All I Have to Do Is Dream

“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, and published in 1958. 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”), Britain.[8][9] The song has also featured on several notable lists of the best songs or singles of all time, including British music magazine Q’s 1001 best songs ever in 2003.   The Everly Brothers’ version of “All I Have to Do Is Dream” is featured rather prominently in the 2001 film Riding in Cars with Boys: first the original recording is heard when the father (James Woods) is driving his young daughter (Mika Boorem), who is singing along; at the end of the film the father and the daughter (Drew Barrymore) jointly are singing their beloved oldie whilst huddling together and reminiscing.