I Go to Sleep
"I Go to Sleep" | ||||
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Single by The Applejacks | ||||
B-side | "Make Up or Break Up" | |||
Released | August 1965 | |||
Genre | ||||
Label | Decca | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ray Davies | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Smith | |||
The Applejacks singles chronology | ||||
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"I Go to Sleep" | |
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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" 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" | ||||
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Single by The Pretenders | ||||
from the album Pretenders II | ||||
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Released | November 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1980–81 | |||
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Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | Sire | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ray Davies | |||
Producer(s) | Chris Thomas | |||
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"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 |
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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[]
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- 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[]
- 1965 songs
- 1965 singles
- The Pretenders songs
- Songs written by Ray Davies
- Song recordings produced by Shel Talmy
- Peggy Lee songs
- The Kinks songs
- Decca Records singles
- Sire Records singles
- 1981 singles
- Sia (musician) songs