"Follow That Dream" is a song first recorded by
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...
as part of the soundtrack for his 1962 motion picture ''
Follow That Dream
''Follow That Dream'' is a 1962 American musical film made by Mirisch Productions and starring Elvis Presley. The film was based on the 1959 novel ''Pioneer, Go Home!'' by Richard P. Powell. Producer Walter Mirisch liked the film's song "Follow T ...
''.
It was also in 1962 released as the first track of the
EP ''
Follow That Dream
''Follow That Dream'' is a 1962 American musical film made by Mirisch Productions and starring Elvis Presley. The film was based on the 1959 novel ''Pioneer, Go Home!'' by Richard P. Powell. Producer Walter Mirisch liked the film's song "Follow T ...
''.
The song peaked at number 15 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and at number 5 on the
''Billboard'' Easy Listening chart.
Writing and recording
The song was written by
Fred Wise (lyrics) and
Ben Weisman
Benjamin Weisman (November 16, 1921 – May 20, 2007) was an American composer. He wrote 57 songs recorded by Elvis Presley, more than any other songwriter.
Biography
Weisman was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and grew up in Brooklyn, New Yor ...
(music). Elvis Presley recorded it on July 2, 1961, in the
RCA Studio B
RCA Studio B was a music recording studio built in 1956 in Nashville, Tennessee by RCA Victor. Originally known simply as "RCA Studios," Studio B, along with the larger and later RCA Studio A became known in the 1960s for being an essential fac ...
in
Nashville
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,
Tennessee
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.
Bruce Springsteen versions
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He has released 21 studio albums, most of which feature his backing band, the E Street Band. Originally from the Jersey Shore, he is an originat ...
said "Follow That Dream" was one of his favorite Elvis songs. He began performing a rearranged version of the song on the European leg of the
River Tour in April 1981, at a much slower pace and with altered lyrics.
[Born to run : the Bruce Springsteen story
by Marsh, Dave
Publication date 1981
Topics Springsteen, Bruce, Rock musicians
Publisher New York : Dell
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Digitizing sponsor China-America Digital Academic Library (CADAL)
Contributor Internet Archive
Language English
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Identifier borntorunbrucesp00mars/1981] This version appears in a bootleg vinyl recording of the same name. He later further revised the lyrics, and recorded the song during the ''Born in the U.S.A.'' sessions, although it remained unreleased. He performed the song in July 1988 in Switzerland, and many times in succeeding decades.
Charts
References
External links
''Follow That Dream'' (EP)at
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Film theme songs
1960 songs
Songs about dreams
Elvis Presley songs
Songs with lyrics by Fred Wise (songwriter)
Songs with music by Ben Weisman
Songs written for films