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I'll See You In My Dreams
"I'll See You in My Dreams" is a popular song.
One of the most beloved and popular songs of its day, "I'll See You in My Dreams" was written by Isham Jones, with lyrics by Gus Kahn. The song was published in 1924. Originally recorded by Isham Jones and The Ray Miller Orchestra, it was charted for 16 weeks during 1925, seven weeks at number 1.[1]
The song was chosen as the title song of the movie of the same name, a musical biography of Kahn. Popular recordings of it were made by many leading artists including Marion Harris (1924), Louis Armstrong, Pat Boone, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Mario Lanza, Tony Martin, Anita O'Day, Ezio Pinza, Sue Raney, Jerry Lee Lewis (1958, instrumental) and Andy Williams. A "Texas Swing" version of the song was recorded by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys.
The song was recorded by Django Reinhardt and the Quintet of the Hot Club of France and eventually inspired Merle Travis to record it as a guitar instrumental. Many other guitarists including Chet Atkins and Marcel Dadi followed in Merle's footsteps and the piece has now become a standard guitar showpiece.
The song was on the soundtrack for the 1940 film Kitty Foyle, which won Ginger Rogers her only Academy Award Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role. It was recorded by Mario Lanza on his Coca-Cola Show of 1951-52 and is available on a CD compilation mastered from those same shows and featuring the same title "I'll See You in My Dreams" released by record company BMG in 1998.
An instrumental version of the song is in the opening of the 1946 Tom and Jerry cartoon The Milky Waif.
British 1970s female vocal duo The Pearls released a 1976 disco version of the song which was a popular record in dance clubs . It was even pressed in the USA on a 10" DJ disc as well as the regular 7" single .
I'll see you in my dreams
And I'll hold you in my dreams
Someone took you right out of my arms
Still I feel the thrill of your charms
Lips that once were mine
Tender eyes that shine
They will light my way tonight
I'll see you in my dreams
Oh, someone took you right out of my arms
Still I feel the thrill of your charms
Lips that once were mine
Tender eyes that shine
They will light my way tonight
I'll see you in my dreams