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Originally written by
, ,
Language
English
ISWC
T-070.092.610-8 ASCAP, GEMA, ISWC
Adapted from
Moonlight on the Meadow written by Oscar Hammerstein II, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
Comments
After Moonlight on the Meadow was not used in A Night at the Opera (1935), it was put into storage for several years. In 1951 it was revived with revised lyrics and new title "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" for The Strip.
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EMI MILLER CATALOG INC ASCAP
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Title Performer Release date Info
First theatrical release in August 1951
August 17, 1951
October 1951
1951
1951
January 2, 1952
1955
A Kiss to Build a Dream On Dickie Valentine 1956 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive 1957
August 1958
1960
February 1961
May 1962
1963
June 1968
1969
1973
1976
A Kiss to Build a Dream On Dolly Dawn 1978 Unverified
1983
1986
1987
1987
1988
1989
1989
1989
1994 Live
June 20, 1995
October 24, 1995
1995
1996
1996 Medley
1996 Medley
A Kiss to Build a Dream On Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong November 18, 1997 Unverified
December 23, 1997
1997
1997
1998
1998
1998
1998 Live
1998
May 1999
September 21, 1999
March 14, 2000
June 28, 2000
October 10, 2000
October 17, 2000
2000
June 2001
November 20, 2001
2001
February 12, 2002
November 5, 2002
2002
2002
2002
A Kiss to Build a Dream On Artūras Anusauskas Džiazo Kvartetas 2002 Unverified
August 2003
2003
2003
2003
October 19, 2004
2004
2004
A Kiss to Build a Dream On Allison Kerr's Hot Biscuits 2004 Unverified
April 26, 2005
2005
2005
April 2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
May 11, 2007
2007
August 2008
September 9, 2008
2008
2008
June 1, 2009
November 2009
2009 Medley
March 2010
2010
2010 Live
2011
2012
2012
2012
2012
September 10, 2013
December 2013
A Kiss to Build a Dream On Alison Lund 2013 Unverified
A Kiss to Build a Dream On The Swingfield Band 2013 Unverified
July 24, 2014
A Kiss to Build a Dream On Bing Crosby November 24, 2014 Unverified
2014
January 29, 2015
February 14, 2015
March 10, 2015 Released more than 10 years after its recording
December 1, 2015
A Kiss to Build a Dream On Rebecca Kilgore, Hal Smith's California Swing Cats (Rebecca Kilgore, Hal Smith) 2015 Unverified
A Kiss to Build a Dream On Hotlanta Quartet 2015 Unverified
May 13, 2016 Medley
November 11, 2016
November 11, 2016
December 16, 2016
2016
A Kiss to Build a Dream On Bob Jay and ABC Swing Band 2016 Unverified
March 5, 2018
June 8, 2018
A Kiss to Build a Dream On Van Morrison March 22, 2019 Unverified
November 22, 2019
July 17, 2020 Live
February 5, 2021
February 5, 2021
February 5, 2021 Acoustic
June 25, 2021
February 4, 2022 Live
January 26, 2024

instrumental

Title Performer Release date Info
i 1955
i 1955
listen on Internet Archive i May 1962
i 1963
i 1976
i 1981
i 1982
i 1986
i 1987
i 1991
i 1991
i August 31, 1996
i October 1996
i 1996 Released more than 10 years after its recording
Live
i April 11, 2000
i 2001
i 2007
i 2008
i September 21, 2011
i September 2013
i November 19, 2013
i 2013
i 2015
i June 30, 2017
i 2017 Medley
i April 4, 2019
i December 6, 2019