Send Me the Pillow You Dream On explained

Send Me the Pillow You Dream On
Artist:Hank Locklin, The Browns, Johnny Tillotson and Dean Martin
Published:1949

"Send Me the Pillow You Dream On" is a country song written and recorded by Hank Locklin. The song has become a standard for the Nashville sound, and has been covered by pop, country, and bluegrass artists.

Locklin first released the song in 78-disc 4 Star Records 1360 in September 1949, but it did not hit the charts.[1] Locklin re-released it in December 1957 on RCA Victor 47-7127 single, and it peaked at No. 5 on Billboards chart of "Most Played C&W by Jockeys"[2] and crossed over to the pop charts.[1] There is some ambiguity about the song's title: the original 1949 version and occasional later ones render it as "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On", the phrase used consistently in the lyrics, but most versions use the shorter title.

Cover versions

In the 1960s, the song was a hit for

Among the many other artists who have recorded cover versions of the song are:

Chart performance

Hank Locklin

Chart (1958)Peak
position
US Billboard - C&W Best Sellers in Stores[18] 7
US Billboard - Most Played C&W by Jockeys5
US Billboard Top 100 Sides[19] 77
Netherlands[20] 4

The Browns

Chart (1960)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot C&W Sides[22] 23
US Billboard Hot 100[23] 56

Johnny Tillotson

Chart (1962)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[24] 17
US Billboard Hot C & W Sides[25] 11
US Billboard Easy Listening[26] [27] 5
Norway VG-lista[28] 3
U.K. - Record Retailer[29] 21
Irish Singles Chart[30] 7
Sweden Kvällstoppen Charts17
Canada CHUM Chart[31] 37

Dean Martin

Chart (1965)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[32] 22
US Billboard Middle-Road Singles[33] [34] 5
Canada RPM Top 40 & 5[35] 16

The Whites

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rocky-52.net/chanteursl/locklin_h.htm Hank Locklin
  2. "Most Played C&W by Jockeys", Billboard, May 19, 1958. p. 43. Accessed September 23, 2016.
  3. Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs.com. 1964 . March 25, 2017.
  4. Web site: allmusic,com. allmusic,com. March 25, 2017.
  5. Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs.com. 1983 . March 25, 2017.
  6. Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs.com. 1963 . March 25, 2017.
  7. Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs.com. March 25, 2017.
  8. Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs.com. November 1966 . March 25, 2017.
  9. Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs.com. 1965 . March 25, 2017.
  10. Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs.com. 1963 . March 25, 2017.
  11. Web site: 45cat.com. 45cat.com. March 25, 2017.
  12. Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs.com. 1972 . March 25, 2017.
  13. Web site: lpdiscography.com. lpdiscography.com. March 25, 2017.
  14. Web site: allmusic.com. allmusic.com. March 25, 2017.
  15. Web site: 45cat.com. 45cat.com. March 25, 2017.
  16. "Billboard Hot Country Singles", Billboard, July 4, 1981. p. 58. Accessed September 23, 2016.
  17. Web site: Hank Locklin. www.telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph. 24 October 2014. 9 March 2009.
  18. "C&W Best Sellers in Stores", Billboard, May 19, 1958. p. 43. Accessed September 23, 2016.
  19. "Top 100 Sides", Billboard, June 2, 1958. p. 34. Accessed September 23, 2016.
  20. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Hank+Locklin&titel=Send+Me+The+Pillow+You+Dream+On&cat=s Hank Locklin - Send Me the Pillow You Dream On
  21. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Lydia+%26+Her+Melody+Strings&titel=Send+Me+The+Pillow+You+Dream+On&cat=s Lydia & Her Melody Strings - Send Me the Pillow You Dream On
  22. "Hot C&W Sides", Billboard, December 31, 1960. p. 36. Accessed September 23, 2016.
  23. http://www.billboard.com/artist/389932/browns/chart The Browns - Chart History - The Hot 100
  24. http://www.billboard.com/artist/305103/johnny-tillotson/chart Johnny Tillotson - Chart History - The Hot 100
  25. "Hot C & W Sides", Billboard, October 6, 1962. p. 44. Accessed September 23, 2016.
  26. http://www.billboard.com/artist/305103/johnny-tillotson/chart?f=341 Johnny Tillotson - Chart History - Adult Contemporary
  27. "Easy Listening", Billboard, September 15, 1962. p. 26. Accessed September 23, 2016.
  28. http://www.norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Johnny+Tillotson&titel=Send+Me+The+Pillow+That+You+Dream+On&cat=s Johnny Tillotson - Everybody Loves Somebody
  29. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/9306/johnny%20tillotson/ Johnny Tillotson - Full Official Chart History
  30. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement Artist Search Results for "Johnny Tillotson"
  31. Web site: CHUM Hit Parade - September 24, 1962.
  32. http://www.billboard.com/artist/300598/dean-martin/chart?f=379 Dean Martin - Chart History - The Hot 100
  33. http://www.billboard.com/artist/300598/dean-martin/chart?page=1&f=341 Dean Martin - Chart History - Adult Contemporary
  34. "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard, March 13, 1965. p. 77. Accessed September 21, 2016.
  35. "Top 40 & 5", RPM Weekly, Volume 3, No. 3, March 15, 1965. Accessed September 21, 2016.

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