| "Pieces of Dreams" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Peggy Lee | |
| from the album Pieces of Dreams | |
| A-side | "One More Ride on the Merry-Go-Round" |
| Released | September 1970 |
| Recorded | 1970 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Songwriter(s) |
Michel Legrand (music) Alan and Marilyn Bergman (lyrics) |
| Producer(s) | Phil Wright |
"Pieces of Dreams" is a song from the 1971 film of the same name. It was composed by Michel Legrand, the lyrics were written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. [1] It was performed by Peggy Lee as the title track on the film. [2]
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 43rd Academy Awards; it lost to " For All We Know" from the film Lovers and Other Strangers. Billboard magazine wrote that it was the "most widely recorded" of that years nominees for Best Original Song. [3] The lyrics concern a "little boy lost in search of little boy found". [2]
Judith Crist writing in New York magazine in 1970, described the song as being featured on the soundtrack of the film over a "magnified-snowflake blurred-focus winter-wonderland scene of lovers cavorting in the snow" and that the song was one of a number of "schmaltz score[s]" by Legrand. [2]
Johnny Mathis's recording of "Pieces of Dreams" reached the Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening chart in October 1970. [4]
It was recorded by Shirley Bassey for her 1971 album Something Else. [5] Sarah Vaughan recorded the song for her 1974 album Sarah Vaughan with Michel Legrand, with an arrangement by Legrand. [6] [7] Barbra Streisand recorded it for her 1974 album The Way We Were and her 2011 album of songs with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, What Matters Most. [8] [9] Melissa Errico recorded the song for her 2019 album Legrand Affair. [10]
Stanley Turrentine recorded several instrumental versions of the song; it was the title track of his 1971 album Pieces of Dreams. [11]
References
- ^ David Ewen (1987). American Songwriters: An H.W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary. H.W. Wilson. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-8242-0744-1.
- ^ a b c New York (magazine). New York Media, LLC. 12 October 1970. p. 66.
- ^ "Billboard". Billboard Publications. 1971. p. 4.
- ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 24 October 1970. p. 40.
- ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 24 July 1971.
- ^ CD Review Digest: Jazz, popular, etc. Peri Press. 1992. p. 559. ISBN 978-1-879796-09-6.
- ^ Sarah Vaughan: A Discography. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1991. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-313-28005-4.
- ^ James Spada (1996). Streisand: Her Life. Ivy Books. p. 573. ISBN 978-0-8041-1119-5.
- ^ John Bush (August 2011). "AllMusic Review: What Matters Most". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Wayback Machine has not archived that URL". www.ghostlightrecords.com. Retrieved 2022-05-18.[ dead link]
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 22 February 1975. p. 64.
| "Pieces of Dreams" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Peggy Lee | |
| from the album Pieces of Dreams | |
| A-side | "One More Ride on the Merry-Go-Round" |
| Released | September 1970 |
| Recorded | 1970 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Songwriter(s) |
Michel Legrand (music) Alan and Marilyn Bergman (lyrics) |
| Producer(s) | Phil Wright |
"Pieces of Dreams" is a song from the 1971 film of the same name. It was composed by Michel Legrand, the lyrics were written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. [1] It was performed by Peggy Lee as the title track on the film. [2]
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 43rd Academy Awards; it lost to " For All We Know" from the film Lovers and Other Strangers. Billboard magazine wrote that it was the "most widely recorded" of that years nominees for Best Original Song. [3] The lyrics concern a "little boy lost in search of little boy found". [2]
Judith Crist writing in New York magazine in 1970, described the song as being featured on the soundtrack of the film over a "magnified-snowflake blurred-focus winter-wonderland scene of lovers cavorting in the snow" and that the song was one of a number of "schmaltz score[s]" by Legrand. [2]
Johnny Mathis's recording of "Pieces of Dreams" reached the Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening chart in October 1970. [4]
It was recorded by Shirley Bassey for her 1971 album Something Else. [5] Sarah Vaughan recorded the song for her 1974 album Sarah Vaughan with Michel Legrand, with an arrangement by Legrand. [6] [7] Barbra Streisand recorded it for her 1974 album The Way We Were and her 2011 album of songs with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, What Matters Most. [8] [9] Melissa Errico recorded the song for her 2019 album Legrand Affair. [10]
Stanley Turrentine recorded several instrumental versions of the song; it was the title track of his 1971 album Pieces of Dreams. [11]
References
- ^ David Ewen (1987). American Songwriters: An H.W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary. H.W. Wilson. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-8242-0744-1.
- ^ a b c New York (magazine). New York Media, LLC. 12 October 1970. p. 66.
- ^ "Billboard". Billboard Publications. 1971. p. 4.
- ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 24 October 1970. p. 40.
- ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 24 July 1971.
- ^ CD Review Digest: Jazz, popular, etc. Peri Press. 1992. p. 559. ISBN 978-1-879796-09-6.
- ^ Sarah Vaughan: A Discography. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1991. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-313-28005-4.
- ^ James Spada (1996). Streisand: Her Life. Ivy Books. p. 573. ISBN 978-0-8041-1119-5.
- ^ John Bush (August 2011). "AllMusic Review: What Matters Most". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Wayback Machine has not archived that URL". www.ghostlightrecords.com. Retrieved 2022-05-18.[ dead link]
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 22 February 1975. p. 64.