I Have Dreamed is a show tune from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1951 musical The King and I. In the original Broadway production it was sung by Doretta Morrow and Larry Douglas as Lun Tha and Tuptim, who dream of their love blossoming in freedom as they plan to escape the King’s palace. The song was added during the show’s out-of-town tryout, and while a version appears on the 1956 film soundtrack, no footage was shot for it in the movie. It is heard on the original 1951 Broadway cast recording, and has since become a standard covered by many artists. Notable pop versions include Chad & Jeremy’s 1965 single from the album I Don’t Want to Lose You Baby, which charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening, and The Lettermen’s 1969 release from the album I Have Dreamed. The tune is generally regarded as a show tune, though various covers span folk rock and soft rock. A noted trivia fact is that some critics pointed to a similarity with Alfred Newman’s The Hill of the Brilliant Green Jade, though only seven notes overlap.
