This Dream's on Me

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"This Dream's on Me"
Single by Gene Watson
from the album This Dream's on Me
B-side "This Torch That I Carry for You"
ReleasedJuly 3, 1982
Genre Country
Length3:12
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Fred Koller
Producer(s) Russ Reeder, Gene Watson
Gene Watson singles chronology
"Speak Softly (You're Talking to My Heart)"
(1982)
"This Dream's on Me"
(1982)
"What She Don't Know Won't Hurt Her"
(1982)

"This Dream's on Me" is a song written by Fred Koller, and recorded by American country music artist Gene Watson. It was released in July 1982 as the first single and title track from the album This Dream's on Me. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Fred Koller is an American singer-songwriter. He has been active in the music business since 1973. Fred currently lives and works in Nashville with his wife Trish and their cat Buddy.

Gene Watson American singer

Gary Gene Watson is an American country singer. He is most famous for his 1975 hit "Love in the Hot Afternoon," his 1981 #1 hit "Fourteen Carat Mind," and his signature 1979 song "Farewell Party." Watson's long career has notched five number ones, 23 top tens and over 76 charted singles.

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

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Chart performance

Chart (1982)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 8
Canadian RPM Country Tracks11

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 374.
  2. "Gene Watson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.