I Can Dream, Can't I?

"I Can Dream, Can't I?" is a popular song written by Sammy Fain and the lyrics by Irving Kahal. The song was published in 1938, included in a flop musical, "Right This Way."

In 1938 the song was a hit for Tommy Dorsey, but a postwar revival of the song was an even bigger hit.

The best-known version was recorded by The Andrews Sisters and Gordon Jenkins' orchestra, with another version also done by Toni Arden with Hugo Winterhalter's orchestra. A United Kingdom version was recorded by Alan Dean with Carroll Gibbons' orchestra, while an Australian version was done by the Tune Twisters with Art Wranzer & his orchestra.

The song was also recorded by The Carpenters on their 1975 album "Horizon."The song was beautifully recorded by Mama Cass.The recording by The Andrews Sisters was recorded on July 15, 1949 and released by Decca Records as catalog number 24664. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on September 16, 1949 and lasted 27 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1. cite book
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The Toni Arden recording was recorded on September 16, 1949 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38612.

On the Cash Box magazine Best-Selling record charts, which combined all recorded versions, the song also reached #1.

The Alan Dean recording was recorded on December 9, 1949 and released by UK Columbia Records as catalog number FB 3539. The Tune Twisters' recording was recorded in May, 1950 and released by Artransa Records of Australia as catalog number A 009.

Cass Elliot recorded the song on her 1969 album "Bubble Gum, Lemonade & Something for Mama"

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