"Daydreamer" is a song by the American singer

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. Written by

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and produced by Rick Jarrard, "Daydreamer" was Cassidy's second and final No.1 single in the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks at the top of the chart in October and November 1973. The song was a

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's "

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". The single was the 10th best selling single in the UK in 1973. The song also appears on David Cassidy's 1973 UK No.1 album '' Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes''.

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recorded a version of this song in 1974. The French singer

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also recorded a version of this song called "Le mal aimé" which was a hit in

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and

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. Singers of musical Belles belles belles covered the Claude François' song. The song's only chart appearances in the US were by C.C. & Company and Gino Cunico in 1976. C.C. & Company’s soul-flavored version (produced by Mike Theodore and

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) entered the

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on January 3, 1976, and made it to #91 six weeks later. Cunico’s cover, on

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, which hit No. 43 on the ''

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'' Easy Listening Chart, added a bridge repeating the phrase "ain't that a shame", echoing the lyrical variation introduced by Cilla Black in her 1974 treatment of the song.

Personnel

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- lead and backing vocals * Michael McDonald - Wurlitzer electric piano *

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- grand piano *Al Casey - acoustic guitar * Max Bennett - bass guitar *

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- drums *

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- congas *Unknown -

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Chart history

Weekly charts

;David Cassidy

Year-end charts

;C.C. & Company ;Gino Cunico

References

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