Send Me the Pillow You Dream on - wikipedia Send Me the Pillow You Dream on `` Send Me the Pillow You Dream On '' Song by Hank Locklin, The Browns, Johnny Tillotson, and Dean Martin Published 1949 Songwriter ( s ) Hank Locklin `` Send Me the Pillow You Dream On '' is 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. Locklin first released the song in 78 - disc Star 1360 in September 1949, but it did n't hit the charts. 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 '' and crossed over to the pop charts. In the 1960s, the song was a hit for The Browns, Johnny Tillotson, and Dean Martin. Among the many other artists who have also recorded cover versions of the song are : Jerry Lee Lewis Connie Francis Hank Williams Jr. Daniel O'Donnell Dolly Parton The Everly Brothers Foster and Allen Jerry Vale Loretta Lynn Marty Wilde Pat Boone Roy Rogers Slim Whitman Willie Nelson and Hank Snow Dwight Yoakam on his album Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room The Whites Contents 1 Chart performance 1.1 Hank Locklin 1.2 Lydia and her Melody Strings 1.3 The Browns 1.4 Johnny Tillotson 1.5 Dean Martin 1.6 The Whites 2 References Chart performance Hank Locklin Chart ( 1958 ) Peak position US Billboard - C&W Best Sellers in Stores 7 US Billboard - Most Played C&W by Jockeys 5 US Billboard Top 100 Sides 77 Netherlands Lydia and her Melody Strings Chart ( 1959 ) Peak position Netherlands The Browns Chart ( 1960 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot C&W Sides 23 US Billboard Hot 100 56 Johnny Tillotson Chart ( 1962 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 17 US Billboard Hot C & W Sides 11 US Billboard Easy Listening 5 Norway VG - lista U.K. - Record Retailer 21 Irish Singles Chart 7 Sweden Kvällstoppen Charts 17 Dean Martin Chart ( 1965 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 22 US Billboard Middle - Road Singles 5 Canada RPM Top 40 & 5 16 The Whites Chart ( 1981 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot Country Singles 66 References ^ Jump up to : Hank Locklin ^ Jump up to : `` Most Played C&W by Jockeys '', Billboard, May 19, 1958. p. 43. 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Jump up ^ `` Hot C & W Sides '', Billboard, October 6, 1962. p. 44. Accessed September 23, 2016. Jump up ^ Johnny Tillotson - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed September 22, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Easy Listening '', Billboard, September 15, 1962. p. 26. Accessed September 23, 2016. Jump up ^ Johnny Tillotson - Everybody Loves Somebody, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed September 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Johnny Tillotson - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed September 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Artist Search Results for `` Johnny Tillotson '', The Irish Charts. Accessed September 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Dean Martin - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed September 21, 2016. Jump up ^ Dean Martin - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed September 21, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Middle - Road Singles '', Billboard, March 13, 1965. p. 77. Accessed September 21, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Top 40 & 5 '', RPM Weekly, Volume 3, No. 3, March 15, 1965. Accessed September 21, 2016. Dean Martin Discography Studio albums Dean Martin Sings Swingin ' Down Yonder Pretty Baby Sleep Warm A Winter Romance This Time I 'm Swingin ' ! Dino : Italian Love Songs Cha Cha de Amor French Style Dino Latino Dean `` Tex '' Martin : Country Style Dean `` Tex '' Martin Rides Again Dream with Dean The Door Is Still Open to My Heart Dean Martin Hits Again ( Remember Me ) I 'm the One Who Loves You Houston Somewhere There 's a Someone Dean Martin Sings Songs from The Silencers The Hit Sound of Dean Martin The Dean Martin Christmas Album The Dean Martin TV Show Happiness Is Dean Martin Welcome to My World Gentle on My Mind I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am My Woman, My Woman, My Wife For the Good Times Dino Sittin ' on Top of the World You 're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me Once in a While The Nashville Sessions Posthumous albums Live from Las Vegas Forever Cool Compilation albums Hey, Brother, Pour the Wine The Best of Dean Martin Dino : The Essential Dean Martin Singles `` Powder Your Face with Sunshine ( Smile, Smile, Smile ) '' `` If '' `` You Belong to Me '' `` That 's Amore '' `` Sway '' `` The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane '' `` Mambo Italiano '' `` Young and Foolish '' `` Under the Bridges of Paris '' `` Memories Are Made of This '' `` Innamorata '' `` Standing on the Corner '' `` Return to Me '' `` Angel Baby '' `` Volare '' `` On an Evening in Roma '' `` Just in Time '' `` Ai n't That a Kick in the Head ? '' `` Everybody Loves Somebody '' `` The Door Is Still Open to My Heart '' `` You 're Nobody till Somebody Loves You '' `` Send Me the Pillow You Dream On '' `` ( Remember Me ) I 'm the One Who Loves You '' `` Houston '' `` I Will '' `` Somewhere There 's a Someone '' `` Come Running Back '' `` A Million and One '' `` Nobody 's Baby Again '' `` ( Open Up the Door ) Let the Good Times In '' `` Lay Some Happiness on Me '' `` In the Chapel in the Moonlight '' `` Little Ole Wine Drinker, Me '' `` In the Misty Moonlight '' `` You 've Still Got a Place in My Heart '' `` Not Enough Indians '' `` Gentle on My Mind '' `` I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am '' `` Detroit City '' `` She 's a Little Bit Country '' `` Baby, It 's Cold Outside '' Related Martin and Lewis Rat Pack Deana Martin ( daughter ) Dean Paul Martin ( son ) Ricci Martin ( son ) The Rat Pack ( 1998 film ) Martin and Lewis ( 2002 film ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Send_Me_the_Pillow_You_Dream_On&oldid=794966821 '' Categories : 1949 singles 1958 singles 1960 singles 1962 singles 1965 singles 1981 singles Hank Locklin songs Johnny Tillotson songs The Browns songs The Whites songs Dean Martin songs 1949 songs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Norsk Edit links This page was last edited on 11 August 2017, at 04 : 17. 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Question: who wrote send me the pillow that you dream on
Answer: Hank Locklin