Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)

"Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" is a song written by Cindy Walker which was first recorded and released by Roy Orbison as a single in 1962. It was a big international hit for Orbison, where it reached number 2 in both the Australian and the U.K. singles charts and number 4 in the U.S. Billboard. It was also a top ten hit in Canada and Norway.

It has been covered many times, including by American country music artist Glen Campbell who released it in March 1971 as the lead single from his album The Last Time I Saw Her. The song peaked at number 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.^[1] It also reached number 4 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. It was covered by Jerry Lee Lewis in 1967 and also by Waylon Jennings.

The Beatles performed the song in front of a live studio audience on 7 March 1962 for the BBC radio programme Teenager's Turn, which was broadcast the following day. This was the Beatles' first ever BBC radio session. It has never been officially issued.

A 1983 cover by American country music artist Lacy J. Dalton peaked at number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.^[2]

Chart performance

Roy Orbison

Chart (1962)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	4
Australian Kent Music Chart	2
Canadian RPM Top Singles	8
Norway VG-lista	5
U.K. Singles Chart	2

Glen Campbell

Chart (1971)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	7
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	31
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	4
Canadian RPM Top Singles	20
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary	6
UK Singles Chart	39

Lacy J. Dalton

Chart (1983)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	9
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	10

References

↑ "Glen Campbell singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
↑ "Lacy J. Dalton singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 November 2011.

Glen Campbell

Studio albums	Big Bluegrass Special Too Late to Worry - Too Blue to Cry The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen Campbell Burning Bridges Gentle on My Mind By the Time I Get to Phoenix Hey Little One A New Place in the Sun Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell That Christmas Feeling Wichita Lineman Galveston True Grit Try a Little Kindness Oh Happy Day Norwood The Glen Campbell Goodtime Album The Last Time I Saw Her Anne Murray / Glen Campbell The Artistry of Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star) I Remember Hank Williams Houston (I'm Comin' to See You) Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb Ernie Sings & Glen Picks Rhinestone Cowboy Bloodline Southern Nights Basic Highwayman Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like It's the World Gone Crazy Old Home Town Letter to Home No More Night It's Just a Matter of Time Still Within the Sound of My Voice Light Years Favorite Hymns Walkin' in the Sun Unconditional Love Show Me Your Way Rock-A-Doodle Wings of Victory Somebody Like That Home for the Holidays The Boy in Me Christmas with Glen Campbell A Glen Campbell Christmas My Hits and Love Songs Love Is the Answer: 24 Songs of Faith, Hope and Love Meet Glen Campbell Ghost on the Canvas Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb: In Session See You There

Live albums	Glen Campbell Live Live in Japan Live at the Royal Festival Hall Glen Campbell Live Glen Campbell Live! His Greatest Hits Glen Campbell in Concert with the South Dakota Symphony

Compilations	Country Shindig The 12 String Guitar of Glen Campbell Glen Campbell Plays 12 String Guitar Portrait Country Soul Country Music Star No. 1 The Glen Campbell Album Limited Collector's Edition A Satisfied Mind Glen Campbell's Greatest Hits Gentle on My Mind The Good Time Songs of Glen Campbell I'll Paint You a Song Arkansas The Best of Glen Campbell Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats The Great Hits of Glen Campbell The Glen Campbell Collection All I Have to Do Is Dream The Very Best of Glen Campbell Presents His Hits in Concert Classics Collection Greatest Country Hits Best of the Early Years Merry Christmas All-Time Greatest Hits The Essential Glen Campbell Volume One The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Two The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Three Jesus and Me: The Collection Home at Last The Glen Campbell Collection (1962–1989) Gentle on My Mind The Capitol Years 65/77 Reunited with Jimmy Webb 1974–1988 Love Songs Glen Campbell Christmas Super Hits 20 Greatest Hits Rhinestone Cowboy/Bloodline The Lambert & Potter Sessions 1975–1976 Southern Nights/Basic All the Best The Legacy (1961–2002) Rhinestone Cowboy (New Studio Recordings) Glen Campbell Collection Rhinestone Cowboy Live, on the Air & in the Studio Sings the Best of Jimmy Webb 1967–1992 The Platinum Collection Classic Campbell Words and Music Greatest Hits

Singles	"Turn Around, Look at Me" "Too Late to Worry - Too Blue to Cry" "Long Black Limousine" "Guess I'm Dumb" "Universal Soldier" "Gentle on My Mind" "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" "Hey Little One" "I Wanna Live" "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" "Wichita Lineman" "Let It Be Me" (with Bobbie Gentry) "Galveston" "Where's the Playground Susie" "True Grit" "Try a Little Kindness" "Honey Come Back" "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (with Bobbie Gentry) "Oh Happy Day" "Everything a Man Could Ever Need" "It's Only Make Believe" "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" "The Last Time I Saw Her" "I Say a Little Prayer" "Oklahoma Sunday Morning" "Manhattan, Kansas" "Bonaparte's Retreat" "Rhinestone Cowboy" "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)" "Don't Pull Your Love" "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" "Southern Nights" "Sunflower" "I Love How You Love Me" "Faithless Love" "A Lady Like You" "It's Just a Matter of Time" "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" (with Steve Wariner) "Still Within the Sound of My Voice" "I Remember You" "I Have You" "She's Gone, Gone, Gone"

Related articles	Discography Collaborative discography Videos Capitol Records Atlantic Records MCA Records Liberty Records The Beach Boys Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me Ashley Campbell

Lacy J. Dalton

Notable singles	"The Tennessee Waltz" "Hard Times" "Hillbilly Girl with the Blues" "Whisper" "Takin' It Easy" "Everybody Makes Mistakes" "Slow Down" "16th Avenue" "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" "Working Class Man" "The Heart" "Black Coffee" "Bye Bye Love"

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