What a Dream
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"What a Dream" is a popular
song. It was written by Chuck Willis
and was published in 1954
.
The original recording was done by Ruth Brown
, but a cover
by Patti Page
was a bigger hit.
The recording by Patti Page
was released by Mercury Records
as catalog number
70416. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on August 4, 1954 and lasted 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #18. The song was a two-sided hit, with the flip side, "I Cried
," also charting.
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
song. It was written by Chuck Willis
Chuck Willis
Harold "Chuck" Willis was an American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter. His biggest hits, "C. C. Rider" and "What Am I Living For" , both reached no. 1 in the Billboard R&B chart...
and was published in 1954
1954 in music
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.
The original recording was done by Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown was an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, composer and actress, noted for bringing a pop music style to R&B music in a series of hit songs for Atlantic Records in the 1950s, such as "So Long", "Teardrops from My Eyes" and " He Treats Your Daughter Mean".For these...
, but a cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
by Patti Page
Patti Page
Clara Ann Fowler , known by her professional name Patti Page, is an American singer, one of the best-known female artists in traditional pop music. She was the best-selling female artist of the 1950s, and has sold over 100 million records...
was a bigger hit.
The recording by Patti Page
Patti Page
Clara Ann Fowler , known by her professional name Patti Page, is an American singer, one of the best-known female artists in traditional pop music. She was the best-selling female artist of the 1950s, and has sold over 100 million records...
was released by Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
as catalog number
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70416. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on August 4, 1954 and lasted 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #18. The song was a two-sided hit, with the flip side, "I Cried
I Cried
"I Cried" is a popular song written by Michael Elias and Billy Duke.The best-selling version was done by Patti Page, reaching #13 on the Billboard charts in 1954. It was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 70416. The song was a two-sided hit, with the flip side "What a Dream" doing even...
," also charting.