1954 HITS ARCHIVE: Mr. Sandman - Four Aces (“Back To The Future” version)

Mister Sandman (Ballard) by The Four Aces, featuring Al Alberts, orchestra and chorus conducted by Jack Pleis Thinking back through several decades of our lives, it’s not unusual for us sometimes to recall only the one dominant version of a particular hit song,...the huge “Mr. Sandman” hit by the Chordettes, for example. But though the other also-ran versions of the song might normally have faded from memory, The Four Aces top-10 cover of “Mr. Sandman” received an unexpected revival of sorts in 1985 with its inclusion at a critical plot point in the blockbuster movie “Back To The Future” (also reprised in “BTTF 2”) and continues to be heard every time someone watches the film on his/her DVD or Blu-ray. THE 1954 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1954 (some were recorded in 1953). .