Daydreamer (David Cassidy song)

"Daydreamer"
Single by David Cassidy
from the album Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes
A-side"The Puppy Song"
Released1973
GenrePop
Length2:47
LabelBell Records
Songwriter(s)Terry Dempsey
Producer(s)Rick Jarrard

"Daydreamer" is a song by the American singer David Cassidy.

Written by Terry Dempsey and produced by Rick Jarrard, "Daydreamer" was Cassidy's second and final No.1 single in the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks at the top of the chart in October and November 1973.[1] The song was a double-A side with a cover version of Harry Nilsson's "The Puppy Song".[2] The single was the 10th best selling single in the UK in 1973.[3]

The song also appears on David Cassidy's 1973 UK No.1 album Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes.[2]

Cilla Black recorded a version of this song in 1974.[citation needed] The French singer Claude François also recorded a version of this song called "Le mal aimé" which was a hit in France and Belgium.[4][5] Singers of musical Belles belles belles covered the Claude François' song.

The song's only chart appearances in the US were by C.C. & Company and Gino Cunico in 1976. C.C. & Company’s soul-flavored version (produced by Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey) entered the Hot 100 on January 3, 1976, and made it to #91 six weeks later. Cunico’s cover, on Arista Records, which hit No. 43 on the Billboard Easy Listening Chart,[6] added a bridge repeating the phrase "ain't that a shame", echoing the lyrical variation introduced by Cilla Black in her 1974 treatment of the song.[7]

Personnel

Sourced from the original album liner notes

Chart history

Weekly charts

C.C. & Company
Chart (1975–76) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 91
Gino Cunico
Chart (1976) Peak
position
US Billboard Easy Listening[15] 43

References

  1. ^ a b "David Cassidy". Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  2. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 293. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ "UK TOP TEN BEST SELLING SINGLES OF 1973". Popreport.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
  4. ^ "mardi 11 octobre 2016 - Claude FRANCOIS". artisteschartsventes.blogspot.com. 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  5. ^ "Claude François – Le mal aimé". Ultratop. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary 1961-1993. Record Research. p. 62.
  7. ^ "Gino Cunico - Daydreamer". YouTube. 2008-01-28. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "– Daydreamer" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Day Dreamer". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  11. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". 23 November 1973. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Top Selling Singles for 1973". Sounds. London, England: Spotlight Publications: 4. 5 January 1974.
  13. ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1974". Kent Music Report. December 30, 1974. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Imgur.
  14. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  15. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary 1961-1993. Record Research. p. 62.


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