Send Me the Pillow You Dream On

"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.

"Send Me the Pillow You Dream On"
Song by Hank Locklin, The Browns, Johnny Tillotson and Dean Martin
Published	1949
Songwriter(s)	Hank Locklin

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

• The Browns
• Johnny Tillotson
• Dean Martin.

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

• Jerry Lee Lewis
• Connie Francis
• Hank Williams Jr.^[3]
• Daniel O'Donnell^[4]
• Dolly Parton^[5]
• The Everly Brothers^[6]
• Foster and Allen^[7]
• Jerry Vale^[8]
• Loretta Lynn^[9]
• Marty Wilde^[10]
• Pat Boone^[11]
• Roy Rogers^[12]
• Slim Whitman^[13]
• Willie Nelson and Hank Snow^[14]
• Dwight Yoakam on his album Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room
• The Whites^[15][16][17]

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 Charts	17
Canada CHUM Chart[31]	37

Dean Martin

Chart (1965)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[32]	22
US Billboard Middle-Road Singles[33][34]	5
Canada RPM Top 40 & 5[35]	16

The Whites

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