Curly Putman composed and recorded "My Elusive Dreams" in 1967 and peaked at number forty-one on the country chart. This man's delivery and writing talents should have combined for a more lucrative recording career in the country field.

Tammy Wynette and David Houston topped the 1967 Country chart with "My Elusive Dreams". They also entered the Billboard Top One Hundred.

Bobby Vinton contributed the vinyl with the best chart performance reaching number seven on the Adult Contemporary chart and top twenty pop in 1970.