Dream Lover

"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. 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.^[5]

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."^[6]

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.
↑ Peter McCann, "Dream Lover" single release Retrieved June 26, 2016.
↑ "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"

Related articles	Beyond the Sea (film)

Book:Bobby Darin

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