Sweet Dreams (soundtrack)

Sweet Dreams
Soundtrack album by Patsy Cline (vinyl edition cover)
Released September 16, 1985
Genre Country
Length 28:54
Label MCA
Producer Owen Bradley
Patsy Cline (vinyl edition cover) chronology

Heartaches
(1985)		 Sweet Dreams (1985) Stop, Look & Listen
(1986)
Singles from 'Sweet Dreams'
  1. "Sweet Dreams"
    Released: October 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Sweet Dreams is the 1985 soundtrack album to the movie of the same name, starring Jessica Lange and Ed Harris about the life of country music star, Patsy Cline. The soundtrack's music contained all original songs by Patsy Cline.

The album was released following the movie. Although the soundtrack included original songs performed by Patsy Cline, it did not contain the original background vocal music, as all of it was overdubbed to fit each part of the movie. Cline's original producer, Owen Bradley produced the soundtrack. The music was remixed by Doug Crider at Music City Music Hall in Nashville, Tennessee. The overdub recording sessions took place in 1984 at Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Originally released on a record, the soundtrack was later reissued in a CD format later in the decade.[2] The lead single from the soundtrack, "Sweet Dreams" was released in 1985, but it failed to chart any US chart. However, the album itself charted at #6 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in 1985.

In April 1987, Sweet Dreams was certified Gold by the RIAA for shipments of over 500,000 copies in the United States.[3]

Track listing

Side 1:

  1. "San Antonio Rose" — (Bob Wills) 2:20
    • Overdubbed
  2. "Seven Lonely Days" — (Marshall Brown, Alden Shuman, Earl Shuman) 2:14
    • Overdubbed
  3. "Your Cheatin' Heart" — (Hank Williams) 2:21
    • Overdubbed
  4. "Lovesick Blues" — (Hank Williams) 2:18
  5. "Walkin' After Midnight" — (Alan Block, Don Hecht) 2:01
    • Overdubbed
  6. "Foolin' 'Round" — (Harlan Howard, Buck Owens) 2:11
    • Overdubbed

Side 2:

  1. "Half as Much" — (Curley Williams) 2:48
    • Overdubbed
  2. "I Fall to Pieces" — (Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard) 2:46
  3. "Crazy" — (Willie Nelson) 2:41
  4. "Blue Moon of Kentucky" — (Bill Monroe) 2:02
    • Overdubbed
  5. "She's Got You" — (Hank Cochran) 2:58
  6. "Sweet Dreams (Of You)" — (Don Gibson) 2:33

Personnel
  • Sam Levine — saxophone
  • Grady Martin — guitar
  • Glenn Meadows — remastering, tape preparation
  • Joe Mills — assistant engineer
  • Bob Moore — bass
  • Billy Puett — saxophone
  • Bill Pursell — organ, vibraphone
  • Verna Richardson — violin
  • Hargus Pig Robbins — piano
  • Paul Ross — piano
  • Hal Rugg — steel guitar
  • Don Sheffield — trumpet
  • Buddy Skipper — saxophone
  • Dennis Sole — saxophone
  • Buddy Spicher — fiddle
  • Gordon Stoker — vocals
  • Henry Strzelecki — bass
  • George Todwell — trumpet
  • Wilda Tinsley — violin
  • Bill Vandevort — engineer
  • Pete Wade — electric guitar
  • Gary Williams — violin

Background vocals

  • Arleen Harden
  • Bobby Harden
  • Hoyt Hawkins
  • The Jordanaires
  • Neal Matthews
  • Ray C. Walker
  • Curtis Young

Chart performance

Chart (1985) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 6

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Sweet Dreams: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Patsy Cline.info. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
  3. ↑ "RIAA Gold & Platinum - Sweet Dreams". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2008-12-19.