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COLLEEN HEWETT
Dreaming My Dreams With You
(Allen Reynolds)
Australia 1979
#2 Sydney #1 Melbourne #2 Brisbane #1 Adelaide #1 Perth #34 NZ

Released late 1979, charted early 1980.

Colleen Hewett (b.1950) came from Bendigo in regional Victoria. Starting as a pop singer with local bands, she later branched out into acting and entertaining on stage, screen and radio. In the early 70s, for example, she was in the Australian cast of Godspell and recorded a hit version of Day By Day from that musical. More recently, she played Peter Allen's mother on stage in The Boy From Oz, starring Hugh Jackman.

Further reading: filmography and biography at IMdB.

Feature suggested by Tanya.

CRYSTAL GAYLE
Dreaming My Dreams With You
(Allen Reynolds)
USA 1975

On 1975 United Artists album Somebody Loves You by country singer born Brenda Gail Webb in 1951, the younger sister of country legend Loretta Lynn.

Initially signed to Decca, her sister's label, Crystal Gayle's career flourished at United Artists from 1974 under producer Allen Reynolds, who encouraged her to record her breakthrough crossover hit Don't It Make Your Brown Eyes Blue (1977, #2 USA).

Reference: Crystal Gayle biography and discography at Petr Vitous's country LP discography site.

WAYLON JENNINGS
Dreaming My Dreams With You
(Allen Reynolds)
USA 1974
Original version

On 1974 RCA album Dreaming My Dreams With You, also a single, by highly regarded country singer-guitarist (1937-2002) who toured in Buddy Holly's band in 1959 and famously gave up a seat on the ill-fated plane. An associate of Johnny Cash (Waylon's son Shooter played his dad in Walk The Line), in the 80s he collaborated with Cash, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson as The Highwaymen.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dreaming My Dreams With You was written by Allen Reynolds (b. 1938), songwriter, producer, publisher and studio owner, who initially made his mark writing songs with college pal Dickey Lee, including Lee's 1963 hit I Saw Linda Yesterday.

Allen Reynolds wrote The Vogues' 1965 hit Five O'Clock World, used to good effect in the TV series The Drew Carey Show from 1995. He also recorded the original version of Through The Eyes Of Love, a hit in Australia for Bobbie & Laurie.

From 1970 Reynolds produced numerous country artists in Nashville, including Crystal Gayle, Emmylou Harris and Garth Brooks.
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References: Allen Reynolds page at the Nashville Songwriters Foundation Hall of Fame; Wikipedia entry on Waylon Jennings; song history at The Originals.