Sweet Dreams

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Sweet dreams of you, every night I go through
I should hate you girl, the whole night through
Instead of having sweet dreams all about you

You don't love me it's plain
I should have known you'd never share my name
Why can't I forget you girl, start loving someone new?
Instead of having sweet dreams all about you

Why can't I forget my past, start loving someone new?
Instead I'm having sweet dreams all about you

Sweet dreams of you, every night I go through
I should hate you girl, the whole night through
Instead I'm having sweet dreams all about you

Sweet Dreams
Written byDon Gibson
Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
Produced byBilly Sherrill
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
John McFee - guitar
Tommy Millar - fiddle
Nashville Edition - backing vocals
RecordedMay 18-29, 1981, CBS Studio A, Nashville
ReleasedOctober 23, 1981
AlbumsAlmost Blue, 1981
SinglesSweet Dreams, 1981
Good Year For The Roses, 1981 (Scandinavia)
London's Brilliant Parade, 1994
CollectionsSingles, Volume 2, 2003
Various Artists collectionsAction Trax 1, 1982
PromosElvis Costello Introduces... The Tracks From His New Album 'Almost Blue', 1981
Highlights From Almost Blue & Imperial Bedroom, 1994
Selections From Almost Blue, Goodbye Cruel World, Kojak Variety, 2004
VideosThe Right Spectacle: The Very Best Of Elvis Costello - The Videos, 2005
Length2:56

First known performance:
March 16, 1981, Sheffield, England
Last known performance:
July 2, 2023, Hampton Beach, NH
     (48 known performances)


Almost BlueAB album cover large.jpg

Elvis Costello Introduces... The Tracks From His New Album 'Almost Blue'Elvis Costello Introduces The Tracks From His New Album Almost Blue album cover.jpg

Sweet Dreams singleSweet Dreams UK 7" single front sleeve.jpg

London's Brilliant Parade singleLondon's Brilliant Parade (Part 1) UK CD single.jpg

Singles, Volume 2Singles Volume 2 album cover.jpg

The Right Spectacle: The Very Best Of Elvis Costello - The VideosTRS dvd cover.jpg


Recordings by other artists

 Artist  Year  Release  Links
Tommy McLain  1966  Single release with "I Need You So" and on Tommy McLain (1975) DiscogsDiscogsAmazon
 Roy Buchanan  1972 Roy Buchanan and single release DiscogsDiscogsAmazonAmazon.uk

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