<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Moonlight on the Ganges" (1951) </Td> <Td> "Mr. Sandman" (1954) </Td> <Td> "Lonely Lips" (1955) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Moonlight on the Ganges" (1951) </Td> <Td> "Mr. Sandman" (1954) </Td> <Td> "Lonely Lips" (1955) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Mr. Sandman" (sometimes rendered as "Mister Sandman") is a popular song written by Pat Ballard which was published in 1954 and first recorded in May of that year by Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra and later that same year by The Chordettes and The Four Aces . The song's lyrics convey a request to "Mr. Sandman" to "bring me a dream"--the traditional association with the folkloric figure, the sandman . The pronoun used to refer to the desired dream is often changed depending on the sex of the singer or group performing the song, as the original sheet music publication, which includes male and female versions of the lyrics, intended . The chord progression in each chorus follows the circle of fifths for six chords in a row . Emmylou Harris' recording of the song was a hit in multiple countries in 1981 . </P> <P> Vaughn Monroe with Orchestra was the first to record the song in 1954 . It was released as the B - side of "They Were Doin' the Mambo", on RCA Victor label as catalog number 20 - 5767 / 47 - 5767 . </P>

When did the song mr. sandman come out