Dreams of the Everyday Housewife

"Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" is a song written by Chris Gantry and recorded by American country music artist Glen Campbell. It was released in July 1968 as the first single from his album Wichita Lineman. The song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.^[2] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.^[3]

"Dreams of the Everyday Housewife"
Single by Glen Campbell
from the album Wichita Lineman
B-side	"Kelli Hoedown"
Released	July 1968
Recorded	April 15 and May 10, 1968
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Country
Length	2:34
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Chris Gantry[1]
Producer(s)	Al DeLory
Glen Campbell singles chronology
"I Wanna Live" (1968) "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" (1968) "Gentle on My Mind" (1968)

Chart performance

Glen Campbell

Chart (1968)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	3
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	32
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Top Singles	25

Wayne Newton

Wayne Newton recorded the first version of the song (June 1968) which reached number 14 on the Easy Listening chart.

Chart (1968)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	60
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	14
Canadian RPM Top Singles	28

Other recordings

• Gary Puckett & The Union Gap released a cover version on their album Young Girl.
• Mike Minor also performed the song on episode 184 of Petticoat Junction, "The Ballad of the Everyday Housewife". The show first aired on January 4, 1969.