Don't fall in Love with a Dreamer - Kenny Togers/Kim Carnes (1980) 8/21/23

Many of you are either singers and/or musicians. With that in mind, I'd like to present a Great Song of 1980 that offers up the sort of dream scenario that could wake you up in a cold sweat.

Suppose you're a singer/songwriter who has co-written a song with your spouse, and a legendary singer has agreed to record it with you as a duet.

On the day on the recording, you show up at the studio, facing the superstar and a room full of musicians only to find out they've changed the key signature, didn't tell you, and now you have to ad lib the new harmonies.

Luckily Kim Carnes was a darn good singer herself, so she was able to hit the curveball Kenny Rogers threw at her, and knock it out of the park!

"Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer was a multi chart hit in both the US and Canada.

Here at home, it went to #2 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart, #3 on the Country Chart, and #4 on the Hot 100. Up North, it did even better: #1 on the Adult Contemporary and Country Charts, and #3 on the Top 40.

Notes: The song appeared on Kenny's 1980 album, "Gideon," and for the record, Kim's husband and co-writer was David Ellingson.

"Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" by Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes: a KEY Song of 1980, and a Great One, too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=583CnOWdVs0

Tomorrow: One last #1 for John.