Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)

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B-side"The Actress"
ReleasedFebruary 10, 1962 (1962-02-10)[1]
RecordedJanuary 9, 1962 (1962-01-09)[1]
StudioRCA Victor Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee[1]
"Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"
Single by Roy Orbison
from the album Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
B-side"The Actress"
ReleasedFebruary 10, 1962 (1962-02-10)[1]
RecordedJanuary 9, 1962 (1962-01-09)[1]
StudioRCA Victor Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee[1]
GenreRockabilly
Length2:34
LabelMonument
SongwriterCindy Walker
ProducerFred Foster
Roy Orbison singles chronology
"Crying"
(1961)
"Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"
(1962)
"The Crowd"
(1962)

"Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" is a song written by Cindy Walker which was first recorded and released by Roy Orbison originally as a non-album single in 1962. It was a big international hit for Orbison, reaching number 2 in both the Australian and the UK singles charts and number 4 in the U.S. Billboard. It was also a top ten hit in Canada and Norway. Five months later, "Dream Baby" was included on Orbison's Greatest Hits compilation LP.

Weekly charts

Chart (1962) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 2
Canada RPM Top Singles 8
Netherlands 9
New Zealand (Lever)[2] 6
Norway VG-lista 5
UK Singles Chart (OCC) 2
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 4
US Cash Box Top 100[4] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (1962) Rank
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 65

Personnel

Musicians:

Glen Campbell version

"Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"
Single by Glen Campbell
from the album The Last Time I Saw Her
B-side"Here and Now"
ReleasedMarch 1, 1971
RecordedDecember 23, 1970
StudioT.T.G. Recording Studio, Hollywood, California
GenreCountry
Length2:32
LabelCapitol
SongwriterCindy Walker
ProducerAl DeLory
Glen Campbell singles chronology
"It's Only Make Believe"
(1970)
"Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"
(1971)
"The Last Time I Saw Her"
(1971)

American country music artist Glen Campbell covered "Dream Baby" in 1971. It was released in March of that year as the lead single from his album The Last Time I Saw Her. The song peaked at number 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[6] It also reached number 4 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.

Chart (1971) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7]7
US Billboard Hot 100[8]31
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 4
Canadian RPM Top Singles 20
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 6
New Zealand (Listener) [9] 17
UK Singles Chart 39

Lacy J. Dalton cover

Other cover versions

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