Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer
"Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" is a song recorded by American singers Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes, the latter of whom wrote the song with her husband David Ellingson. It was released in March 1980 as the first single from Rogers' album Gideon. It was also recorded in Spanish as "No Te Enamores De Un Loco". The song was the only duet from the album Gideon.
| "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" | ||||
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| Single by Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes | ||||
| from the album Gideon | ||||
| B-side | "Gideon Tanner" | |||
| Released | March 1980 | |||
| Genre | Country, soft rock[1] | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
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Background
While recording the song in Nashville, Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes sang facing each other with live musicians while Carnes had to improvise singing the melody in a different key[2] than she had prepared to do when she came to the studio.
Record World said that the singers "exude an awesome emotional intensity" on the song.[3]
Chart performance
The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart[4] and No. 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[5]
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| Australian (Kent Music Report)[6] | 38 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 4 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 3 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 31 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 38 |
| Year-end chart (1980) | Rank |
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| US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[10] | 31 |
References
- "Explore: Soft Rock | Top Songs | AllMusic". 2011-11-12. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- "Don't Fall In Love with a Dreamer - Chicken Soup for the Soul".
- "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. March 29, 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- Kenny Rogers Billboard Singles
- RPM Country Tracks
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 256. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- "1980 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 51. December 20, 1980. p. TIA-10. Retrieved 5 April 2020.