Notable Non-UK/US Singles	1966 "Dandy" (Europe) 1969 "Picture Book" (Australia) "Australia" (Australia) 1983 "State of Confusion" (Germany) 1991 "Did Ya" (Europe)

Other Selected Songs	"Bald Headed Woman" "Stop Your Sobbing" "I Need You" "I Go to Sleep" "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" "Big Black Smoke" "Party Line" "Rosie Won't You Please Come Home" "Love Me Till the Sun Shines" "David Watts" "Two Sisters" "Polly" "She's Got Everything" "Do You Remember Walter?" "Johnny Thunder" "Last of the Steam-Powered Trains" "Big Sky" "Sitting by the Riverside" "Animal Farm" "Village Green" "Phenomenal Cat" "All of My Friends Were There" "Wicked Annabella" "Monica" "People Take Pictures of Each Other" "Berkeley Mews" "Mr. Churchill Says" "Strangers" "This Time Tomorrow" "Rats" "Got to Be Free" "Have a Cuppa Tea" "Oklahoma U.S.A." "Muswell Hillbilly" "Sitting in My Hotel" "The Hard Way" "Life Goes On" "Misfits" "Attitude" "Low Budget" "Give the People What They Want" "Heart of Gold" "Long Distance"

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