Dream Dancing (Cole Porter song) explained

Dream Dancing
Artist:	Fred Astaire
B-Side:	The wedding cake walk
Written:	Cole Porter
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).^[1] ^[2]

Notable recordings

Vocal

Tony Pastor and His Orchestra - So Near And Yet So Far (1941)^[3]
Ella Fitzgerald – Dream Dancing (1978)^[4]
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)^[5]
Tony Bennett - included in the album The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings (2009)^[6]
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga - for their collaborative album Love for Sale (2021)^[7]

Instrumental

Dave McKenna – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 2 (1990)
Spike Robinson – Reminiscin (1992)
Beegie Adair - (2001)^[8]
Jan Lundgren – All By Myself [solo piano] (Fresh Sound) (2014)

Notes and References

News: 1941-you'll Never Get Rich . Billboard Magazine . Nielsen Business Media, Inc . 7 October 1950 . 87.
Web site: Decca 18188 (10-in. double-faced) . Discography of American Historical Recordings . UC Santa Barbara Library.
Web site: www.discogs.com. discogs.com. May 22, 2024.
Web site: www.discogs.com. discogs.com. May 23, 2024.
Web site: www.allmusic.com. allmusic.com. May 23, 2024.
Web site: www.allmusic.com. May 22, 2024.
Wilman. Chris. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Reveal 'Love for Sale,' Cole Porter Tribute Album Said to Be Bennett's Last. August 3, 2021. Variety. August 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803155917/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/lady-gaga-tony-bennett-album-cole-porter-tribute-love-for-sale-1235033542/. August 3, 2021. live.
News: Nathan . Dave . Beegie Adair: Dream Dancing - Songs Of Cole Porter . All About Jazz . 1 April 2001.