Send Me the Pillow You Dream On

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"Send Me the Pillow You Dream On"
Song by Hank Locklin, The Browns, Johnny Tillotson and Dean Martin
Published1949
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.

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Locklin first released the song in 78-disc 4 Star Records 1360 in September 1949, but it did not hit the charts. [1] 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" [2] 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.

Cover versions

In the 1960s, the song was a hit for

Among the many other artists who have recorded cover versions of the song are:

Chart performance

Hank Locklin

Chart (1958)Peak
position
US Billboard - C&W Best Sellers in Stores [18] 7
US Billboard - Most Played C&W by Jockeys [2] 5
US Billboard Top 100 Sides [19] 77
Netherlands [20] 4

Lydia and her Melody Strings

Chart (1959)Peak
position
Netherlands [21] 4

The Browns

Chart (1960)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot C&W Sides [22] 23
US Billboard Hot 100 [23] 56

Johnny Tillotson

Chart (1962)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [24] 17
US Billboard Hot C & W Sides [25] 11
US Billboard Easy Listening [26] [27] 5
Norway VG-lista [28] 3
U.K. - Record Retailer [29] 21
Irish Singles Chart [30] 7
Sweden Kvällstoppen Charts17

Dean Martin

Chart (1965)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [31] 22
US Billboard Middle-Road Singles [32] [33] 5
Canada RPM Top 40 & 5 [34] 16

The Whites

Chart (1981)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Country Singles [16] 66

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