Send Me the Pillow You Dream On (song)
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“Send Me the Pillow You Dream On” | |
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Song by Hank Locklin, The Browns, Johnny Tillotson and Dean Martin | |
Published | 1949 |
Songwriter(s) | Hank Locklin |
“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. Locklin re-released it in December 1957 on RCA Victor 47-7127 single, and it peaked at No. 5 on Billboard‘s chart of “Most Played C&W by Jockeys” 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.
Chart performance
Hank Locklin
Chart (1958) | Peak position |
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US Billboard – C&W Best Sellers in Stores | 7 |
US Billboard – Most Played C&W by Jockeys | 5 |
US Billboard Top 100 Sides | 77 |
Netherlands | 4 |
Cover versions
In the 1960s, the song was a hit for
Chart (1960) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot C&W Sides | 23 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 56 |
Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 17 |
US Billboard Hot C & W Sides | 11 |
US Billboard Easy Listening | 5 |
Norway VG-lista | 3 |
U.K. – Record Retailer | 21 |
Irish Singles Chart | 7 |
Sweden Kvällstoppen Charts | 17 |
Chart (1965) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 22 |
US Billboard Middle-Road Singles | 5 |
Canada RPM Top 40 & 5 | 16 |
Among the many other artists who have recorded cover versions of the song are:
- Dwight Yoakam on his album Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room
Chart (1958) | Peak position |
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US Billboard – C&W Best Sellers in Stores | 7 |
US Billboard – Most Played C&W by Jockeys | 5 |
US Billboard Top 100 Sides | 77 |
Netherlands | 4 |
Lydia and her Melody Strings
Chart (1959) | Peak position |
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Netherlands | 4 |
- Jo Ann Campbell – Send Me The Pillow You Dream On
- Send me the pillow – Dean Martin – instrumental cover by Dave Monk
- Skeeter Davis
- Send Me The Pillow – Steel Guitar
- The Blue Diamonds
- Kitty Wells
- Karen Young
- Johnny Lion & The Jumping Jewels
- Osborne Brothers
- Cynthia Schloss
- Myrna Lorrie
- Heather Myles
- George Morgan
- Virginia Lee – Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On
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