Dream Dancing (Cole Porter song)

This article is about the song by Cole Porter. For other uses, see Dream Dancing. 1941 song by Fred Astaire

"Dream Dancing"
Song by Fred Astaire
B-side	"The wedding cake walk"
Written	Cole Porter
Released	September 10, 1941 (1941-09-10)
Label	Decca

"Dream Dancing" is a song written by Cole Porter for the 1941 film You'll Never Get Rich, where it was introduced as an instrumental. The first recording was made by Fred Astaire (who also starred in the film) with Harry Sosnik and his Orchestra and The Delta Rhythm Boys in 1941 under the Decca label (#18188).

Notable recordings

Vocal

Tony Pastor and His Orchestra - So Near And Yet So Far (1941)
Ella Fitzgerald – Dream Dancing (1978)
Mel Tormé, George Shearing – An Evening at Charlie's (1983)
Zoot Sims with Jimmy Rowles – Warm Tenor (1990)
Stacey Kent - for her album Close Your Eyes (1997)
Tony Bennett - included in the album The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings (2009)
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga - for their collaborative album Love for Sale (2021)

Instrumental

Dave McKenna – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 2 (1990)
Spike Robinson – Reminiscin' (1992)
Beegie Adair - Dream Dancing: Songs of Cole Porter (2001)
Jan Lundgren – All By Myself (Fresh Sound) (2014)

References

"1941-you'll Never Get Rich". Billboard Magazine. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 7 October 1950. p. 87.
"Decca 18188 (10-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library.
"www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
"www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
"www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
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Wilman, Chris (August 3, 2021). "Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Reveal 'Love for Sale,' Cole Porter Tribute Album Said to Be Bennett's Last". Variety. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
Nathan, Dave (1 April 2001). "Beegie Adair: Dream Dancing - Songs Of Cole Porter". All About Jazz.

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