Dreaming My Dreams
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Dreaming My Dreams is an country music
album
released by Waylon Jennings
on RCA Victor in 1975
. The first of several number one records, it was released to great critical acclaim and considerable commercial success.
Several singles were released successfully: "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
" backed with a live version of "Bob Wills is Still the King"—recorded at the Austin
Opry House in 1974—reached #1, "Let's Help All the Cowboys (Sing the Blues)" had reached #2 earlier in 1975 as the flip side of Jennings's "Rainy Day Woman" single, and "Dreaming My Dreams with You" peaked at #10.
The album's original short liner notes
, discussing how the human voice is the only instrument that manages to give a glimpse of the singer's soul, were written by Neil Diamond
. Dreaming My Dreams was reissued in 2001
on Buddah Records
, with two bonus track
s.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
released by Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings
Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...
on RCA Victor in 1975
1975 in music
-January–April:*January 2 - New York City U.S. District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers can have access to Department of Immigration files pertaining to his deportation case....
. The first of several number one records, it was released to great critical acclaim and considerable commercial success.
Several singles were released successfully: "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
"Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" is a 1975 single written and performed by Waylon Jennings. "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" was a track included on the album Dreaming My Dreams and would be Waylon Jennings' fourth number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single stayed at...
" backed with a live version of "Bob Wills is Still the King"—recorded at the Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
Opry House in 1974—reached #1, "Let's Help All the Cowboys (Sing the Blues)" had reached #2 earlier in 1975 as the flip side of Jennings's "Rainy Day Woman" single, and "Dreaming My Dreams with You" peaked at #10.
The album's original short liner notes
Liner notes
Liner notes are the writings found in booklets which come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for vinyl records and cassettes.-Origin:...
, discussing how the human voice is the only instrument that manages to give a glimpse of the singer's soul, were written by Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond
Neil Leslie Diamond is an American singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from the 1960s until the present....
. Dreaming My Dreams was reissued in 2001
2001 in music
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on Buddah Records
Buddah Records
Buddah Records was founded in 1967 in New York City. The label was born out of Kama Sutra Records, an MGM Records-distributed label, which remained a key imprint following Buddah's founding...
, with two bonus track
Bonus track
In terms of recorded music, a bonus track is a piece of music which has been included on specific releases or reissues of an album. This is most often done as a promotional device, either as an incentive to customers to purchase albums they might otherwise not, or to repurchase albums they already...
s.
Track listing
- "Are You Sure Hank Done It This WayAre You Sure Hank Done It This Way"Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" is a 1975 single written and performed by Waylon Jennings. "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" was a track included on the album Dreaming My Dreams and would be Waylon Jennings' fourth number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single stayed at...
" (Waylon Jennings) – 3:02 - "Waymore's Blues" (Curtis Buck, Jennings) – 2:47
- "I Recall a Gypsy WomanI Recall a Gypsy Woman"I Recall a Gypsy Woman" is song written by Bob McDill and Allen Reynolds, and originally recorded by Don Williams in 1973. In 1976, his version charted at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was previously the b-side of Williams' 1973 single "Atta Way to Go", which peaked at number 13 on...
" (Bob McDillBob McDillRobert Lee "Bob" McDill is an American country music songwriter. Active from the 1960s until 2000, he has written several songs for country music artists, including more than thirty Number One hits...
, Allen ReynoldsAllen ReynoldsAllen Reynolds is an American record producer and songwriter who works primarily in the country music field.Reynolds was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas and started writing songs during his college years...
) – 3:01 - "High Time (You Quit Your Lowdown Ways)" (Billy Ray Reynolds) – 2:48
- "I've Been a Long Time Leaving (But I'll Be a Long Time Gone)" (Roger MillerRoger MillerRoger Dean Miller was an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor, best known for his honky tonk-influenced novelty songs...
) – 2:45 - "Let's All Help the Cowboys (Sing the Blues)" (Jack ClementJack ClementJack Henderson Clement is an American singer, songwriter, and a record and film producer.Raised and educated in Memphis, Jack Clement was performing at an early age...
) – 3:19 - "The Door Is Always OpenThe Door Is Always Open"The Door is Always Open" is a country song written by Dickey Lee and Bob McDill. First recorded by Tennessee Pulleybone for JIM Records, it went to number 75 on the Hot Country Songs charts that year. Waylon Jennings later cut it as an album track for his 1975 album Dreaming My Dreams...
" (Dickey LeeDickey LeeRoyden Dickey Lipscomb , known professionally as Dickey Lee , is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs "Patches" and "Laurie ."-Career:Lee made his first recordings in his hometown of Memphis for Tampa...
, McDill) – 2:44 - "Let's Turn Back the Years" (Hank Williams) – 2:32
- "She's Looking Good" (Autry InmanAutry InmanRobert Autry Inman , was an American country and rockabilly musician.-Biography:Inman was born in Florence, Alabama, and was performing on local radio station WLAY by age 14. He used his middle name "Autry" as his stage name. After completing school he worked as a reporter for the Lauderdale Co...
) – 2:32 - "Dreaming My Dreams with You" (Allen ReynoldsAllen ReynoldsAllen Reynolds is an American record producer and songwriter who works primarily in the country music field.Reynolds was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas and started writing songs during his college years...
) – 2:27 - "Bob Wills Is Still the King" (Jennings) – 3:36
- Live
Bonus tracks
- "All Around Cowboy" (Len Pollard, Jack Routh) – 2:58
- "Ride Me Down Easy" (Billy Joe ShaverBilly Joe ShaverBilly Joe Shaver is a Texas country music singer and songwriter. Shaver's 1973 album Old Five and Dimers Like Me is a classic in the outlaw country genre.-Biography:...
) – 2:41