SANDRA DEE & BOBBY DARIN - DREAM LOVER

DREAM LOVER

SANDRA DEE & BOBBY DARIN

SONGWRITER: BOBBY DARIN

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: DREAM LOVER

LABEL: ATCO

GENRE: ROCKABILY

YEAR: 1959

"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. The song was produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler and engineered by Tom Dowd. It was released as a single on Atco Records in the U.S. in 1959. It became a multi-million seller, reaching No.2 on the U.S. charts for a week and No.4 on the R&B charts. "Dream Lover" was kept from the No.1 spot by "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton. It did however reach No.1 in the U.K. for four weeks during June and July 1959. In addition to Darin's vocal, the song features Neil Sedaka on piano. A picture sleeve, featuring a portrait of Darin, was also issued for this record in the U.S.

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. In 2014, the song was featured in the episode "The Immutable Truth" of Bates Motel.

Peter McCann released a version of the song as a single in 1982 which did not chart.

Every night I hope and pray

A dream lover will come my way

A girl to hold in my arms

And know the magic of her charms.

'cause I want … yeah … yeah, yeah

A girl … yeah … yeah, yeah

To call … yeah … yeah, yeah

My own … yeah … yeah

I want a dream lover

So I don't have to dream alone.

Dream lover where are you?

With a love, oh, so true

And a hand that I can hold

To feel you near as I grow old.

'cause I want … yeah … yeah, yeah

A girl … yeah … yeah, yeah

To call … yeah … yeah, yeah

My own … yeah … yeah

I want a dream lover

So I don't have to dream alone.

Someday, I don't know how

I hope she'll hear my plea

Someway, I don't know how

She'll bring her love to me.

Dream lover until then

I'll go to sleep and dream again

That's the only thing to do

'til all my lover's dreams come true.

'cause I want … yeah … yeah, yeah

A girl … yeah…yeah, yeah

To call … yeah … yeah, yeah

My own … yeah … yeah

I want a dream lover

So I don't have to dream alone.

Dream lover until then

I'll go to sleep and dream again

That's the only thing to do

'til all my lover's dreams come true.

'cause I want … yeah … yeah, yeah

A girl … yeah … yeah, yeah

To call … yeah … yeah, yeah

My own … yeah … yeah

I want a dream lover

So I don't have to dream alone.

Please don't make me dream alone …

I beg you don't make me dream alone …

No, I don't wanna dream alone …