When I Grow Too Old to Dream

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"When I Grow Too Old to Dream"
Single by Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra, vocal Kenny Sargent [1]
B-side The Night is Young [2]
PublishedNovember 24, 1934 (1934-11-24) by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer corp., New York [3]
ReleasedFebruary 1935 (1935-02)
RecordedJanuary 9, 1935 (1935-01-09) [2]
Studio Decca Recording Studio, 799 Seventh Avenue, top floor, New York [2]
Genre Pop standard, Popular Music
Length3:15
Label Decca 349 [2]
Composer(s) Sigmund Romberg [3]
Lyricist(s) Oscar Hammerstein II [3]

"When I Grow Too Old to Dream" is a popular song with music by Sigmund Romberg and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, published in 1934.

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The song was introduced by Evelyn Laye and Ramon Novarro in the film The Night Is Young (1935). [4] It has since become a pop standard, recorded by many artists, notably Nat King Cole, The Everly Brothers Gracie Fields, and John Pizzarelli

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Recordings from the Internet Archive.