I Have Dreamed (song)
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| "I Have Dreamed" | |
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| Song | |
| Published | 1951 |
| Composer | Richard Rodgers |
| Lyricist | Oscar Hammerstein II |
| "I Have Dreamed" | ||||
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| Single by Chad & Jeremy | ||||
| from the album I Don't Want to Lose You Baby | ||||
| B-side | "Should I" | |||
| Released | 22 September 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 1 February–24 June 1965 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:11 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Composer | Richard Rodgers | |||
| Lyricist | Oscar Hammerstein II | |||
| Producer | Lor Crane | |||
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| "I Have Dreamed" | ||||
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| Single by The Lettermen | ||||
| from the album I Have Dreamed | ||||
| B-side | "The Pendulum Swings Both Ways" | |||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Length | 2:53 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Composer | Richard Rodgers | |||
| Lyricist | Oscar Hammerstein II | |||
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"I Have Dreamed" is a show tune from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, The King and I. In the original Broadway production it was sung by Doretta Morrow and Larry Douglas. It has since become a standard, with many artists recording the song.[1]
In the show, the characters of Lun Tha and Tuptim sing of how they have dreamt of their true love blossoming in freedom, as they prepare to escape from the King's palace. This is in contrast to the subdued mood of the song "We Kiss in a Shadow", when they fear that the King will learn of their love.
"I Have Dreamed" was added to the score of The King and I during its out-of-town tryout run. The song was recorded for the soundtrack of the 1956 film version of The King and I, but, ultimately, no footage was shot to feature it. Only the melody is heard in the film, as incidental music prior to the "We Kiss in a Shadow" sequence. However, "I Have Dreamed" was retained on the soundtrack album where it was sung by Reuben Fuentes and Leona Gordon.[2]