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Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer
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Wikipedia article
"'Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer'" is 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'. It was also recorded in Spanish as "No Te Enamores De Un Loco". The song was the only duet from the album 'Gideon'.
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 than she had prepared to do when she came to the studio.
Chart performance
The song reached No. 3 on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles chart[ Kenny Rogers Billboard Singles] and No. 1 on the 'RPM' Country Tracks chart in Canada.[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0176a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=2io7tdthn50aq7v128498qs0v1 RPM Country Tracks]
References
Category:1980 singles
Category:Kenny Rogers songs
Category:Kim Carnes songs
Category:Songs written by Kim Carnes
Category:Song recordings produced by Larry Butler (producer)
Category:United Artists Records singles
Category:Malefemale vocal duets
Category:1980 songs
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