Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day)
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"Put Your Dreams Away" is a 1945
song written by Ruth Lowe
, Paul Mann, and Stephen Weiss. The song was first recorded by Frank Sinatra on May 1, 1945 for Columbia Records
. It was during this period that Sinatra used Put Your Dreams Away as the theme song for his radio series. He recorded the song a second time for Capitol Records
on December 11, 1957, and again for Reprise Records
on April 30, 1963 (for the album Sinatra's Sinatra
, a set of re-recordings of songs he originally recorded for Columbia and Capitol.) For the 1965 album A Man and His Music
, a spoken-word introduction was overdubbed by Sinatra onto the 1963 recording, in which the singer praised his theme song for having come a long way with him - "all the way from nowhere to somewhere."
Source:
Albert I. Lonstein. The Revised Compleat Sinatra: discography, filmography, television appearances, motion picture appearances, radio appearances, concert appearances, stage appearances. 1979.
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song written by Ruth Lowe
Ruth Lowe
Ruth Lowe was a Canadian pianist and songwriter. She wrote the song "I'll Never Smile Again" after her husband died during surgery...
, Paul Mann, and Stephen Weiss. The song was first recorded by Frank Sinatra on May 1, 1945 for Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
. It was during this period that Sinatra used Put Your Dreams Away as the theme song for his radio series. He recorded the song a second time for Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
on December 11, 1957, and again for Reprise Records
Reprise Records
Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:...
on April 30, 1963 (for the album Sinatra's Sinatra
Sinatra's Sinatra
Sinatra's Sinatra is an album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1963.The album contained re-recorded versions of 12 songs Sinatra had previously released....
, a set of re-recordings of songs he originally recorded for Columbia and Capitol.) For the 1965 album A Man and His Music
A Man and His Music
A Man and His Music is a 1965 double album by Frank Sinatra. It provides a brief retrospective of Sinatra's musical career...
, a spoken-word introduction was overdubbed by Sinatra onto the 1963 recording, in which the singer praised his theme song for having come a long way with him - "all the way from nowhere to somewhere."
- The song was played at Sinatra's funeral.
- Lowe had also written Sinatra's first hit (as a vocalist with the Tommy DorseyTommy DorseyThomas Francis "Tommy" Dorsey, Jr. was an American jazz trombonist, trumpeter, composer, and bandleader of the Big Band era. He was known as "The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing", due to his smooth-toned trombone playing. He was the younger brother of bandleader Jimmy Dorsey...
orchestra), "I'll Never Smile AgainI'll Never Smile Again"I'll Never Smile Again" is a 1939 song written by Ruth Lowe.The most successful and best known version of the song was recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, with vocals provided by Frank Sinatra and The Pied Pipers. This recording was released as a Victor 78, 26628A, in 1940...
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Source:
Albert I. Lonstein. The Revised Compleat Sinatra: discography, filmography, television appearances, motion picture appearances, radio appearances, concert appearances, stage appearances. 1979.