Mr. Sandman - wikipedia Mr. Sandman For the video - game character, see Mr. Sandman ( Punch - Out ! ! ). `` Mr. Sandman '' Mr. Sandman record by The Chordettes Single by The Chordettes B - side `` I Do n't Wanna See You Cryin ' '' Released 1954 Format Vinyl, 7 ``, 45 RPM Shellac, 10 ``, 78 RPM Recorded 1954 Genre Barbershop music, traditional pop Length 2 : 22 Label Cadence Songwriter ( s ) Pat Ballard Producer ( s ) Archie Bleyer The Chordettes singles chronology `` Moonlight on the Ganges '' ( 1951 ) `` Mr. Sandman '' ( 1954 ) `` Lonely Lips '' ( 1955 ) `` Mr. Sandman '' ( sometimes rendered as `` Mister Sandman '' ) is a popular song written by Pat Ballard which was published in 1954 and first recorded in May of that year by Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra and later that same year by The Chordettes and The Four Aces. The song 's lyrics convey a request to `` Mr. Sandman '' to `` bring me a dream '' -- the traditional association with the folkloric figure, the sandman. The pronoun used to refer to the desired dream is often changed depending on the sex of the singer or group performing the song, as the original sheet music publication, which includes male and female versions of the lyrics, intended. The chord progression in each chorus follows the circle of fifths for six chords in a row. Emmylou Harris ' recording of the song was a hit in multiple countries in 1981. Contents 1 Background 2 The Chordettes version 2.1 Chart performance 3 The Four Aces version 3.1 Chart performance 4 Chet Atkins version 4.1 Credits and personnel 5 Bert Kaempfert version 6 Emmylou Harris version 6.1 Credits and personnel 6.2 Charts 7 Other versions 8 Children 's adaptations 9 References 10 External links Background Vaughn Monroe with Orchestra was the first to record the song in 1954. It was released as the B - side of `` They Were Doin ' the Mambo '', on RCA Victor label as catalog number 20 - 5767 / 47 - 5767. In December 1954, the song reached No. 1 on the Cash Box Top 50, in a tandem ranking of the versions by the Chordettes, the Four Aces, Buddy Morrow, Vaughn Monroe, Les Elgart, the Lancers, and the Song Singers, with the Chordettes and the Four Aces ' versions marked as bestsellers. It also reached No. 1 on Cash Box 's chart of `` The Nation 's Top Ten Juke Box Tunes '', in the same tandem ranking, and No. 1 on Cash Box 's chart of `` The Ten Records Disk Jockeys Played Most This Week '', with only the Chordettes version listed initially, but later in a tandem ranking of the Chordettes and the Four Aces ' versions. The song also reached No. 1 on Billboard 's `` Honor Roll of Hits '', with the Chordettes and the Four Aces ' versions listed as best sellers, and was ranked No. 12 on Billboard 's ranking of `` 1955 's Top Tunes '' based on the Honor Roll of Hits. The Chordettes version The Chordettes ' recording of the song was released on the Cadence Records label. Cadence 's founder, Archie Bleyer, was the orchestra conductor on the recording and provided a rhythmic beat on the recording, using his knees. Bleyer 's voice is heard in the third verse, when he says the word `` Yes ? '' The piano is played by Moe Wechsler. Liberace 's name is mentioned for his `` wavy hair '', and a glissando ( a flourish common in his music ) immediately follows. Pagliacci is mentioned for having a lonely heart, which is a reference to the opera Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo. In the United States, the Chordettes ' single reached No. 1 on all three of Billboard 's popular music charts, and was ranked No. 9 in Cash Box 's ranking of `` 1955 's Top Pop Records as Voted in the Cash Box Poll ''. Chart performance Chart ( 1954 - 1955 ) Peak position UK New Musical Express 11 US Billboard Best Sellers in Stores US Billboard Most Played by Jockeys US Billboard Most Played in Juke Boxes The Four Aces version `` Mister Sandman '' U.S. vinyl single of The Four Aces recording Single by The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts B - side `` ( I 'll Be with You ) In Apple Blossom Time '' Released 1954 Format Vinyl, 7 ``, 45 RPM Shellac, 10 ``, 78 RPM Genre Traditional pop Length 2 : 35 Label Decca Songwriter ( s ) Pat Ballard In 1954, The Four Aces released a version of the song, backed by the Jack Pleis Orchestra. The Four Aces ' version was a top - ten hit in the United States, United Kingdom, and Flanders. The Four Aces ' version was notably featured in the movie Back to the Future, when Marty first realizes he is in 1955. Chart performance Chart ( 1954 - 1955 ) Peak position Flanders UK New Musical Express 9 US Billboard Best Sellers in Stores 9 US Billboard Most Played by Jockeys 5 US Billboard Most Played in Juke Boxes 6 Chet Atkins version On November 17, 1954, Chet Atkins recorded an instrumental version during a four - song recording session at RCA Victor 's Nashville recording studio. Atkins used the Ray Butts EchoSonic guitar amp on this recording, and was backed by celesta, piano, bass, and drums. Atkins ' version was released as a single in January 1955. It was Atkins ' first single to chart on Billboard 's country charts, and reached No. 15 on Billboard 's Country & Western Records chart of `` Best Sellers in Stores '' and No. 13 on Billboard 's Country & Western Records chart of `` Most Played by Jockeys ''. Atkins re-recorded `` Mister Sandman '' for his 1990 album The Magic of Chet Atkins. Credits and personnel Chet Atkins -- Guitar Bud Issacs -- Steel guitar Marvin Hughes -- Piano / Celeste Ernie Newton -- Bass Buddy Harman -- Drums Stephen H. Sholes -- Producer Bert Kaempfert version In 1968, Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra released an instrumental version as a single and on the album My Way of Life. It reached No. 12 on Billboard 's Easy Listening chart, No. 14 on Record World 's `` Top Non-Rock '' chart, No. 3 on Record World 's chart of `` Singles Coming Up '', and No. 1 on Cash Box 's `` Looking Ahead '' chart of singles with potential of entering the Cash Box Top 100. Emmylou Harris version `` Mister Sandman '' Artwork for German and Austrian vinyl releases Single by Emmylou Harris from the album Profile II : The Best of Emmylou Harris B - side `` Rose of Cimarron '' Released 1981 Recorded 1980 Genre Country pop Length 2 : 20 Label Warner Bros. Songwriter ( s ) Pat Ballard Producer ( s ) Brian Ahern Emmylou Harris singles chronology `` The Boxer '' ( 1980 ) `` Mister Sandman '' ( 1981 ) `` I Do n't Have to Crawl '' ( 1981 ) In January 1978, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ronstadt recorded a version of the song for a planned trio album which was ultimately scrapped. ( The three would eventually reunite and release the first of two Trio albums nearly a decade later in 1987 ). Harris included the trio recording of `` Mr. Sandman '' the song on her 1981 album Evangeline, though with the stipulation that it not be released as a single ( given that Parton and Ronstadt both were affiliated with other record labels ). However, when Harris later changed her mind and wanted to put the song out as a single, she rerecorded it, singing all three parts herself, and releasing it in 1981, under the title `` Mister Sandman ''. The single reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, and number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Harris ' only single to reach the top 40 on that chart. Harris 's single version did not appear on an album until the 1984 compilation Profile II : The Best of Emmylou Harris. Credits and personnel Evangeline version Brian Ahern -- Acoustic Guitar Hal Blaine -- Drums Mike Bowden -- Bass James Burton -- Electric Guitar Glen D. Hardin -- Electric Piano Emmylou Harris -- Vocals, Backing Vocals Dolly Parton -- Backing Vocals Linda Ronstadt -- Backing Vocals Charts Chart ( 1981 ) Peak position Austria ( Ö3 Hit wähl mit ) 15 Canada RPM 50 Singles 42 Canada RPM Country 50 Singles Flanders 8 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 8 Netherlands ( Nationale Hitparade ) 9 New Zealand Singles Chart 16 Swiss Hitparade 5 US Billboard Hot 100 37 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 8 US Billboard Hot Country Singles 10 US Cash Box Top 100 Singles 37 US Cash Box Top 100 Country 9 US Record World Singles 40 US Record World A / C Chart 12 US Record World Country Singles 9 West Germany ( Media Control ) 14 Other versions Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra released a version in 1954, which reached No. 20 on Billboard 's chart of `` Most Played by Jockeys ''. In January 1955, a version by Max Bygraves reached No. 16 on the UK 's New Musical Express chart. The most successful recording of the song in the UK was by Dickie Valentine, which peaked at No. 5 on the New Musical Express chart in February 1955. The Fleetwoods released a version in 1964, as a single and on the album Before and After. Their version reached No. 113 on Billboard 's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart and No. 19 on Cash Box 's `` Looking Ahead '' chart of singles with potential of entering the Cash Box Top 100. Tommy O'Day released a version in 1978, which reached No. 96 on Billboard 's Hot Country Singles chart. In 1996, German power metal band Blind Guardian released a CD maxi single with a cover version of `` Mr. Sandman. '' Bette Midler recorded the song for her 2014 album It 's the Girls !. Children 's adaptations Some time later, Ballard also rewrote the lyrics for Christmas use as `` Mr. Santa ''. Singer Dorothy Collins released `` Mr. Santa '' in 1955, which reached No. 51 in Music Vendor. The `` Mr. Santa '' version has also been recorded by Shari Lewis ( on the 1965 Musicor single MU 1140 ), Lenny Dee, Amy Grant, and Suzy Bogguss, among others. A modified version for children was recorded on Golden Records by Anne Lloyd in 1955 ( with `` the Sandpipers and Orchestra '', referring to the group also known as the `` Golden Sandpipers '' ). The revised lyrics included ``... bring me a dream / And wrap it up in a pretty moonbeam / I 'd love to dream that I really can do / The things that Santa Claus and Peter Pan do '' and ``... bring me a dream / Bring me a dream that 's sweeter than peaches and cream. / Give me a pumpkin ( punkin ) coach like poor Cinderella / A pretty satin dress all green and yellow ( yella ) ''. References Jump up ^ Ballard, Pat ( 1954 ). `` Mister Sandman '' ( sheet music ), Edwin H. Morris & Company, Inc., 35 West 51st St., New York, NY. ^ Jump up to : Sullivan, Steve ( 2017 ). 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Retrieved May 11, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Leszczak, Bob ( 2014 ). Who Did It First ? : Great Pop Cover Songs and Their Original Artists, Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 134 - 135. Retrieved May 15, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` The Billboard Music Popularity Charts - Popular Records '', Billboard, December 18, 1954. p. 26. Retrieved May 2, 2018. Jump up ^ `` 1955 's Top Pop Records as Voted in the Cash Box Poll '', Cash Box, December 24, 1955. p. 16. Retrieved May 8, 2018. Jump up ^ Chordettes - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 2, 2018. Jump up ^ Recordings by ' The Four Aces ( Jack Pleis Orch ) ' Jump up ^ Krims, Adam ( 2012 ). Music and Urban Geography, Routledge. p. 103. Retrieved May 10, 2018. Jump up ^ The Four Aces -- Mister Sandman, Ultratop. Retrieved May 2, 2018. Jump up ^ Four Aces - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 2, 2018. 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Jump up ^ `` Record World 's Top Non-Rock '', Record World, July 6, 1968. p. 24. Retrieved May 2, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Singles Coming Up '', Record World, June 22, 1968. p. 22. Retrieved May 2, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Looking Ahead '', Cash Box, June 22, 1968. p. 12. Retrieved May 3, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Holland, Bill. `` ' Supertrio ' Cutting for Autumn Release '', Billboard, March 8, 1986. p. 56. Retrieved May 8, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Emmylou Harris -- Mister Sandman, austriancharts.at. Retrieved May 5, 2018. Jump up ^ `` RPM 50 Singles '', RPM Weekly, Volume 34, No. 21. May 02, 1981. Retrieved May 5, 2018. Jump up ^ `` RPM Country 50 Singles '', RPM Weekly, Volume 34, No. 23. May 16, 1981. Retrieved May 5, 2018. Jump up ^ Emmylou Harris -- Mister Sandman, Ultratop. Retrieved May 4, 2018. Jump up ^ Emmylou Harris -- Mister Sandman, Media Markt Top 40. Retrieved May 3, 2018. Jump up ^ Emmylou Harris -- Mister Sandman, Dutch Charts. Retrieved May 4, 2018. 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Jump up ^ `` Record World Country Singles '', Record World, May 2, 1981. Retrieved May 5, 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Billboard Music Popularity Charts - Popular Records '', Billboard, December 4, 1954. p. 36. Retrieved May 2, 2018. Jump up ^ Max Bygraves - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 2, 2018. Jump up ^ Dickie Valentine - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 2, 2018. Jump up ^ The Fleetwoods - Mr. Sandman, norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved May 11, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Bubbling Under the Hot 100 '', Billboard, September 5, 1964. Retrieved May 2, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Looking Ahead '', Cash Box, September 5, 1964. p. 10. Retrieved May 3, 2018. Jump up ^ Hot Country Songs - Tommy O'Day Mr. Sandman Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved May 2, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Hot Country Singles '', Billboard, February 4, 1978. Retrieved May 2, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Review of Blind Guardian version on Encyclopaedia Metallum ''. Retrieved 2012 - 12 - 16. Jump up ^ `` It 's the Girls ! -- Bette Midler ''. AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2018. Jump up ^ Published Music : Jan - Jun., Catalog of Copyright Entries : Third series. 1954. p. 16. Retrieved May 8, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Reviews of New Pop - Christmas Records '', Billboard, November 26, 1955. p. 44. Retrieved May 14, 2018. External links Mr. Sandman at AllMusic discogs.com The Chordettes on discogs.com, a community - built database of music information. Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Chordettes Jinny Osborn Carol Buschmann Lynn Evans Janet Ertel Margie Needham Dorothy Schwartz Nancy Overton Studio albums Harmony Encores The Chordettes Sing Your Requests Singles `` Mr. Sandman '' `` Eddie My Love '' `` Born to Be with You '' `` Lay Down Your Arms '' `` Lollipop '' `` Never on Sunday '' Related articles Archie Bleyer Jean Swain Book : The Chordettes Bert Kaempfert Studio albums Christmas Wonderland Singles `` Wonderland by Night '' `` A Swingin ' Safari '' `` That Happy Feeling '' `` Red Roses for a Blue Lady '' `` Strangers in the Night '' `` I Ca n't Give You Anything but Love '' `` Mister Sandman '' Emmylou Harris Studio albums Gliding Bird Pieces of the Sky Elite Hotel Luxury Liner Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town Blue Kentucky Girl Light of the Stable Roses in the Snow Evangeline Cimarron White Shoes The Ballad of Sally Rose Thirteen Angel Band Bluebird Brand New Dance Cowgirl 's Prayer Wrecking Ball Red Dirt Girl Stumble into Grace All I Intended to Be Hard Bargain Collaboration albums Trio ( with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt ) Trio II ( with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt ) Western Wall : The Tucson Sessions ( with Linda Ronstadt ) All the Roadrunning ( with Mark Knopfler ) Old Yellow Moon ( with Rodney Crowell ) The Traveling Kind ( with Rodney Crowell ) Live albums Last Date At the Ryman ( with The Nash Ramblers ) Spyboy Compilation albums Profile : Best of Emmylou Harris Profile II : The Best of Emmylou Harris Duets Songs of the West The Very Best of Emmylou Harris : Heartaches & Highways Songbird : Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems Video albums Real Live Roadrunning ( with Mark Knopfler ) Notable singles `` If I Could Only Win Your Love '' `` Together Again '' `` One of These Days '' `` Sweet Dreams '' `` ( You Never Can Tell ) C'est La Vie '' `` Making Believe '' `` To Daddy '' `` Two More Bottles of Wine '' `` Save the Last Dance for Me '' `` Blue Kentucky Girl '' `` Beneath Still Waters '' `` Wayfaring Stranger '' `` The Boxer '' `` Mister Sandman '' `` If I Needed You '' ( with Don Williams ) `` Tennessee Rose '' `` Born to Run '' `` ( Lost His Love ) On Our Last Date '' `` I 'm Movin ' On '' `` So Sad to Watch Good Love Go Bad '' `` In My Dreams '' `` Pledging My Love '' `` Heartbreak Hill '' `` Heaven Only Knows '' `` I Still Miss Someone '' Collaboration singles `` To Know Him Is to Love Him '' ( with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt ) `` Telling Me Lies '' ( with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt ) `` Those Memories of You '' ( with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt ) `` Wildflowers '' ( with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt ) Guest singles `` Thing About You '' ( with Southern Pacific ) `` We Believe in Happy Endings '' ( with Earl Thomas Conley ) Discographies Discography Solo contributions Collaborations A -- F Collaborations G -- K Collaborations L -- Q Collaborations R -- Z Related articles Roy Orbison John Denver Gram Parsons Daniel Lanois Rodney Crowell Desire The Last Waltz Sandman myth Seminal works The Sandman ( 1816 ) `` Ole Lukøje '' ( 1841 ) Film The Daydreamer ( 1966 ) The Sandman ( 1991 ) Sleepstalker ( 1995 ) The Sandman ( 2000 ) The Sandman ( 2011 ) Songs `` The Japanese Sandman '' ( 1920 ) `` Mr. Sandman '' ( 1954 ) `` Enter Sandman '' ( 1991 ) Comics Characters Dream ( DC Comics ) Sandman ( Marvel Comics ) Sandman ( Wesley Dodds ) Sandy the Golden Boy Series The Sandman ( Vertigo ) characters Sandman Mystery Theatre Sandman Midnight Theatre `` The Sandman Saga '' Literature The Sandman ( 2008 ) Television Sandmännchen ( 1959 German ) Nilus the Sandman : The Boy Who Dreamed Christmas ( 1991 Canadian ) Nilus the Sandman ( 1996 Canadian ) Other Sandman ( Dungeons & Dragons ) The Sandman ( audio drama ) Coppélia ( ballet ) Related Logan 's Run ( 1967 ) film adaptation TV adaptation Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mr._Sandman&oldid=853215351 '' Categories : Songs about fictional male characters Songs about dreams 1954 singles 1954 songs 1955 singles 1964 singles 1968 singles 1978 singles 1981 singles 1996 singles Songs written by Pat Ballard The Chordettes songs The Four Aces songs Chet Atkins songs Max Bygraves songs The Fleetwoods songs Emmylou Harris songs Blind Guardian songs Bette Midler songs Song recordings produced by Brian Ahern ( producer ) Song recordings produced by Stephen H. 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Question: when did the song mr. sandman come out
Answer: 1954