Songs With Dream in the Title. Quiz

Answer: Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison released "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" as a single in 1962. Other songs that belong to the category recorded by Roy Orbison include "In Dreams", "Dream", "Beautiful Dreamer" and a cover of the Everly Brothers' "All I Have To Do Is Dream".
Cindy Walker composed "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)". She made the Top Ten on the Country charts in 1944 with "When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again" and composed several hits for other artists including "Distant Drums" by Jim Reeves and "You Don't Know Me", which she wrote with Eddy Arnold.
"Cherokee Maiden" was one of more than 50 Walker compositions recorded by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys.
"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" was a 1962 chart-topper from Neil Sedaka. Sam Cooke released "Having A Party" and "Bring it On Home to Me" in 1962. "It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'" reached Number Three for Johnny Tillotson.

Answer: If I Can Dream

Composer Walter Earl Brown was asked to create a song to replace "I'll Be Home For Christmas" for Elvis' 1968 television special. The result was "If I Can Dream". Producer Steve Binder and Elvis frequently discussed their sense of loss following assassination of Reverend King. Walter Brown was a staff songwriter for the television show and was offered the opportunity to compose a song for the finale featuring inspiration from Reverend Martin Luther King's speeches.
"If I Can Dream" was released as a single with "Edge Of Reality" as the flip-side following the television special.
"Follow That Dream" was from Elvis' 1962 movie with the same title. "Young Dreams" was a cut from Elvis' 1958 "King Creole" film soundtrack and Elvis frequently performed "The Impossible Dream" from "Man of LaMancha" in concert.

Answer: Dream Weaver

"The Dream Weaver" was an album released by Gary Wright in 1975. "Love Is Alive" and "Dream Weaver" were successful singles released from the album. Wright related that the song was inspired by a book given to him by George Harrison titled "Autobiography of a Yogi" by Paramhansa Yogananda.
In 1992 a longer version was recorded by Wright for the soundtrack to "Wayne's World".
Wright had been the keyboard player for Spooky Tooth since 1967 and went solo when the band broke up in 1974. He played piano on George Harrison's 1970 "All Things Must Pass" LP.
In 2010 he released his 14th album titled "Connected".
Aerosmith took "Dream On" to the US Top Ten in 1976. "Dreams" was a 1977 Number One hit by Fleetwood Mac. Kenny Nolan took "I Like Dreamin'" to Number Three in the US the same year.

Answer: John Lennon

"#9 Dream" was the second single released from Lennon's 1974 "Walls and Bridges" album. Lennon was dating May Pang at the time and she provided backing vocals along with Joey Dambra and Lori Burtonon on the song. The chorus repeated the phrase "Ah! bowakawa pousse, pousse", a phrase with no particular meaning that Lennon heard in a dream.
"Whatever Gets You thru the Night" featuring piano and vocals by Elton John was a Number One release from "Walls and Bridges".
In 1974 Harrison released the US Top Forty "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" from his "Dark Horse" LP. "Junior's Farm" and "Band on the Run" were 1974 releases from Paul McCartney and Wings. Ringo released the US Top Ten "Oh My My" in 1974.

Answer: Melbourne, Australia

Although singer and songwriter Neil Finn hailed from New Zealand and was part of the New Zealand group Split Enz Crowded House actually formed in Melbourne, Australia, after the Split Enz final tour ended in Melbourne in 1985. Neil Finn, Paul Hester, Nick Seymour and guitarist Craig Hooper first performed as The Mullanes.

When they signed with Capitol Records the band underwent some personnel changes and also changed their name. Crowded House was a reference to the small apartment the members were living in while recording their 1986 "Crowded House" album. Their first release, "Mean to Me", failed to dent the US charts. "Don't Dream It's Over" was released in December of 1986 and became an international success.

The band broke up ten years later and has occasionally reunited.

They released their sixth album, "Intriguer", in 2010.

Answer: Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell

"Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell" was the title of a 1968 album by Gentry and Campbell. Due to the success of the successful rendition of "All I Have to do is Dream" the album was released in 1983 as "Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell: All I Have To Do Is Dream". They also recorded a version of "Let It Be Me", also previously recorded by The Everly Brothers.
Following the success of the album Bobbie Gentry toured with Glen Campbell and they appeared on many television programs together.
Melba Montgomery composed "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds" and recorded the song with George Jones. "You've Gotta Be The Greatest" was one of several duets done by Lynn Anderson and Jerry Lane. Tom Tall and Ginny Wright recorded "In The Shadows Of The Night".

Answer: I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)

The Electric Prunes was one of the earliest psychedelic bands. They were formerly known as The Sanction and Jim and the Lords. Their early lineups had many musicians including Kenny Loggins. When they went into RCA studios to record in 1966 they changed their name to The Electric Prunes as a joke.

Their first release, "Ain't It Hard", backed with "Little Olive" never charted upon release. They followed with "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)" which went to Number 11. They followed with the US Top Forty "Get Me to the World on Time". "Daydream" was a Number Two single by The Lovin' Spoonful in 1966. "I'll Make All Your Dreams Come True" was a 1965 Top Forty single by Ronnie Dove. "Never Had A Dream Come True" was released in 1970 by Stevie Wonder.

Answer: The Kingston Trio

When founding member Dave Guard left The Kingston Trio in 1961 members Nick Reynolds and Bob Shane selected John Reynolds as his replacement. John was a skilled musician and singer as well as a prolific songwriter. After Stewart joined the group they released a dozen albums. With the emergence of the British invasion and Folk Rock the group decided to retire in 1967. John Stewart continued as a solo recording artist and composed many songs for a variety of artists including "Runaway Train" and "Dance with the Tiger" for Roseanne Cash and "Strange Rivers" for Joan Baez.

He reached Number Five as a solo artist in 1979 with "Gold". John Denver is among the former members of The Chad Mitchell Trio. Dusty Springfield emerged as a solo artist from the Springfields. Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes and Barry McGuire are among the alumni of The New Christy Minstrels. Carnes and Rogers later teamed up to record "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer"

Answer: False

"Dream Lover" peaked at Number Two in the US. Bobby Darin was not confident the song would be successful but the arrangement by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler of Atlantic Records propelled the song up the charts. Bobby sang "Dream Lover" when he made his first of five appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on May 31, 1959.
A year later Darin topped the charts for nine weeks with "Mack the Knife" and met his wife, Sandra Dee.
Neil Sedaka played piano on the recording of "Dream Lover" before he achieved success as a solo artist.
Among the artists who have recorded the Bobby Darin composition are Glen Campbell and Tanya Tucker, Dion and the Belmonts, Don McLean and John Lennon. Ricky Nelson recorded a version in 1978 and performed it on "Saturday Night Live" the following year.

Answer: Johnny Burnette

Johnny Burnette along with his brother Dorsey and Paul Burlison formed a trio called The Rock and Roll Trio. They performed on the "Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour" and ended up with a deal with Coral Records. After touring in support of their records they wrote songs which Ricky Nelson recorded then released a song titled "Warm Love" and instrumental singles as The Dorsey brothers in 1958. Freedom Records signed Johnny in 1958 and his fourth single, "You're Sixteen", gained national attention. He continued to release singles and tour until he was killed in a boating accident in 1964 at the age of 30. Roy Brown had a fifties hit with "Good Rocking Tonight". Willie Chambers of the Chamber Brothers did not record any successful solo efforts. Phil Every wrote "Don't Say You Don't Love Me No More" for Clint Eastwood's "Every Which Way But Loose" film in 1978 and performed it with Sondra Locke.