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Dreaming My Dreams (1975)

Where the lyrics of Dreaming My Dreams take you, and where it was really made.

Jennings made this album after moving his sessions out of RCA's own Nashville studios, and the record that came out of that move went to number one on the country albums chart.

Key places

Recording site in Nashville (1975)

Recording site Quad Studios — The album was recorded at Glaser Sound Studios in Nashville after Jennings moved his sessions out of RCA's own studios. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Live track recorded in Austin (1974)

Recording site Arlyn Studios — The last track added to the album, Bob Wills Is Still The King, was recorded live in Austin, Texas on 27 September 1974. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Dreaming My Dreams: 22nd studio album by American country artist Waylon Jennings
• Co-produced with Jack Clement
• Recorded at Glaser Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, between February and July 1974
• Released June 1975
• Topped the country albums chart
• Certified gold by the RIAA, Jennings' first gold album

Background

• A 1972 contract renewal with RCA Records gave Jennings complete artistic control over his output
• Jennings changed his image to match the emerging outlaw movement: beard, jeans, hat and leather vests on stage
• Lonesome, On'ry and Mean (1973) was produced by Jennings himself with his own band
• During the This Time sessions Jennings moved his operation from RCA's Nashville studios to Glaser Sound Studio

Recording

• Jack Clement was the only Jennings album producer on this record, co-producing in part
• Jennings was inspired to make the album after hearing Allen Reynolds sing "Dreaming My Dreams with You" at a demo session hosted by Clement
• Clement favored recording musicians together, live, with few overdubs
• Session musicians and Jennings' band members (Richie Albright, Duke Goff, Ralph Mooney) backed the tracks
• The production lasted six months
• The last track added, "Bob Wills Is Still The King", was recorded live in Austin, Texas, on 27 September 1974

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Artist

Career

• Born June 15, 1937 in Littlefield, Texas; American country singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and author.
• Considered one of the pioneers of the outlaw movement in country music.
• Played in the Texas Longhorns as a teen; worked as a DJ at KLLL in Lubbock.
• Played bass for Buddy Holly on the Winter Dance Party tour; gave up his seat on the plane that crashed in 1959.
• Led the Waylors at JD's club in Phoenix, Arizona, developing a rock-influenced country style.
• Signed with RCA Victor in 1965; gained creative control in the early 1970s with Lonesome, On'ry and Mean and Honky Tonk Heroes.
• Had a number-one hit with "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" from Dreaming My Dreams.
• Recorded Wanted! The Outlaws with Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, and Jessi Colter, the first platinum country album.
• Narrated and sang the theme for The Dukes of Hazzard, "Good Ol' Boys", which became his biggest hit.
• Joined Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash in the Highwaymen.
• Overcame cocaine addiction in 1984.
• Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001; died February 13, 2002 in Chandler, Arizona.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released June 1975 to critical acclaim; Rolling Stone praised the choice of songs and Jennings' vocals
• Billboard praised Jennings' blend of country with other genres
• Stereo Review praised the album and called Jennings one of the rare good singers capable of playing his own lead guitar
• AllMusic rated the album five stars out of five, calling it Jennings' best album since Honky Tonk Heroes

Reappraisal

• Rolling Stone ranked it No. 2 on its list of the 100 Greatest Country Albums of All Time
• The album is considered one of the greatest country albums ever released

Records

• Topped the Billboard Top Country Albums chart
• Peaked at number 49 on Billboard's Top LPs & Tapes
• "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" reached number one on Billboard's Hot Country Songs
• "Dreaming My Dreams with You" reached number ten on Billboard's Hot Country Songs
• First Jennings album certified gold by the RIAA
• Jennings won Male Vocalist of the Year from the Country Music Association in 1975

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Clement tried to remove Jennings' wife and her sister from the control room during "Waymore's Blues", and Jennings left the studio for two weeks.
• The abrupt fade at the end of "Waymore's Blues" covers Jennings storming out, because the band could not recreate the feel when they returned.
• Jennings wrote the lyrics to "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" on an envelope while driving to the sessions.
• Neil Diamond wrote the liner notes.
• In his 1996 autobiography, Jennings called this his favorite of his albums.
• The 2001 reissue added the bonus tracks "All Around Cowboy" and "Ride Me Down Easy".

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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