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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

April 19, 2019 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Baby, Dream Your Dream

The song of the day for Saturday, April 20, 2019, is “Baby, Dream Your Dream.”

About This Song

“Baby, Dream Your Dream” was one of the hit songs from the very successful Cy Coleman – Dorothy Fields 1966 musical Sweet Charity, directed by Bob Fosse and starring Gwen Verdon along with the book by Neil Simon. “Baby, Dream Your Dream” was sung by Helen Gallagher and Thelma Oliver.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Baby, Dream Your Dream” in December 1965; it was released as single in 1966 to coincide with the Broadway premiere of Sweet Charity in January 1966. Johnny Mandel did the arrangement, which I really love. The recording was also used on Bennett’s 1967 album For Once In My Life.

Baby, Dream Your Dream – 2011 Remaster

Baby, Dream Your Dream – 2011 Remaster, a song by Tony Bennett on Spotify

“Baby, Dream Your Dream,” as well as For Once In My Life, is available from iTunes.

About Today

After several years of doing video Saturdays, I thought it was time for something new. I’ll be doing some special on Sundays, starting tomorrow and I think you’ll like it a lot! Stay tuned!

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields, For Once In My Life, Johnny Mandel, Sweet Charity, Tony Bennett

July 9, 2018 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Baby, Dream Your Dream

The song of the day for Tuesday, July 10, 2018 is “Baby, Dream Your Dream.”

About This Song

“Baby, Dream Your Dream” was one of the hit songs from the very successful Cy Coleman – Dorothy Fields 1966 musical Sweet Charity, directed by Bob Fosse and starring Gwen Verdon. “Baby, Dream Your Dream” was sung by Helen Gallagher and Thelma Oliver.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Baby, Dream Your Dream” in December, 1965 and features an arrangement by Johnny Mandel. This recording was initially released as a single in 1966 and was also included on the 1967 album For Once In My Life.

Baby, Dream Your Dream – 2011 Remaster

Baby, Dream Your Dream – 2011 Remaster, a song by Tony Bennett on Spotify


“Baby, Dream Your Dream,” as well as For Once In My Life, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields, Johnny Mandel, Sweet Charity, Tony Bennett

July 5, 2017 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Baby, Dream Your Dream

The song of the day for Thursday, July 6, 2017 is “Baby, Dream Your Dream.”

About This Song

“Baby, Dream Your Dream” was one of the hit songs from the very successful Cy Coleman – Dorothy Fields 1966 musical Sweet Charity, directed by Bob Fosse and starring Gwen Verdon. “Baby, Dream Your Dream” was sung by Helen Gallagher and Thelma Oliver.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Baby, Dream Your Dream” in late 1965 and released it as a single in 1966. It was later included on the album For Once In My Life.

Baby, Dream Your Dream – 2011 Remaster

Baby, Dream Your Dream – 2011 Remaster, a song by Tony Bennett on Spotify


“Baby, Dream Your Dream,” as well as For Once In My Life, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Cy Coleman. Dorothy Fields, For Once In My Life, Sweet Charity

August 13, 2016 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Baby Dream Your Dream

The song of the day for Sunday, August 14, 2016 is “Baby Dream Your Dream.”

About This Song

“Baby, Dream Your Dream” was one of the hit songs from the very successful Cy Coleman – Dorothy Fields 1966 musical Sweet Charity, directed by Bob Fosse and starring Gwen Verdon. “Baby, Dream Your Dream” was sung by Helen Gallagher and Thelma Oliver.

About This Version

Ton Bennett recorded “Baby Dream Your Dream” in 1965 and released it as a single in 1996. He also included it in his 1967 album For Once In My Life. The arrangement is Johnny Mandel.

Baby, Dream Your Dream – 2011 Remaster

Baby, Dream Your Dream – 2011 Remaster, a song by Tony Bennett on Spotify


“Baby Dream Your Dream,” as well as For Once In My Life, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields, Johnny Mandel, Sweet Charity

July 31, 2016 By Suzanne 1 Comment

Songwriter of the Month: Cy Coleman

The songwriter of the month for August 2016 is Cy Coleman.

cy-coleman-trio

Cy Coleman was born as Seymour Kaufman on June 14, 1929 in New York to Eastern European Jewish parents. His mother was a landlady and his father a brick mason. Coleman was child prodigy as a pianist–between the ages of six and nine, he gave recitals at Steinway Hall, Town Hall and Carnegie Hall.

As a teen, he formed the Cy Coleman Trio, a jazz group with some success, in both their live performances and recordings as well.

Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh
Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh

As Cy turned towards composing, he first worked with lyricist Carolyn Leigh. Although the duo wrote some wonderful songs and scores (“The Best Is Yet To Come,” “Rules of the Road,” and “When In Rome”), they famously did not get along and seemed to dislike each other in spite of their success. In the mid 1960s, Cy Coleman met lyricist Dorothy Fields, with whom he wrote the score to the very successful Sweet Charity.

Coleman continued to write musicals in the 1970s and 1980s, including Barnum, I Love My Wife, On the Twentieth Century and City of Angels.

Cy Coleman died from a heart attack in 2004.

Filed Under: Songwriter of the Month Tagged With: Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields, Sweet Charity

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