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{{Short description|1958 song by Boudleaux Bryant}}
{{for|the 1968 album by Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry|All I Have to Do Is Dream (album)}}
{{Infobox song
| name          = All I Have to Do Is Dream
| cover         = Everly_Bros_All_I_Have_to_Do.jpg
| alt           = 
| published     = {{Start date|1958|4|21}}, [[Acuff-Rose Music|Acuff-Rose Publications]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Copyright Office Virtual Card Catalog 1946-1954|url=https://vcc.copyright.gov/browse|access-date=2021-09-09|website=vcc.copyright.gov}}</ref>
| type          = single
| artist        = [[the Everly Brothers]]
| album         = 
| B-side        = [[Claudette (song)|Claudette]]
| released      = April 1958
| recorded      = March 6, 1958
| studio        = [[RCA Studio B|RCA Studios]], [[Nashville]]
| genre         = 
* [[Jangle pop]]<ref name="Paste 2009">{{cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/12/jangle-bell-rock-a-chronological-non-holiday-antho.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315142912/https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/12/jangle-bell-rock-a-chronological-non-holiday-antho.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-03-15 |title=Jangle Bell Rock: A Chronological (Non-Holiday) Anthology… from The Beatles and Byrds to R.E.M. and Beyond |last=LaBate |first=Steve |work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |date=December 18, 2009 |access-date=July 24, 2016}}</ref>
* [[rock and roll]]<ref>{{cite book|first=Bob |last=Stanley|title=Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9emZAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT7|date=13 September 2013|publisher=Faber & Faber|isbn=978-0-571-28198-5|page=62}}</ref>
| length        = {{Duration|m=2|s=17}}
| label         = [[Cadence Records|Cadence]] 1348
| writer        = [[Felice and Boudleaux Bryant|Boudleaux Bryant]]
| producer      = [[Archie Bleyer]]
| prev_title    = [[This Little Girl of Mine]]
| prev_year     = 1958
| next_title    = [[Bird Dog (song)|Bird Dog]]
| next_year     = 1958
}}

"'''All I Have to Do Is Dream'''" is a song made famous by [[the Everly Brothers]], written by Boudleaux Bryant of the husband-and-wife songwriting team [[Felice and Boudleaux Bryant]],<ref name=pc9/> and published in 1958. The song is ranked No. 141 on the ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine's list of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]. The song is in [[Thirty-two-bar form|AABA form]].<ref>Covach, John (2005), "Form in Rock Music: A Primer", in Stein, Deborah, ''Engaging Music: Essays in Music Analysis'', New York: Oxford University Press, p.70, {{ISBN|0-19-517010-5}} .</ref>

== The Everly Brothers' original version ==
The best-known version was recorded by [[the Everly Brothers]]<ref name=pc9>{{Pop Chronicles |9 |4 |The Everly Brothers}}</ref> at [[RCA Studio B|RCA Studios]] [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] and released as a single in April 1958. It had been recorded by the Everly Brothers live in just two takes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Acoustic Guitar: Everly Brothers Part 2 |url=http://www.acousticguitar.com/issues/ag92/EverlyBrosB.shtml |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20121121233301/http://www.acousticguitar.com:80/issues/ag92/EverlyBrosB.shtml |archive-date=2012-11-21 |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=www.acousticguitar.com}}</ref> on March 6, 1958, and features [[Chet Atkins]] on guitar. It was the only single ever to be at No. 1 on all of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' singles charts simultaneously. On May 12, 1958, it became No. 1 on the "Best Sellers in Stores" chart, then it reached No. 1 on the "Most played by Jockeys" and "Top 100" charts on [[List of Billboard number-one singles of 1958|May 19, 1958]],<ref>"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/50s/1958/Billboard%201958-05-19.pdf The Billboard's Music Popularity Charts... Pop Records]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. May 19, 1958. pp. 28, 31. Retrieved April 3, 2020.</ref> and remained No. 1 on each chart for four, five, and three weeks, respectively. With the August 1958 introduction of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart, the song ended the year at No. 2. "All I Have to Do Is Dream" also hit No. 1 on the R&B chart<ref>{{cite book |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=194}}</ref> as well as becoming the Everly Brothers' third chart topper on the country chart.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=117}}</ref> The Everly Brothers briefly returned to the Hot 100 in 1961 with this song.

Outside the United States, "All I Have to Do Is Dream" saw massive success in various countries, most notably the United Kingdom, where it topped the UK's ''[[New Musical Express]]'' chart in June 1958 and remained there for seven weeks (including one week as a joint number one with [[Vic Damone]]'s "[[On the Street Where You Live]]"), spending 21 weeks on the chart in Britain.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book |first=David |last=Roberts |year=2006 |title=[[British Hit Singles & Albums]] |edition=19th |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |location=London |isbn=1-904994-10-5 |pages=86–8}}</ref><ref name="OCC">{{Cite web |title=Search {{!}} Official Charts |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/all%20i%20have%20to%20do%20is%20dream/?artists=0&albums=0&films=0 |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref> The song has also featured on several notable lists of the best songs or singles of all time, including British music magazine ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''{{'}}s 1001 best songs ever in 2003.

It was named one of the "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll" by the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] and received the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]] Award in 2004.

The [[A-side and B-side|B-side]], "[[Claudette (song)|Claudette]]", was the first major song writing success for [[Roy Orbison]] (who also recorded his own version of the song) and was named after his first wife.<ref name="500 Number One Hits">{{cite book |first=Jo |last=Rice |year=1982 |title=The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits |edition=1st |publisher=Guinness Superlatives Ltd |location=Enfield, Middlesex |pages=37–8 |isbn=0-85112-250-7}}</ref> As a result of this success Orbison terminated his contract with [[Sun Records]] and affiliated himself with the Everly's publisher, [[Acuff-Rose Music]].

===Personnel===
* [[Don Everly]] – lead vocals and acoustic guitar
* [[Phil Everly]] – lead vocals and acoustic guitar
* [[Chet Atkins]] – electric guitar
* [[Floyd Chance]] – upright bass<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngtVRhwDzPk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/ngtVRhwDzPk |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|title=Lightnin Chance|date=10 June 2010 |access-date=26 April 2021|via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

== Certifications ==
{{certification Table Top|caption=Certification for "All I Have to Do Is Dream"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Silver|artist=Everly Brothers|title=All I Have to Do Is Dream |relyear=2009|certyear=2022|access-date=June 20, 2022|id=18152-1058-1}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true | nosales=true}}

==Cover versions==
{{sources|section|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox song
| name          = All I Have to Do Is Dream
| cover         = 
| alt           = 
| type          = single
| artist        = [[Richard Chamberlain]]
| album         = [[Richard Chamberlain Sings]]
| B-side        = [[Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo]]
| released      = 1963
| recorded      = 
| studio        = 
| venue         = 
| genre         = 
| length        = 2:30
| label         = [[MGM Records|MGM]]
| writer        = [[Felice and Boudleaux Bryant|Boudleaux Bryant]]
| producer      = 
| prev_title    = [[Love Me Tender (song)|Love Me Tender]]
| prev_year     = 1962
| next_title    = [[I Will Love You]] / [[True Love (Cole Porter song)|True Love]]
| next_year     = 1963
}}

[[Richard Chamberlain]] covered the song on his 1962 album ''[[Richard Chamberlain Sings]]''. Released as a [[single (music)|single]] in 1963, it peaked at No. 14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Richard Chamberlain |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/richard-chamberlain/chart-history/hsi/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220309194123/https://www.billboard.com/artist/richard-chamberlain/chart-history/hsi/ |archive-date=2022-03-09 |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> and No. 6 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'}}s [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Middle-Road Singles]] chart.<ref>"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1963/Billboard%201963-03-23.pdf Middle-Road Singles]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. March 23, 1963. p. 42. Retrieved April 3, 2020.</ref> In [[CHUM Chart|Canada]] it also reached No. 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chumtribute.com/63-04-01-chart.jpg| title=CHUM Hit Parade − April 1, 1963}}</ref>

[[Roy Orbison]] covered the song on his 1963 album ''[[In Dreams (Roy Orbison album)|In Dreams]]''. 

[[Sheila (French singer)]], recorded a French cover version, entitled "Pendant les vacances", a hit in France in 1963.

[[Bobbie Gentry]] and [[Glen Campbell]] released a duet version in 1969. Their version reached No. 27 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bobbie Gentry {{!}} Biography, Music & News |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bobbie-gentry/chart-history/hsi/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> No. 6 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] chart,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bobbie Gentry {{!}} Biography, Music & News |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bobbie-gentry/chart-history/csi/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> No. 4 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Easy Listening]] chart,<ref>"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1970/Billboard%201970-03-14.pdf Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. March 14, 1970. p. 43. Retrieved April 3, 2020.</ref> No. 3 on the [[UK Singles Chart]],<ref name="OCC"/> No. 6 in Sweden ([[Radio Sweden]]),<ref>"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1970/BB-1970-03-21.pdf Hits of the World]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. March 21, 1970. p. 67. Retrieved April 3, 2020.</ref> and No. 3 in South Africa ([[Springbok Radio]]).<ref>"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1970/Billboard%201970-03-14.pdf Hits of the World]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. March 14, 1970. p. 61. Retrieved April 3, 2020.</ref> In [[RPM (magazine)|Canada]], their version  was No. 2 on the country charts, No. 3 on the AC charts, and No. 29 on the pop charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.3783.pdf| title=RPM Top 50 Country Singles - April 25, 1970}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.3780.pdf| title=RPM Top 50 AC - March 28, 1970}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.100199.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 - April 4, 1970}}</ref>

The [[Nitty Gritty Dirt Band]]'s version, from their 1975 album ''[[Symphonion Dream]]'', reached No. 66 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100,<ref>"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1975/Billboard%201975-10-04.pdf Billboard Hot 100]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. October 4, 1975. Retrieved April 3, 2020.</ref> No. 30 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Easy Listening chart,<ref>"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1975/Billboard%201975-08-09.pdf Billboard Top 50 Easy Listening]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. August 9, 1975. p. 52. Retrieved April 3, 2020.</ref> and No. 79 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Hot Country Singles chart.<ref>"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1975/Billboard%201975-08-09.pdf Hot Country Singles]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. August 9, 1975. p. 60. Retrieved April 3, 2020.</ref> In [[RPM (magazine)|Canada]] it reached No. 81.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.6152b.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - October 4, 1975}}</ref>

[[Andy Gibb]] and [[Victoria Principal]] peaked at no. 51 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1981 with their remake. In [[RPM (magazine)|Canada]] their version reached No. 8 on the AC charts and No. 29 on the pop charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0425.pdf| title=RPM Top 30 AC - December 5, 1981}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0415.pdf| title=RPM Top 50 - November 14, 1981}}</ref>

[[R.E.M.]] contributed their rendition titled "Dream (All I Have to Do)" to the ''[[Athens, GA: Inside/Out]]'' soundtrack in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-Music-From-The-Movie-Athens-GA-InsideOut/release/385127|title=Music From The Movie, "Athens, GA - Inside/Out" (1987, Vinyl)|year=1987 |access-date=26 April 2021|publisher=Discogs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/rem-split-their-10-greatest-moments-767915|title=R.E.M. - Their 10 Greatest Moments|website=NME|date=21 September 2011|access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref>

British singer [[Cliff Richard]], singing with Phil Everly, recorded a version of the song that peaked at No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart in 1994.<ref name="OCC"/>

[[Brandi Carlile]] performed the song at the 2021 [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] Induction Ceremony.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Zaleski |first=Annie |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/everly-brothers-brandi-carlile-rock-hall-of-fame-1251009/ |title=Everly Brothers Fan Brandi Carlile Leads Rock Hall 'In Memoriam' Tribute |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 31, 2021}}</ref>

This song was briefly covered in [[Sharkboy and Lavagirl]].

==References==
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{{The Everly Brothers}}
{{Glen Campbell}}
{{Nitty Gritty Dirt Band}}
{{Andy Gibb}}
{{Cliff Richard singles}}
{{Richard Chamberlain}}

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