| "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" | ||||
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| Single byKenny Rogers withKim Carnes | ||||
| from the albumGideon | ||||
| B-side | "Gideon Tanner" | |||
| Released | March 1980 | |||
| Genre | Country,soft rock[1] | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
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"Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" is a song recorded by American singersKenny Rogers andKim Carnes, the latter of whom wrote the song with her husband David Ellingson. It was released in March 1980 as the first single from Rogers' albumGideon. It was also recorded in Spanish as "No Te Enamores De Un Loco". The song was the only duet from the albumGideon.
While recording the song inNashville, 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.[2]
Rogers and Carnes performed the track live at theFox Theatre inAtlanta, and it featured on theCBS TV specialKenny Rogers' America, broadcast on November 20, 1980.[3]
Record World said that the singers "exude an awesome emotional intensity".[4]
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 38 |
| CanadianRPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| CanadianRPM Top Singles | 3 |
| CanadianRPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 31 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[7] | 4 |
| USAdult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] | 2 |
| USHot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 3 |
| Year-end chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[10] | 31 |
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