| Dreaming My Dreams | ||||
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| Released | June 1975 | |||
| Recorded | February – July 1974 | |||
| Studio | Glaser Sound (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Outlaw Country | |||
| Length | 31:33 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
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Dreaming My Dreams is the twenty-second studio album by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. The album was co-produced with Jack Clement and recorded at Glaser Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, between February and July 1974.
Following the 1972 renewal of his contract with RCA Records, Jennings gained artistic freedom and started to produce his own records - a feat unheard of amongst artists signed to major Nashville record labels at the time. He changed his image to reflect the emerging outlaw movement which himself and other like-minded artists were driving in rebellion against the powerful and controlling Nashville recording establishment. Jennings recorded the critically acclaimed Lonesome, On'ry and Mean and Honky Tonk Heroes, and the commercial success This Time.
Jennings left the recording studios of RCA and moved his operation to the Glaser Sound Studio. After producer Clement married Jennings' sister-in-law and they became acquainted, Jennings was inspired to record an album upon hearing Allen Reynolds singing "Dreaming My Dreams with You" during a demo session hosted by Clement.
Dreaming My Dreams was released in June 1975, and instantly received critical acclaim from publications such as Rolling Stone, with critics praising the choice of songs and Jennings' vocals. It topped the country albums chart and peaked at number forty-nine on the Billboard's Top LPs & Tapes. It was certified gold by the RIAA and Jennings won the Male Vocalist of the Year Country Music Association award.
The singles "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" and "Dreaming My Dreams with You" peaked at numbers one and ten respectively on Billboard's Hot Country Songs. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way became an anthem for outlaw country music as well as the wider genre.
Rolling Stone magazine ranked Dreaming My Dreams at No. 2 on its list of the 100 Greatest Country Albums of All Time.[1]
- ^ Betts, Stephen L. "The 100 Greatest Country Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 September 2024.