Jump to content

Send Me the Pillow You Dream On and Other Great Country Hits

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Send Me the Pillow You Dream On (And Other Great Country Hits)
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1967 (1967-03)
RecordedDecember 1966
StudioRCA Victor Studio
Genre
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerChet Atkins
Hank Locklin chronology
The Best of Hank Locklin
(1966)
Send Me the Pillow You Dream On (And Other Great Country Hits)
(1967)
Nashville Women
(1967)

Send Me the Pillow You Dream On and Other Great Country Hits is a studio album by American country singer–songwriter Hank Locklin. It was released in March 1967 via RCA Victor Records and was produced by Chet Atkins. The project was Locklin's fifteenth studio recording released in his career and contained twelve tracks. This included a re-recording of the title track, which was among Locklin's biggest hits. The album received positive reception from critics following its release.

Background and content

[edit]

Among Hank Locklin's biggest hits was 1957's "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On." The song was a top ten country hit and minor pop hit. The 1957 version was a re-recording of Locklin's original cut with Four Star Records in 1949.[2] The version included on this studio album was Locklin's third re-recording of his hit. He recorded the track (and the rest of the album) in December 1966 at the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Chet Atkins.[3] The album contained 12 tracks in total.[1] The record consisted entirely of covers, with the title track being Locklin's only hit re-recorded. The remainder of the material was covers of songs by other music artists. Among the album's cover versions was David Houston's "Almost Persuaded," Tom Paxton's "The Last Thing on My Mind," Marty Robbins' "Singing the Blues" and Carl Smith's "Are You Teasing Me."[3]

Release and reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
BillboardFavorable

Send Me the Pillow You Dream On was released in March 1967 on RCA Victor Records. It was Locklin's fifteenth studio recording released in his music career.[3] The album was distributed as a vinyl LP, containing six songs on each side of the record.[4] It was later released in a digital format for music downloads and streaming services, including Apple Music.[5] The record did not reach any chart positions on Billboard upon its release. This included the Top Country Albums chart.[6] The album received a positive reception from Billboard magazine following its release in 1967. Reviewers found that the album's covers would help make it be a successful record. "Locklin's listeners will agree that this is one of Hank's best," they concluded.[7] It also received four out of five stars from Allmusic.[1]

Track listings

[edit]

Vinyl version

[edit]
Side one[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Maiden's Prayer"Bob Wills2:23
2."Bonaparte's Retreat"Pee Wee King2:57
3."I'll Go on Alone"Marty Robbins2:36
4."Forgive Me"
  • Walker
  • Sullivan
2:28
5."Are You Teasing Me"2:02
6."Silver Dew on the Blue Grass Tonight"E. Burt1:57

Digital version

[edit]
Send Me the Pillow You Dream On and Other Great Country Hits[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Maiden's Prayer"Wills2:28
2."Bonaparte's Retreat"King2:00
3."I'll Go on Alone"Robbins2:43
4."Forgive Me"
  • Walker
  • Sullivan
2:37
5."Are You Teasing Me"
  • C. Louvin
  • I. Louvin
2:08
6."Silver Dew on the Blue Grass Tonight"E. Burt2:02
7."Send Me the Pillow You Dream On"Locklin2:37
8."Blue Side of Lonesome"Payne3:10
9."Almost Persuaded"
  • Sherrill
  • Sutton
3:20
10."Singing the Blues"Endsley1:56
11."Who Can I Count On"Masters2:09
12."The Last Thing on My Mind"Paxton2:27

Personnel

[edit]

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Send Me the Pillow You Dream On and Other Great Country Hits.[3]

Musical and technical personnel

  • Chet Atkins – producer
  • The Jordanaires – background vocals
  • Hank Locklin – lead vocals
  • Jim Malloy – engineer
  • Al Pachucki – engineer

Release history

[edit]
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Canada March 1967 Vinyl RCA Victor [8]
Germany [9]
United Kingdom [10]
United States [3][4]
2010s
  • Digital
  • Streaming
Sony Music Entertainment [5]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On: Hank Locklin: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. ^ Leigh, Spencer (18 May 2009). "Hank Locklin: Country singer and guitarist". The Independent. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Locklin, Hank (March 1967). "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On (LP Liner Notes & Album Information)". RCA Victor Records.
  4. ^ a b "Hank Locklin -- Send Me the Pillow You Dream On (1967, LP)(U.S.)". Discogs. 1967. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On by Hank Locklin". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1997). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums: 1967-1997. Record Research Inc. ISBN 0898201241.
  7. ^ "Country Spotlight: Album Reviews". Billboard. April 8, 1967. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Hank Locklin - Send Me the Pillow You Dream On (1967, LP) (Canada)". Discogs. 1967. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Hank Locklin -- Send Me the Pillow You Dream On (1967, LP) (Germany)". Discogs. 1967. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Hank Locklin -- Send Me the Pillow You Dream On (1967, LP) (U.K.)". Discogs. 1966. Retrieved 2 January 2021.