Sweet Dreams (soundtrack)

Sweet Dreams is the 1985 soundtrack album to the movie of the same name, starring Jessica Lange and Ed Harris about the life of country music star, Patsy Cline. The soundtrack's music contained all original songs by Patsy Cline.

Sweet Dreams
Soundtrack album by Patsy Cline (vinyl edition cover)
Released	September 16, 1985
Genre	Country
Length	28:54
Label	MCA
Producer	Owen Bradley
Patsy Cline (vinyl edition cover) chronology
Heartaches (1985) Sweet Dreams (1985) Stop, Look & Listen (1986)
Singles from 'Sweet Dreams'
"Sweet Dreams" Released: October 1985

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The album was released following the movie. Patsy Cline's original producer, legendary Nashville producer Owen Bradley produced the soundtrack. Cline's original vocals on half of the selections, including Walkin' After Midnight were overdubbed on new orchestrations for the film soundtrack. The music was remixed by Doug Crider at Music City Music Hall in Nashville, Tennessee. The overdub recording sessions took place in 1984 at Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Originally released on LP, the soundtrack was later reissued in CD format later in the decade.[2] The lead single from the soundtrack, "Sweet Dreams" was re-released in 1985 after being a big hit for Cline in 1963 and the film's soundtrack album itself charted at #6 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in 1985.

In April 1987, Sweet Dreams was certified Gold by the RIAA for shipments of over 500,000 copies in the United States.[3]

Track listing

Side 1:

1. "San Antonio Rose" — (Bob Wills) 2:20
   • Overdubbed
2. "Seven Lonely Days" — (Marshall Brown, Alden Shuman, Earl Shuman) 2:14
   • Overdubbed
3. "Your Cheatin' Heart" — (Hank Williams) 2:21
   • Overdubbed
4. "Lovesick Blues" — (Hank Williams) 2:18
5. "Walkin' After Midnight" — (Alan Block, Don Hecht) 2:01
   • Overdubbed
6. "Foolin' 'Round" — (Harlan Howard, Buck Owens) 2:11
   • Overdubbed

Side 2:

1. "Half as Much" — (Curley Williams) 2:48
   • Overdubbed
2. "I Fall to Pieces" — (Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard) 2:46
3. "Crazy" — (Willie Nelson) 2:41
4. "Blue Moon of Kentucky" — (Bill Monroe) 2:02
   • Overdubbed
5. "She's Got You" — (Hank Cochran) 2:58
6. "Sweet Dreams (Of You)" — (Don Gibson) 2:33

Personnel

Byron Bach — cello Brenton Banks — violin George Binkley III — violin Roger Bissell — trombone Milan Bogodan — tape preparation Harold Bradley — guitar Owen Bradley — guitar, producer David Briggs — piano Cecil Brower — violin Cole Burgess — alto saxophone James Capps — electric guitar Jimmy Capp — electric guitar Howard Carpenter — violin Gene Chrisman — drums Patsy Cline — lead vocals Floyd Cramer — piano Doug Crider — remixing, remastering Jimmy Day — steel guitar Ray Edenton — guitar Solie Fott — violin Hank Garland — guitar Barry Green — trombone Buddy Harman — drums, tom tom Walter Haynes — steel guitar Randy Hughes — guitar Lillian Hunt — violin Tommy Jackson — fiddle Ben Keith — steel guitar Ron Keller — trumpet Douglas Kirkham — drums

Sam Levine — saxophone Grady Martin — guitar Glenn Meadows — remastering, tape preparation Joe Mills — assistant engineer Bob Moore — bass Billy Puett — saxophone Bill Pursell — organ, vibraphone Verna Richardson — violin Hargus Pig Robbins — piano Paul Ross — piano Hal Rugg — steel guitar Don Sheffield — trumpet Buddy Skipper — saxophone Dennis Sole — saxophone Buddy Spicher — fiddle Gordon Stoker — vocals Henry Strzelecki — bass George Todwell — trumpet Wilda Tinsley — violin Bill Vandevort — engineer Pete Wade — electric guitar Gary Williams — violin Background vocals Arleen Harden Bobby Harden Hoyt Hawkins The Jordanaires Neal Matthews Ray C. Walker Curtis Young

Charts

Chart (1985/86)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]	47
U.S. Billboard 200	29
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	6

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Sweet Dreams: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Patsy Cline.info. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
3. "RIAA Gold & Platinum - Sweet Dreams". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 284. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.