Sleepless

PROFILE
Composer	Boudleaux Bryant
Lyricist	Fred Rose
Year Written	ca. 1951
About Sleepless
Both Fred Rose and Boudleaux Bryant worked out of Nashville and are associated with country music. Rose died in 1954, but Boudleaux Bryant and his wife Felice went on to a long songwriting career, branching out to popular music as well as country music. Their most well-known songs include “Bye, Bye Love,” sung by the Everly Brothers, and “Rocky Top.”

Lyrics

Sleepless
I feel a little drowsy, cause I’m sleepless
You want to know the reason why I’m sleepless
It’s cause I’m dreamless over you.

Dreamless
Ever since met you, I’ve been dreamless
You want to know the reason why I’m dreamless
It’s cause I’m sleepless over you.

I used to be able to sleep like a child
Like people in love ought to do
Now I lay and I mumble, I toss and I tumble
Just blinking and thinking of you

Sleepless
I guess I’ll go on being sleepless
I’m even getting used to being dreamless
Because I know you’re sleepless too.

“Sleepless” was recorded on October 17, 1951 and released as single that year with “Silly Dreamer.” It was arranged by Percy Faith.

Sleepless
Tony Bennett · The Columbia Singles, Vol. 2 · Song · 2011

This recording released on:

1951: Columbia 78: 39695
1951: Columbia 45: 4-39695
2000: Blue Jackel CD: 8427328030137 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits
2001: Blue Moon CD: BMCD 8001 — Blue Velvet and Other Early Hits [Spain]
2004: Sepia Records CD: SEPIA 1028 — The Young Tony Bennett
2004: Solo CD: 1214 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits
2004: Blue Moon CD: BMCD 3013 — Blue Velvet And Other Early Hits [Spain]
2007: Proper CD: PROPERBOX 121 — Young Tony
2011: Disc #4 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK4) The Columbia Singles, Volume 2