Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer
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"Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" is the title of a song written by David Ellingson and Kim Carnes
and recorded by Kenny Rogers
and Carnes as a duet. It was released in March 1980 as the first single from Rogers' album Gideon
. The song reached #3 on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles
chart and #1 on the RPM
Country Tracks chart in Canada.
Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes is an American singer-songwriter. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner noted for her distinctive raspy vocal style. Some people have called her "The Female Rod Stewart" due to her raspy voice....
and recorded by Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
and Carnes as a duet. It was released in March 1980 as the first single from Rogers' album Gideon
Gideon (album)
Gideon is the eighth solo studio album by Kenny Rogers, issued by United Artists Records in 1980. It reached #1 on the country charts and the top 20 of the pop charts...
. The song reached #3 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart and #1 on the RPM
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
Country Tracks chart in Canada.
Chart performance
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 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 |