Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)

"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
Songwriter(s)Cindy Walker
Producer(s)Fred 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)"
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
Songwriter(s)Cindy Walker
Producer(s)Al 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)

"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.

  1. ^ a b c Weize, Richard (2001). Orbison 1955-1965 (7-CD Deluxe Box Set) (booklet). Bear Family Records. BCD16423. Retrieved 2021-10-11.