Sweet Dreams (Don Gibson song)
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| "Sweet Dreams" | ||
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| Single by Patsy Cline | ||
| from the album 'The Patsy Cline Story' | ||
| Released | 1963 | |
| Recorded | 1963 | |
| Genre | Country music/Pop music | |
| Length | 2:31 | |
| Label | Decca Records | |
| Writer(s) | Don Gibson | |
| Producer(s) | Owen Bradley | |
| Chart positions | ||
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#5 U.S. Country |
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| Patsy Cline singles chronology | ||
| "Leavin On Your Mind" | "Sweet Dreams" | "Faded Love" |
"Sweet Dreams" or "Sweet Dreams (Of You)" is a country ballad, which was written by Don Gibson. Gibson originally recorded the song in 1956; however, at that time, it failed to garner much notice. In 1960, after Gibson had established himself as a country music superstar, he released a new version as a single. This version charted in the top ten on Billboard's country songs chart and also crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number ninety-three.
[edit] Patsy Cline version
Between late 1962 and early 1963, Patsy Cline was recording songs for her next upcoming album, Faded Love, which was set for release in late March, 1963. However, on March 5, Cline died in a plane crash on the way home from a benefit in Kansas City, Missouri for the family of Cactus Jack 'Call a Disc' jockey[citation needed] who was killed in an automobile accident so, therefore, the album was never released.
Instead, RCA issued a double album, entitled "The Patsy Cline Story," in the summer of 1963.[citation needed]
In 1963, "Sweet Dreams" was released to the public and became a big Crossover hit, making it to #5 on the Country charts and to #44 on the pop music charts. It also peaked on the U.S. Adult Contemporary charts at #15.[citation needed] This song was followed by two other songs that were planned for release on Cline's upcoming album: "Leavin' On Your Mind" and "Faded Love", which both became hits.
It was said that Cline did not like the use of the violins that producer Owen Bradley was bringing into the song, because she feared she was becoming too "pop" for her Country audience[citation needed]. But upon hearing the song after the playbacks the night she recorded it, she supposedly held a record up of her first record and "Sweet Dreams" and proclaimed "Well, here it is: The first and the last."[citation needed]
In 1985, the song became the title tune of a Patsy Cline biopic starring Jessica Lange as Cline. Cline's hit version of "Sweet Dreams" was included on the film's soundtrack, along with "Crazy," "She's Got You," and many others of her songs.
[edit] Other versions
To date, the version to experience the most success on Billboard's pop charts is the one recorded by Tommy McLain.[citation needed] This version, released as a single in 1966, is the only one to have entered the top forty. It peaked at number fifteen.[citation needed] Another notable version, by Emmylou Harris, is the most successful version on Billboard's country charts to date. It peaked at number one in 1976. Reba McEntire closed her concert shows with this song for years,[citation needed] and it was also featured on the Tammy Wynette record D-I-V-O-R-C-E.[citation needed]
