Send Me the Pillow You Dream On
Appearance
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"Send Me the Pillow You Dream On" is country song written and recorded by Hank Locklin. The song met success and made it to hit No. 5 on the charts, and became a standard for the Nashville sound. It has been covered by pop, country, and bluegrass artists.
Locklin first released the song in 78-disc Star 1360 in September 1949, but it didn't hit the charts.[1] Then again re-released it in December 1957 on RCA Victor 47-7127 single and peaked at #5 and crossed over to the pop charts.[1]
Various country artists including Dolly Parton, Roy Rogers, Dwight Yoakam have also done cover versions of the song.[2]
Chart performance
Hank Locklin
Chart (1958) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Country and Western Singles | 5 |
US Billboard Top 100 Singles | 77 |
Dutch Singles Charts | 4 |
Lydia and her Melody Strings
Chart (1959) | Peak position |
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Dutch Singles Charts | 4 |
The Browns
Chart (1960) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Country and Western Singles | 23 |
US Billboard Top 100 Singles | 56 |
Johnny Tillotson
Chart (1961) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Top 100 Singles | 17 |
US Billboard Country and Western Singles | 11 |
US Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles | 5 |
Norway VG-Lista Charts | 3 |
U.K. Singles Charts | 21 |
Irish Singles Charts | 7 |
Sweden Kvällstoppen Charts | 17 |
Dean Martin
Chart (1965) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Top 100 Singles | 22 |
US Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles | 5 |
Canada RPM Top Tracks | 16 |
The Whites
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Country and Western Singles | 66 |
References
- ^ a b Hank Locklin
- ^ "Hank Locklin". www.telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2014.