Dream a Little Dream of Me is a 1930 song with music by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt and lyrics by Gus Kahn. It was first recorded in February 1931 by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra, followed by Wayne King and his Orchestra, and it soon became a standard with more than 400 versions. The lyrics describe two lovers parting, with one telling the other to "dream a little dream of me" as they sleep. The song was published in 1930 and has its earliest copyright registered December 29, 1930; it will enter the public domain on January 1, 2026. The tune is commonly classified as vocal jazz and pop. Its most famous chart success came in 1968 when Cass Elliot with the Mamas & the Papas released it on The Papas & the Mamas, peaking at number 12 in the US and number 11 in the UK; other notable covers include Ella Fitzgerald with Louis Armstrong, Frankie Laine, Anita Harris, and modern artists like Michael Bublé. Robbie Williams also revived it in 2013 as a swing-pop single titled Dream a Little Dream.
