You'll Be Back (Every Night in My Dreams)

"You'll Be Back (Every Night in My Dreams)"
Single by The Statler Brothers
from the album Years Ago
B-side"We Ain't Even Started Yet"
ReleasedMarch 13, 1982
GenreCountry
Length2:39
LabelMercury Nashville
Songwriter(s)Wayland Holyfield, Johnny Russell
Producer(s)Jerry Kennedy
The Statler Brothers singles chronology
"Years Ago"
(1981) 		"You'll Be Back (Every Night in My Dreams)"
(1982) 		"Whatever"
(1982)

"You'll Be Back (Every Night in My Dreams)" is a song written by Wayland Holyfield and American country music singer Johnny Russell, and originally recorded by Russell. He released it for Polydor Records in 1978, charting at number 24 on Hot Country Songs.[1]

Conway Twitty covered the song on his 1980 album, Rest Your Love on Me.

The song is most recognized by the cover released by American country music group The Statler Brothers in March 1982 as the third single from their album Years Ago. Their version of the song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[2]

Chart performance

Johnny Russell

Chart (1978) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 24

The Statler Brothers

Chart (1982) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1982) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 46

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 365–366. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ "The Statler Brothers singles". Allmusic. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  3. ^ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. July 8, 1978. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "The Statler Brothers Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Talent in Acction" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 51. December 25, 1982. p. TIA-24. Retrieved June 22, 2021.


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