Rock, Pop 1968 Studio RCA RCA 47 - 9670 Tommy Tedesceo (guitar), Mike Deasy (guitar), Larry Knectal (bass), Hal Blaine (drums), Don Randi (piano, organ), The Blossoms (vocals), NBC Orchestra (orchestration) If I Can Dream reached number 12 on the Hot 100 chart and stayed on this chart for 13 weeks. If I Can Dream was written for Elvis by Earl Brown as a song to convey his thoughts on how the world should be.