When I Stop Dreaming

When I stop dreaming That's when I'll stop loving you The worst I've ever been hurt in my life The first time I ever, Lord, I wanted to die Was the night when you told me you loved someone else And asked me if I could forget When I stop dreaming That's when I'll stop wanting you I'd be like a flower unwanted in spring Alone and neglected transplanted in vain To a garden of sadness where its pedals will fall In the shadow of undying pain When I stop dreaming That's when I'll stop thinking of you You can teach all the flowers to bloom in snow You may take a pebble and teach it to grow And you can teach all the raindrops to return to the clouds But you can't teach my heart to forget When I stop dreaming That's when I'll stop crying for you

When I Stop Dreaming Written by Charlie Louvin & Ira Louvin Performed by Charlie Louvin with Elvis Costello Produced by Mark Nevers & Charlie Louvin Musicians Elvis Costello - vocal Charlie Louvin - vocal Pete Cummings - acoustic guitar Mac McCaughan - organ, guitar Paul Burch - guitar David Russell - fiddle Chip Young - acoustic guitar Chris Scruggs - acoustic guitar Dennis Crouch - upright bass Mitchell "Brownie" Brown - bass, background vocal Dianne Berry - acoustic guitar, background vocal Tony Crow - piano William Tyler - acoustic guitar Brian Kotzur - drums Recorded June 2006, The Beech House, Nashville Released February 20, 2007 Albums Charlie Louvin: Charlie Louvin, 2007 Length 3:03 First known performance:      (0 known performances)

Recordings by other artists

• The Louvin Brothers, A-side of single, 1955
• Charlie Louvin, on The Many Moods Of Charlie Louvin, 1965
• The Browns, on When Love Is Gone, 1965
• Skeeter Davis, on Written By The Stars, 1965
• The Wilburn Brothers, on Country Gold, 1966
• Don Gibson, on Great Country Songs, 1966
• Ray Charles, on A Portrait Of Ray, 1968
• Hank Locklin, on Country Hall Of Fame, 1968
• Dottie West & Don Gibson, on Dottie & Don, 1969
• Jim & Jesse, on Saluting The Louvin Brothers, 1969
• Don Everly, on Don Everly, 1970
• Roy Orbison, on The Big O, 1970
• Hank Williams Jr., on All For The Love Of Sunshine, 1970
• Charlie Louvin & Melba Montgomery, on Baby You've Got What It Takes, 1971
• Del McCoury & The Dixie Pals, on High On A Mountain, 1972
• George Jones & Tammy Wynette, on Let's Build A World Together, 1973
• The Statler Brothers, on Carry Me Back, 1973
• Emmylou Harris, on Luxury Liner, 1977
• Jim & Jesse & Charlie Louvin, on Jim & Jesse & Charlie Louvin, 1982
• Raul Malo, on The Nashville Acoustic Sessions, 2004
• Johnny Cash, on Personal File, 2006 (recorded 1973)

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