| Follow That Dream | |
| Artist: | Elvis Presley |
| Ep: | Follow That Dream |
| Released: | 1962 (EP) |
| Recorded: | July 2, 1961 |
| Studio: | RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee |
"Follow That Dream" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1962 motion picture Follow That Dream.
It was also in 1962 released as the first track of the EP Follow That Dream.
The song peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 5 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart.
The song was written by Fred Wise (lyrics) and Ben Weisman (music). Elvis Presley recorded it on July 2, 1961, in the RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee.
Bruce Springsteen said "Follow That Dream" was one of his favorite Elvis songs. He began performing a rearranged version of the song on the European leg of the River Tour in April 1981, at a much slower pace and with altered lyrics.[1] This version appears in a bootleg vinyl recording of the same name. He later further revised the lyrics, and recorded the song during the Born in the U.S.A. sessions, although it remained unreleased. He performed the song in July 1988 in Switzerland, and many times in succeeding decades.
| Chart (1962) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] | 15 | |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 5 |
Publication date 1981Topics Springsteen, Bruce, Rock musiciansPublisher New York : DellCollection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; chinaDigitizing sponsor China-America Digital Academic Library (CADAL)Contributor Internet ArchiveLanguage English"The songs": p. [268]-283Access-restricted-item trueAddeddate 2015-08-12 16:26:44.723735Bookplateleaf 0008Boxid IA1135201Boxid_2 CH1150324City New YorkDonor bwbEdition Completely updated.External-identifier urn:oclc:record:1028865979Extramarc Columbia University LibrariesFoldoutcount 0Identifier borntorunbrucesp00mars/1981