"I Dream of You (More Than You Dream I Do)" is a

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. It was written by Marjorie Goetschius and Edna Osser and published in

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...

. Charted versions were recorded by

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and his orchestra, by Andy Russell, by Frank Sinatra, and by Perry Como. The recording by

was made on November 14, 1944 and released by RCA Victor as catalog number 20-1608.RCA Victor Records in the 20-1500 to 20-1999 series
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charts on December 28, 1944 and lasted 8 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4. The flip side of this recording was also a big hit, "

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." The recording by Andy Russell was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 175. It first reached the

charts on December 21, 1944 and lasted 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. The flip side of this recording was "Magic Is the Moonlight." The recording by Frank Sinatra was made on December 1, 1944, released by Columbia Records as catalog number 36762). It first reached the

charts on January 18, 1945 and lasted 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at #7. This recording was a two-sided hit; the flip side of this recording was " Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)." The recording by Perry Como was made on December 8, 1944 and released by RCA Victor as catalog number 20-1629. It reached the

charts on January 18, 1945 and lasted 1 week on the chart, at #10. The flip side of this recording was "

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." This recording was also released in the

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with the catalog number BD-1165. The flip side of this recording was " If You Were the Only Girl (in the World)"

Other recorded versions

* Gene Bua (released

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Jan ...

by Warwick Records (United Kingdom) as catalog number 602, with the flip side "Willie" * Georgia Carr (released by Capitol Records as catalog number 2277, with the flip side "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart") *

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and his orchestra (recorded November 21, 1944, released by Decca Records as catalog number 18637, with the flip side "Magic Is the Moonlight") * Al Golden and his Golden Notes (released by Keystone Transcription Service as catalog numbers KBS102 and KBS231N) * Art Kassell and his Kita (vocal: J. Featherstone; recorded

, released by

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as catalog number 7110, with the flip side "Magic Is the Moonlight") * The Senders (released

1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...

by Kent Records as catalog number 320, with the flip side "The Ballad of Stagger Lee" * Terry Soggs (released

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (K ...

by Fortune Records as catalog number 539, with the flip side "Route 16"Fortune Records listing
*Other versions of the song have been recorded by

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, by Doris Day and Les Brown's orchestra, by Archie Lewis and The Geraldo Strings, Jerry Lewis, and by Johnny Mathis.

References

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