When I Grow Too Old to Dream
"When I Grow Too Old to Dream" is a popular song with music by Sigmund Romberg and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, published in 1934.
| When I Grow Too Old to Dream | |
|---|---|
| by Sigmund Romberg | |
| ISWC | T0701988739 |
| Genre | Pop standard |
| Text | by Oscar Hammerstein II |
| Published | 1934 |
The song was introduced by Evelyn Laye and Ramon Novarro in the film The Night Is Young (1935).[1] It has since become a pop standard, recorded by many artists, notably Nat King Cole, The Everly Brothers and Gracie Fields.
Other versions
- In 1949, Rose Murphy went to number 10 on the Most-Played Juke Box Race Records chart with her version.[2]
- A 1951 recording by Gordon Jenkins was released as the flip side of his hit, "Charmaine" (Decca Records[3]).
- Ed Townsend released a version of the song as a single in 1958 that reached number 59 on the Billboard pop chart.[4]
- Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album Join Bing and Sing Along (1959)
- Jazz organist Jimmy Smith released a version of the song on his 1963 album Back at the Chicken Shack[5]
- Julie London recorded the song on her album Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast released in 1967
- Stéphane Grappelli and The Diz Dizley Trio recorded this on their 1975 album Violinspiration
- Linda Ronstadt recorded the song on her 1978 album Living in the USA and performed the song on an episode of The Muppet Show.
- A segment of "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" is used in the chorus of the song "Too Old To Dream" on O'Hooley & Tidow's album Silent June (2010).
In popular culture
- The song was featured in a 1935 MGM musical film called The Night Is Young starring Ramon Novarro and Evelyn Laye. The song is referred to in the film I Never Sang For My Father as the song the father had always asked his son to sing.
- In the Australian soap opera A Place to Call Home, Elizabeth Bligh (Noni Hazlehurst) sings the song at Douglas' refuge in the episode called "Too Old to Dream".
References
- Tyler, Don (2007). Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era. McFarland. p. 429. ISBN 9780786429462. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 418.
- Decca Records in the 27500 to 27999 series
- Ed Townsend, "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" chart position Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- Back at the Chicken Shack - Jimmy Smith | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2020-05-19
External links
Recordings from the Internet Archive.
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