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<p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p><p><br></p><p>This article is about the popular song. For other uses, see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Sandman_(disambiguation)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mr. Sandman (disambiguation)</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughn_Monroe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Monroe</a> recorded the first version of the song with his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestra" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">orchestra</a> in May 1954.</p><p>"<strong>Mr. Sandman</strong>" (or "<strong>Mister Sandman</strong>") is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">popular song</a> written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Ballard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pat Ballard</a> and published in 1954. It was first recorded in May of that year by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughn_Monroe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vaughn Monroe</a> and his orchestra and later that year by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chordettes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Chordettes</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Aces" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Four Aces</a>. The song's lyrics convey a request to "Mr. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sandman</a>" to "bring me a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>dream</em></a>"&nbsp;– the traditional association of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folklore" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">folkloric</a> figure (but in this context the meaning of <em>dream</em> is more akin to '<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dreamboat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dreamboat</a>'). The pronoun used to refer to the desired dream is often changed depending on the sex of the singer or group performing the song, as the original <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheet_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sheet music</a> publication, which includes male and female versions of the lyrics, intended.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Sandman#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[1]</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmylou_Harris" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emmylou Harris</a>' recording of the song was a hit in multiple countries in 1981. Other versions of the song have been produced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Atkins" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chet Atkins</a> (1954) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Kaempfert" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bert Kaempfert</a> (1968).</p><h2>Background</h2><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughn_Monroe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vaughn Monroe</a>, with his orchestra, was the first to record the song in 1954.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Sandman#cite_note-Sullivan-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[2]</a> It was released as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-side_and_B-side" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">B-side</a> of "They Were Doin' the Mambo",<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Sandman#cite_note-Sullivan-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[2]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Sandman#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[3]</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RCA</a> Victor label as catalog number 20-5767 / 47-5767.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Sandman#cite_note-Top50121154-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[4]</a> This record lacked the complex vocal harmonies found in many later versions of the song.</p><p>In December 1954, the song reached No. 1 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_Box_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Cash Box</em></a> Top 50, in a tandem ranking of the versions by the Chordettes, the Four Aces, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Morrow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buddy Morrow</a>, Vaughn Monroe, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Elgart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Les Elgart</a>, the Lancers, and the Song Singers, with the Chordettes and the Four Aces' versions marked as bestsellers.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Sandman#cite_note-Top50121154-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[4]</a> It also reached No. 1 on <em>Cash Box</em>'s chart of "The Nation's Top Ten Juke Box Tunes", in the same tandem ranking,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Sandman#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[5]</a> and No. 1 on <em>Cash Box</em>'s chart of "The Ten Records Disk Jockeys Played Most This Week", with only the Chordettes version listed initially,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Sandman#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[6]</a> but later in a tandem ranking of the Chordettes and the Four Aces' versions.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Sandman#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[7]</a></p><p>The song also reached No. 1 on <em>Billboard</em>'s "Honor Roll of Hits", with the Chordettes and the Four Aces' versions listed as best sellers,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Sandman#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[8]</a> and was ranked No. 12 on <em>Billboard</em>'s ranking of "1955's Top Tunes" based on the Honor Roll of Hits.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Sandman#cite_note-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[9]</a></p>