I Go to Sleep

"I Go to Sleep"
"I Go to Sleep"
Single by The Pretenders
from the album Pretenders II
B-side	"The English Roses" (live); "Louie Louie" (live);
Released	November 1981
Recorded	1980–81
Genre	Pop rock; soft rock; baroque pop;
Length	2:55
Label	Sire
Songwriter(s)	Ray Davies
Producer(s)	Chris Thomas
The Pretenders singles chronology

"I Go to Sleep"
"I Go to Sleep"
Song by Ray Davies
Recorded	17 December 1964 - 17 February 1965 at Pye Studios, London
Genre	Rock
Length	2:42
Label	Pye Records
Songwriter(s)	Ray Davies
Producer(s)	Shel Talmy

"I Go to Sleep"
"I Go to Sleep"
Single by The Applejacks
B-side	"Make Up or Break Up"
Released	August 1965
Genre	Beat; ballad;
Label	Decca
Songwriter(s)	Ray Davies
Producer(s)	Mike Smith
The Applejacks singles chronology

"I Go to Sleep" is a song written by Ray Davies, main songwriter for The Kinks, and first released by The Applejacks. It was never recorded by The Kinks, but Ray Davies's demo can be found in reissue bonus tracks of their second studio album Kinda Kinks.

Marion version[]

"I Go to Sleep" was covered in 1967 by German singer (de) (later known as Marion Maerz). The record was produced in London by Larry Page, the producer of The Troggs and manager of The Kinks. The song was released in Germany and the UK. Marion performed this song as the first and only German female singer in the famous German music program Beat Club.^[1]

The Pretenders version[]

"I Go to Sleep" was covered in 1981 by The Pretenders and released as a single from their second studio album Pretenders II.

"I Go to Sleep" had been rumored to have been one of the first songs that Chrissie Hynde ever learned.^[2] At the time of the song's recording, Hynde had been dating Ray Davies, whom she had met after covering the Kinks track "Stop Your Sobbing."^[2] The song features "a very strong late-'50s pop feel and flavor" according to Allmusic's Matthew Greenwald. The song also includes a french horn part; "The French horn in 'I Go to Sleep'…" Hynde recalled, "It's those little embellishments that capture my attention."^[3]

The song was later included on several compilation albums, including The Singles. The song was also featured in the films Romanzo Criminale and Sweet Sixteen.^[4]

Charts[]

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[5]	9
New Zealand (RIANZ)^[5]	28
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)^[6]	7

Selective list of other recorded versions[]

1965: Cher, on her debut album All I Really Want to Do
1965: The Applejacks(British group) Single
1965: Peggy Lee, single, also on the album Then Was Then – Now Is Now!
1966: Lesley Duncan, b-side of "Hey Boy" single
1966: , single
1967: , b-side to "I Think I Said Yes" single
1970: Samantha Jones, on her album A Girl Named Sam.
1982: Julie Pietri on the album
1991: Graham Bonnet, on his album
1999: Soulwax on the single featuring Tracy Bonham
2006: Judith Owen, on the album
2006: , on the album
2007: , on the album
2008: Sia, on her album Some People Have Real Problems. Sia's cover reached #32 on the Australian Singles Chart,^[7] and featured in the Australian TV series Packed to the Rafters.
2008: on their album Ce jour là
2009: Works Progress Administration, on their self-titled debut album WPA.
2010: Anika, on her debut album Anika
2010: Merlin^{[disambiguation needed]} on the album
2011: Camilla Kerslake on her second album Moments
2011: Kraus^[8]
2011: Rasputina on their collector's album Great American Gingerbread: Rasputina Rarities & Neglected Items
2011: Hussey-Regan on the album
2012: Princess Chelsea covered the song for The Kinks tribute album, God Save The Kinks by Neotomic Records.
2013: Rachael Leahcar on her second album Romantique
2013: , on the album
2018: Z Berg, single
2020: Vanessa Amorosi on The Blacklisted Collection

References[]

^ Uschi Nerke: 40 Jahre mein Beat-Club: Meine persönlichen Erlebnisse und Erinnerungen, Kuhle Verlag, ISBN 392369699X, p. 75–76.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Greenwald, Matthew. "Pretenders - I Go to Sleep". Allmusic.
^ Select, July 1990
^ "IMDb - The Pretenders". IMDb. Retrieved 4 November 2011.^{[unreliable source?]}
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Dutchcharts.nl - The Pretenders - I Go to Sleep". Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
^ "The Official Charts Company - The Pretenders - I Go to Sleep". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
^ "Australian-charts.com - Sia - I Go to Sleep". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
^ "New Release". Eager Product. Retrieved 29 June 2013.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

[1] Uschi Nerke: 40 Jahre mein Beat-Club: Meine persönlichen Erlebnisse und Erinnerungen, Kuhle Verlag, ISBN 392369699X, p. 75–76.

[allmusic_pretenders-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Greenwald, Matthew. "Pretenders - I Go to Sleep". Allmusic.

[3] Select, July 1990

[4] "IMDb - The Pretenders". IMDb. Retrieved 4 November 2011.^{[unreliable source?]}

[dutchcharts-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Dutchcharts.nl - The Pretenders - I Go to Sleep". Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

[6] "The Official Charts Company - The Pretenders - I Go to Sleep". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

[7] "Australian-charts.com - Sia - I Go to Sleep". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

[8] "New Release". Eager Product. Retrieved 29 June 2013.

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