"Darn That Dream" is a popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Eddie DeLange. It was published in 1939 and ranked No. 1 in 1940 when a recording was released by Benny Goodman in an arrangement by Eddie Sauter with Mildred Bailey singing the vocal.[1] Other popular recordings in 1940 were by Blue Barron & His Orchestra (vocal by Russ Carlyle) (#14 in Billboard charts) and by Tommy Dorsey (vocal by Anita Boyer) (#16 in Billboard charts).[2]
The song was introduced in the Broadway musical Swingin' the Dream, a variation on A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare set in New Orleans in 1890. The musical opened at Center Theatre in November 1939 and closed after 13 performances.[3]
^"Songs from the Year 1939". TSort. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
^Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 490. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
^"Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
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Wait", "So Help Me", and "DarnThatDream", his work became more prolific, writing over 60 songs in 1940 alone. It was in 1940 that he teamed up with the...
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Me or Leave Me" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 2:44 "Jeru" – 2:30 "DarnThatDream" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie DeLange) – 3:50 "Swinghouse" – 2:56 Recorded...
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Crown Records. "Night Waltz" (Akiyoshi) – 6:16 "DarnThatDream" (DeLange, Van Heusen) – 8:24 "Elusive Dream" (Akiyoshi) – 7:26 "Get Out and Get Under the...
himself), and arranged a further three ("Deception", "Godchild", and "DarnThatDream"). He was also one of only four musicians who played on all the recordings...
Emery Heim) – 4:35 "I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me" (Clarence Gaskill, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:09 "DarnThatDream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen)...
Petrucciani (Owl, 1981) Date with Time (Celluloid, 1981) Estate (IRD, 1982) DarnthatDream (Celluloid, 1982) Toot Sweet with Lee Konitz (Owl, 1982) – live Oracle's...
Pan Alley (the hub of songwriting that was the music publishers' row on New York's West 28th Street)". Chilton adds that these songs "became the core repertoire...
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