Evelyn Laye – When I Grow to Old to Dream

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When I Grow Too Old to Dream (Song)

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“When I Grow Too Old to Dream”
Single by Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra, vocal Kenny Sargent
B-sideThe Night is Young
PublishedNovember 24, 1934 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer corp., New York
ReleasedFebruary 1935
RecordedJanuary 9, 1935
StudioDecca Recording Studio, 799 Seventh Avenue, top floor, New York
GenrePop standardPopular Music
Length3:15
LabelDecca 349
Composer(s)Sigmund Romberg
Lyricist(s)Oscar Hammerstein II

When I Grow Too Old to Dream” is a popular song with music by Sigmund Romberg and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, published in 1934.

The song was introduced by Evelyn Laye and Ramon Novarro in the film The Night Is Young (1935).

Evelyn Laye ''When I Grow to Old to Dream'' 1935

It has since become a pop standard, recorded by many artists, notably Nat King Cole,

NAT KING COLE – WHEN I GROW TOO OLD TO DREAM

The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers – When I Grow Too Old To Dream

Gracie Fields,

Gracie Fields – When I Grow Too Old To Dream – 1935

and John Pizzarelli.

When I Grow Too Old To Dream

Early hits versions (according to charts in Pop Memories 1890-1954 by Joel Whitburn {1986}) include: Decca 349 by Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra (charted 2-9-35 for 23 weeks, peaking at # 1 for 4 weeks).

1935 HITS ARCHIVE: When I Grow Too Old To Dream – Glen Gray Casa Loma (Kenny Sargent, vocal)

Victor 285 by Nelson Eddy (charted 8-10-35 for 4 weeks, peaking at #8).

When I Grow Too Old To Dream – Nelson Eddy

Other versions

When I Grow Too Old To Dream
When I Grow to Old to Dream
Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra Feat. Vbob Carroll – Charmaine (1951)
  • Ed Townsend released a version of the song as a single in 1958 that reached number 59 on the Billboard pop chart.
Ed Townsend – When I Grow Too Old To Dream
When I Grow Too Old to Dream
When I Grow Too Old To Dream
When I Grow Too Old To Dream
Linda Ronstadt – "When I Grow Too Old To Dream" – The Muppet Show
  • Slim Dusty recorded the song on his 1997 album A Time To Remember.
  • A segment of “When I Grow Too Old to Dream” is used in the chorus of the song “Too Old To Dream” on O’Hooley & Tidow‘s album Silent June (2010).
  • Doris Day
Doris Day – When I Grow Too Old To Dream
  • Vera Lynn
Vera Lynn: When I Grow too Old to Dream
  • John McDermott
When I Grow Too Old To Dream
  • Louis Armstrong & His All Stars When I Grow Too Old To Dream 1965
Louis Armstrong & His All Stars When I Grow Too Old To Dream 1965
  • Slim Whitman
When I Grow Too Old To Dream
  • Cliff Richard
When I Grow Too Old to Dream
  • Ruby Murray
When I Grow Too Old to Dream

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