ALONE WITH MY DREAMS


(Harry Archer (m) / Gus Kahn (l) )


As sung by Elliott Shaw with the Nat Shilkret Orchestra 1930


(Introductory bridge 1.25 minutes)


Sweetheart don't leave me

Alone with my dreams

Dreaming just makes me

Grow fonder it seems.


I've told my story

To each star that beams

Sweetheart don't leave

Alone with my dreams.


(bridge to end)


Notes:


This work was a foxtrot favourite during the Roaring Twenties. Nat

Shilkret, an American from New York City was a notable composer, pianist

and conductor as well as a successful business man. During his career,

he hosted a number of high profile singers...Henry Burr / Gene Austin /

Frank Luther / Frank Munn and a variety of others. Shilkret's orchestra

specialized in foxtrots, which were originally developed during the

1910s but through the 20s and 30s became the rage and eventually a

standard to this day.


The song writing team of Archer and Kahn wrote a number of very popular

and recognizable hits such as 'You're The Sweetest Girl This Side Of

Heaven', 'Where The Golden Daffodils Grow' and 'So Sympathetic'. Gus

Kahn, who had a prodigious output of work, teamed with many composers

during his career. He had a number of Oscar nominations for Best Song. 

Such as FLYING DOWN TO RIO

or Best Score ONE NIGHT OF LOVE






(Transcribed by David Story June 2014)