"I'll See You in My Dreams" is a popular song and jazz standard, composed by Isham Jones, with lyrics by Gus Kahn, and published in 1924. It was recorded on December 4 that year, by Isham Jones conducting Ray Miller's Orchestra. Released on Brunswick Records, it charted for 16 weeks during 1925, spending seven weeks at number 1 in the United States.[6] Other popular versions in 1925 were by Marion Harris; Paul Whiteman; Ford & Glenn; and Lewis James;[7] with three of these four reaching the Top 10.
The song was sung by Jeanne Crain in Margie (1946) and was chosen as the title song of the 1951 film, I'll See You in My Dreams, a musical biography of Kahn.
The song was also recorded by Django Reinhardt and the Quintet of the Hot Club of France, and inspired Merle Travis to record it as a guitar instrumental. Many other guitarists, including Chet Atkins and Thom Bresh, followed in Travis's footsteps. Michel Lelong, a French guitarist, published the first tablature of Travis's arrangement for the American publisher/guitarist Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop during the 1980s, following by Thom Bresh (Merle Travis's son) for Homespun Tapes, and Marcel Dadi for Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop.
It was recorded by Mario Lanza on his Coca-Cola Show of 1951-2 and is available on a compilation album mastered from those same shows, and featuring the same title, I'll See You in My Dreams, released by BMG in 1998.
Pat Boone versionedit
The most recent version of "I'll See You in My Dreams" to become a chart hit is by Pat Boone. It is the title track of his 1962 LP. The song peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the Adult Contemporary chart. It also became a hit in the United Kingdom, where it reached number 27 on the UK Singles Chart.[11]
The record's B-side, "Pictures in the Fire," charted concurrently with "I'll See You in My Dreams," reaching number 77 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, number 63 on Cash Box, and number 15 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
An early version was recorded by Hawaiian steel guitar originator Joseph Kekuku in 1925.[13]
A 1953/54 version by Eddie Cochran was released in 1997 on the album Rockin' It Country Style.[14]
In 1963, The Bachelors recorded their version of the song and this appeared on their first EP, The Bachelors.[15]
In 1976, Ron Goodwin and His Orchestra recorded the song on their album Rhythm and Romance.
In 1976, British female vocal duo The Pearls released a disco version of the song, which was pressed in the US on a 10" promo disc as well as the regular 7" single.[16]
In 2003, the Portuguese metal band Moonspell recorded a version that would serve as soundtrack for the short horror movie I'll See You in My Dreams, of which was also recorded a music video.[19]
1946 – An instrumental version of the song, arranged by Herbert Spencer, was featured prominently in The Razor's Edge. An instrumental version opens the Tom and Jerry cartoon The Milky Waif.
1951 – I'll See You in My Dreams – sung by a chorus during the opening and closing credits, also by Doris Day, and it is played at the surprise party
^Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1924). Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1924 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 19 Part 3. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
^Jones, Isham [composer; Kahn, Gus [lyricist (1924). "I'll See You In My Dreams". John Arpin Sheet Music Collection.
^"Brunswick matrix 14389-14392. I'll see you in my dreams / Isham Jones ; Ray Miller Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
^Isham Jones; Ray Miller's Orchestra; Frank Bessinger; Gus Kahn (1924-12-04), I'll See You in My Dreams (Yo te veo en mis suenos), Internet Archive, Brunswick, retrieved 2021-08-24