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Hm, Coverinfo sagt, die Version der Four Aces wäre Original, wobei Original hier relativ ist, denn der Song wurde von Pat Ballard geschrieben und 1954 veröffentlicht und von beiden noch im selben Jahr in die Charts gebracht. Reihenfolge ist gerade nicht nachzuvollziehen. Also in den UK enterte die Version der Chordettes enterte zumindest in den UK die Charts 3 Wochen vor den Four Aces.
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„Mr. Sandman“ is a popular song written by Pat Ballard and published in 1954. The song’s lyrics convey a request of „Mr. Sandman“ that he „bring me a dream“, the word „dream“ evidently referring to a significant other despite the traditional association of the folkloric figure with literal dreams. The pronoun used to refer to the desired „dream“ is often changed depending on the gender of the singer or group performing the song. Some time later, Ballard also rewrote the lyrics for Christmas use as „Mr. Santa“, though this version is rarely heard today.The recorded version by The Chordettes reached #1 on the Billboard United States charts and #11 on the United Kingdom charts in 1954. The Four Aces recorded a version that charted even higher in the UK, reaching #9. That same year, a version by Max Bygraves reached #16 on the UK charts. On the Cash Box magazine charts in the US, where all versions were combined, the song also reached #1.
Edit: Laut Cashbox Singles Sales waren The Chordettes am 30.10.1954 in den Top 40 (Platz 28), Die Four Aces am 11.12.1954 (Zusammengefasst mit den Chordettes auf Platz 1)
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