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"I Can Dream, Can't I?," is a popular song written by Sammy Fain with lyrics by Irving Kahal that was published in 1937. It was included in a flop musical, Right This Way. Tommy Dorsey released a hit recording of it the same year, but it was in the postwar years that the song gained its greatest success. Harry James recorded a version in December 1937 for Brunswick. The best-known version was recorded by the Andrews Sisters and Gordon Jenkins' orchestra on July 15, 1949, and released by Decca Records as catalog number 24705. It first reached the Billboard charts on September 16, 1949, reaching number one on all three of the magazine's main pop charts at the time (Best Sellers in Stores, Most Played by Jockeys, and Most Played in Jukeboxes). 


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(Dream on, dream on)

I can see
No matter how near you'll be
You'll never belong to me
But I can dream, can't I?
Can't I pretend that I'm locked in the bend of your embrace?
For dreams are just like wine
And I am drunk with mine

I'm aware
My heart is a sad affair
There's much disillusion there
But I can dream, can't I?
Can't I adore you
Although we are oceans apart?
I can't make you open your heart
But I can dream, can't I?

I'm aware
My heart is a sad affair
There's much disillusion there
But I can dream, can't I?
Can't I adore you
Although we are oceans apart?
I can't make you open your heart
But I can dream, can't I?

(Dream on, dream on, dream on)

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The Andrews Sisters

The Andrews Sisters were a highly successful close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews (July 6, 1911 – May 8, 1967), soprano Maxene Angelyn Andrews (January 3, 1916 – October 21, 1995), and mezzo-soprano Patricia Marie "Patty" Andrews (born February 16, 1918). Throughout their long career, the sisters sold well over 75 million records (the last official count released by MCA Records in the mid-1970s). Their 1941 hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" can be considered an early example of rhythm and blues or jump blues. more »

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Written by: SAMMY FAIN

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10 facts about this song

Genre Classification
"I Can Dream, Can't I?" is an iconic piece of mid-20th-century popular music, often classified within the genres of traditional pop and vocal jazz.
Album Information
This hit song is part of the album "The Chesterfield Broadcasts Vol. 2" released by The Andrews Sisters.
Billboard Ranking
The song topped the Billboard magazine's charts in 1949. The chart, at that time, was called Best Sellers in Stores and was predated the Hot 100 charts.
Year of Release
"I Can Dream, Can't I?" was released in the year 1949, making it a central part of music history during what is broadly termed as the "Golden Age" of popular music.
Composer and Lyricist
The song was written by Irving Kahal and Sammy Fain, two prominent figures in the mid-century American music scene.
Song's Success
Besides topping the Billboard chart, the song spent 25 weeks on it after its release - an impressive feat considering the competitive music landscape of the 1940s.
Andrews Sisters' Lineup
The Andrews' Sisters were made up of LaVerne, Maxene, and Patty Andrews. They became one of America's best-selling female groups in the 1940s, and "I Can Dream, Can't I?" was a significant part of their musical journey.
Lyric Content
The lyrics of "I Can Dream, Can't I?" tell the longing and hopeful story of a woman dreaming of her love interest, an extremely popular theme in the music of the time.
Multiple Covers
The success of "I Can Dream, Can't I?" led to several cover versions, including a notable rendition by Karen Carpenter of The Carpenters that also reached number 1 in the 1970s.
Signature Harmonies
The melodious harmonies of "I Can Dream, Can't I?" became characteristic of the Andrews Sisters' style and are remembered as one of the unique elements that made their music so successful.

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