"Once Upon a Dream" is a song by English singer

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, released as a single in July 1962. It peaked at number 7 on the ''

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'' Top 50.

Release

"Once Upon a Dream" was taken from the

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'' Play It Cool'', in which Fury also stars. In the film, Fury sings it at the departure lounge in

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. It was released as a single in July 1962, a week before the release of the film. The music was composed by

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, known for being the producer for

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, and the lyrics written by

Dick Rowe Richard Paul Brutton Rowe (9 June 1921 – 6 June 1986) was a British music executive and record producer. He was head of A&R (Singles) at Decca Records from the 1950s to the 1970s, and produced many top-selling records during that period. H ...

, producer and Head of A&R at

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. "Once Upon a Dream" was released with the B-side "If I Lose You", written by Fury, in the UK, Ireland, Denmark, France and India. However, in Australia, it was released with the B-side "You're Swell", written by Rowe, and in Germany, the B-side was "Play It Cool", written by Paramor. These two B-sides had been included on an EP titled ''Play It Cool'', released in May 1962.

Track listing

7": Decca / F 11485 # "Once Upon a Dream" – 1:55 # "If I Lose You" – 1:52

Charts

References

{{authority control 1962 singles 1962 songs Decca Records singles Billy Fury songs Song recordings produced by Mike Smith (British record producer)