Dream Lover
"Dream Lover" is a 1959 song written by Bobby Darin. Darin recorded his composition on March 5, 1959. It was produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler and engineered by Tom Dowd. Song background. In addition to Darin's vocal, the song features Neil Sedaka on piano. While recording it Darin decided to stretch out some chord changes he found on the piano and add strings and voices. A picture sleeve, featuring a portrait of Darin, was also issued for this record in the U.S. Chart performance. It was released as a single on Atco Records in the  U.S. in 1959, and became a multi-million seller, reaching No. 2 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 for a week and No. 4 on "Billboard"s Hot R&B Sides chart. "Dream Lover" was kept from the No. 1 spot by "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton. It did however reach No. 1 on the U.K.'s "New Musical Express" chart for four weeks during July 1959. The song also reached No. 5 on Norway's "VG"-lista, No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, No. 12 in Flanders, and No. 21 in Wallonia. Cover versions. In 1961, Dion DiMucci  released his version of "Dream Lover" on the album "Runaround Sue". In 1971, Billy "Crash" Craddock released his version of "Dream Lover" as a single. Craddock's version reached No. 1 on "Cash Box"s Country Top 65 chart and "Record World"s Country Singles Chart, while reaching No. 5 on "Billboard"s Hot Country Singles chart. Craddock's version was included in his 1972 album "You Better Move On". In 1979, Ricky Nelson released a cover of "Dream Lover." His version reached No. 29 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart and No. 59 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart. Country music  singers Tanya Tucker and Glen Campbell released a duet of "Dream Lover" as a single on Tucker's 1980 album "Dreamlovers".