When I Dream

When I Dream is the fifth studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. It was released on June 2, 1978 at the height of her career. It was her second consecutive #2 country album on the Billboard charts. Two singles from the album reached #1 on the Country Singles chart: "Talking in Your Sleep" (also a Top 20 Pop hit) and "Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For". The title song, "When I Dream", is a longer re-recorded version of a song that appeared originally on her 1975 debut album Crystal Gayle, and reached #3. A fourth single, "Heart Mender", peaked at #58. "Hello I Love You" was featured in the 1982 movie, Six Pack, starring Kenny Rogers, Erin Gray and Diane Lane.

When I Dream
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 2, 1978
RecordedJack's Tracks Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length35:18
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerAllen Reynolds
Crystal Gayle chronology
I've Cried the Blue Right Out of My Eyes
(1977)
When I Dream
(1978)
We Should Be Together
(1979)
Singles from When I Dream
  1. "Talking in Your Sleep"
    Released: January 6, 1978
  2. "Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For"
    Released: October 1978
  3. "When I Dream"
    Released: April 14, 1979

The album achieved a gold disc the year it was released but was certified platinum by the RIAA in 1982. It was also Gayle's second album to chart in the UK, where it reached #25, and was awarded a silver disc by the BPI.

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Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For"Mark True2:52
2."Heart Mender"Richard Leigh, Milton Blackford2:54
3."Hello I Love You"Roger Cook, Charles Cochran2:31
4."Talking in Your Sleep"Roger Cook, Bobby Wood2:51
5."Paintin' This Old Town Blue"William T. Davidson2:07
6."When I Dream"Sandy Mason Theoret3:21
7."Don't Treat Me Like a Stranger"Dave Loggins3:12
8."Too Good to Throw Away"Bob McDill2:50
9."Cry Me a River"Arthur Hamilton3:11
10."Wayward Wind"Herbert Newman, Stanley Lebowsky2:53
11."Someday Soon"Ian Tyson3:50
12."I Still Miss Someone"Johnny Cash, Roy Cash, Jr.2:45

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