Vivo Sonhando

"Vivo Sonhando" (a.k.a. "Dreamer", translated literally as "I Live Dreaming") is a bossa nova song from 1962 with words and music by Antônio Carlos Jobim.[1] English lyrics were added later by Gene Lees.

In 1990, for a Brazilian album project, Susannah McCorkle received permission from Jobim to compose new lyrics in English, entitling her version, "Living on Dreams."[2]

The first recording of "Vivo Sonhando" was by Os Cariocas in 1963.[3] Jobim recorded an instrumental version the same year for his debut album, The Composer of Desafinado Plays, and recorded a vocal version in English on his 1980 album, Terra Brasilis.

Recorded versions

References

  1. Jobim, Antônio Carlos (1962). "Vivo sonhando. Author's manuscript, annotated". Instituto Antônio Carlos Jobim, Manuscripts Collection. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  2. Holden, Stephen (12 December 1990). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  3. "Original versions of Vivo Sonhando written by Antônio Carlos Jobim". SecondHandSongs.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
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