When I Dream Explained

When I Dream
Type:Album
Artist:Crystal Gayle
Cover:CrystalGayleWhenIDream.jpg
Released:June 2, 1978
Studio:Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre:Country
Length:35:18
Label:United Artists
Producer:Allen Reynolds
Prev Title:I've Cried the Blue Right Out of My Eyes
Prev Year:1978
Next Title:We Should Be Together
Next Year:1979

When I Dream is the fifth studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. It was released on June 2, 1978, at the height of her career. It was her second consecutive #2 country album on the Billboard charts. Two singles from the album reached #1 on the Country Singles chart: "Talking in Your Sleep" (also a Top 20 Pop hit) and "Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For". The title song, "When I Dream", is a longer re-recorded version of a song that appeared originally on her 1975 debut album Crystal Gayle, and reached #3. A fourth single, "Heart Mender", peaked at #58. "Hello I Love You" was featured in the 1982 movie, Six Pack, starring Kenny Rogers, Erin Gray and Diane Lane.

The album achieved a gold disc the year it was released but was certified platinum by the RIAA in 1982. It was also Gayle's second album to chart in the UK, where it reached #25, and was awarded a silver disc by the BPI.[1] [2]

Personnel

Production

Glenn Meadows

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 28
Chart (1979)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 6

Notes and References

  1. United States. album. When I Dream. Crystal Gayle. August 24, 2021.
  2. United Kingdom. album. When I Dream. Crystal Gayle. 8181-3638-2. August 24, 2021.
  3. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 1978. Billboard. July 31, 2021.
  4. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 1979. Billboard. July 31, 2021.