Send Me the Pillow You Dream On and Other Great Country Hits is a
studio album by American
country singer–songwriter
Hank Locklin. It was released in March 1967 via
RCA Victor Records and was produced by
Chet Atkins. The project was Locklin's fifteenth studio recording released in his career and contained twelve tracks. This included a re-recording of the
title track, which was among Locklin's biggest hits. The album received positive reception from critics following its release.
Background and content
Among Hank Locklin's biggest hits was 1957's "
Send Me the Pillow You Dream On." The song was a top ten country hit and minor pop hit. The 1957 version was a re-recording of Locklin's original cut with
Four Star Records in 1949.[2] The version included on this studio album was Locklin's third re-recording of his hit. He recorded the track (and the rest of the album) in December 1966 at the RCA Victor Studio in
Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Chet Atkins.[3] The album contained 12 tracks in total.[1] The record consisted entirely of covers, with the title track being Locklin's only hit re-recorded. The remainder of the material was covers of songs by other music artists. Among the album's cover versions was
David Houston's "
Almost Persuaded,"
Tom Paxton's "
The Last Thing on My Mind,"
Marty Robbins' "
Singing the Blues" and
Carl Smith's "
Are You Teasing Me."[3]
Send Me the Pillow You Dream On was released in March 1967 on RCA Victor Records. It was Locklin's fifteenth studio recording released in his music career.[3] The album was distributed as a
vinyl LP, containing six songs on each side of the record.[4] It was later released in a digital format for music downloads and streaming services, including
Apple Music.[5] The record did not reach any chart positions on Billboard upon its release. This included the
Top Country Albums chart.[6] The album received a positive reception from Billboard magazine following its release in 1967. Reviewers found that the album's covers would help make it be a successful record. "Locklin's listeners will agree that this is one of Hank's best," they concluded.[7] It also received four out of five stars from
Allmusic.[1]
