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Send Me the Pillow You Dream On

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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
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
Dutch Singles Charts 4

The Browns

Chart (1960) Peak
position
US Billboard Country and Western Singles 23
US Billboard Top 100 Singles 56

Johnny Tillotson

Chart (1961) Peak
position
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
US Billboard Top 100 Singles 22
US Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles 5
Canada RPM Top Tracks 16

The Whites

Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Billboard Country and Western Singles 66

References

  1. ^ a b Hank Locklin
  2. ^ "Hank Locklin". www.telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2014.