Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer

"Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" is a song recorded by American singers Kenny Rogers and Kim 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' 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 by singing the melody in a different key than she had prepared.

Rogers and Carnes performed the track live at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, and it featured on the CBS TV special Kenny Rogers' America, broadcast on November 20, 1980.

Critical reception Record World said that the singers "exude an awesome emotional intensity".

Charts Chart (1980) PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)38Canadian RPM Country Tracks1Canadian RPM Top Singles3Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks1

Year-end chart (1980) PeakpositionUS Top Pop Singles (Billboard)31

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