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"'''My Elusive Dreams'''" is a country music song written by [[Billy Sherrill]] and [[Curly Putman]]. Putman recorded his song in March 1967 and released it on [[ABC Records]] in June 1967, peaking at #41 on the [[Hot Country Singles]] charts and #34 on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100]].<ref>Whitburn, p. 478</ref> The song was later recorded by several artists. The best-known version was recorded as a duet by [[David Houston (singer)|David Houston]] and [[Tammy Wynette]], and was a No. 1 country hit in October 1967; the song also peaked at No. 89 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=478|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref> Wynette recorded a second duet version of My Elusive Dreams in 1973 with [[George Jones]]; this version was included on the ''[[Let's Build a World Together]]'' album. TheA 1975 Irish version by [[Philomena Begley]] and [[Ray Lynam]] is referenced in [[The Pogues]]’s [[A Pair of Brown Eyes]].