"This Time the Dream's on Me" is a song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer.[1] It was written for the 1941 film Blues in the Night when it was sung by Priscilla Lane.[2]
1941 recordings
Hit versions in 1941 were by Glenn Miller (vocal by Ray Eberle) (reached No. 11 in the charts) and by Woody Herman (No. 8).[3]
Selected notable recordings
- Kenny Burrell – Introducing Kenny Burrell (1956)
- June Christy – Something Cool (1954)
- Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook (1961), Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964) Ella Fitzgerald: Best of the Song Books – the Ballads (Verve 1994 release)
- Harry James – Harry James and His New Jazz Band, Vol. 2 (Mr. Music MMCD 7012, 1956 [2002])[4]
- Steve March-Tormé – The Essence of Love (2003).[5]
- Susannah McCorkle – The Songs of Johnny Mercer (1981).[6]
- Marian McPartland – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Vol.9 (1997)
- Stephanie Nakasian – Lullaby in Rhythm: In Tribute to June Christy (2002)
- Anthony Newley – Love Is a Now and Then Thing (1960).[7]
- Nancy Wilson – Something Wonderful (1960)
- Tony Bennett – Sings a String of Harold Arlen (1961)
- Charlie Parker – Bird on 52nd St. (1948), One Night In Birdland (1950), Live Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn 1951 (1951), Bird Is Free (1952)
- Alison Krauss – Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) Soundtrack
- Jeri Southern – The Dream's on Jeri (1998)
- Mel Tormé – An Elegant Evening (1985)
- Harry Connick Jr. – for his album 25 (1992)
- Boz Scaggs- Speak Low (2008)
References
- ↑ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 595. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ↑ "Harry James and His New Jazz Band, Vol. 2". AllMusic. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ↑ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ↑ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ↑ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
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