LOUIS ARMSTRONG - A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON

A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON

LOUIS ARMSTRONG

SONGWRITER: bert Kalmar; harry ruby & Oscar Hammerstein ii

COUNTRY: usa

ALBUM: a kiss to build a dream on

LABEL: delta

GENRE: jazz

YEAR: 1951

"A Kiss to Build a Dream On" is a song composed by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby and Oscar Hammerstein II in 1935. It was recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1951. It was also performed by Armstrong as well as by Mickey Rooney with William Demarest, by Sally Forrest, and by Kay Brown (virtually the entire cast performed part or all of the song) in the 1951 film "The Strip," and was a sort of recurring theme in the film. Another popular recording was made by one of the movies guest-stars, Monica Lewis, and in early 1952, the version by Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra, with vocalist Johnny Parker, made it to the Pop 20 chart in the United States.

Sung by Richard Chamberlain, the song gained considerable exposure due to its being on the 'B' side of his 1962 hit: "Theme from Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)".

Rod Stewart covered the song in his 2004 album, Stardust: the Great American Songbook 3.

Give me a kiss to build a dream on,

And my imagination will thrive upon that kiss.

Sweetheart, I ask no more than this:

A kiss to build a dream on.

Give me a kiss before you leave me,

And my imagination will feed my hungry heart.

Leave me one thing before we part,

A kiss to build a dream on.

When I'm alone with my fancies, I'll be with you,

Weaving romances, making believe they're true.

Give me your lips for just a moment,

And my imagination will make that moment live.

Give me what you alone can give,

A kiss to build a dream on!