Dreamin' Out Loud
Dreamin' Out Loud | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 25, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995–1996 at The Sound Shop; Nashville, TN | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 33:17 | |||
Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
Producer | Scott Hendricks | |||
Trace Adkins chronology | ||||
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Singles from Dreamin' Out Loud | ||||
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Dreamin' Out Loud is the debut studio album of American country music artist Trace Adkins. The album was released in 1996, and it features the singles "There's a Girl in Texas", "Every Light in the House", "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing" and "I Left Something Turned On at Home", which peaked at No. 20, No. 3, No. 1, and No. 2, respectively. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for U.S. shipments of one million copies.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
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Thom Owens of AllMusic commended Adkins' "powerhouse" voice and citing "There's a Girl in Texas" as one of the strongest-written songs on the album. His review criticized the production as being too polished.[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "There's a Girl in Texas" | Vip Vipperman, Trace Adkins | 3:31 |
2. | "I Left Something Turned On at Home" | Billy Lawson, John Schweers | 3:07 |
3. | "Every Light in the House" | Kent Robbins | 2:59 |
4. | "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing" | Tim Nichols, Mark D. Sanders | 4:01 |
5. | "Dreamin' Out Loud" | Buddy Blackmon, Micheal Smotherman, Vipperman | 3:12 |
6. | "If I Fall (You're Goin' with Me)" | Walt Aldridge, Will Robinson | 3:07 |
7. | "It Was You" | Craig Wiseman, Trey Bruce | 3:24 |
8. | "I Can Only Love You Like a Man" | Scott Miller, Bernie Nelson | 3:49 |
9. | "634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)" | Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd | 3:33 |
10. | "A Bad Way of Saying Goodbye" | Sam Hogin, Jim McBride, Adkins | 3:54 |
Total length: | 33:17 |
Personnel
- Trace Adkins - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Barry Beckett - organ
- Bill Cuomo - synthesizer
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Rob Hajacos - fiddle
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Terry McMillan - harmonica
- Matt Rollings - piano
- Michael Spriggs - acoustic guitar
- Dennis Wilson - background vocals
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young - background vocals
Charts
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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US Country | US | CAN Country | ||
1996 | "There's a Girl in Texas" | 20 | — | 33 |
"Every Light in the House" | 3 | 78 | 10 | |
1997 | "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing" | 1 | — | 1 |
"I Left Something Turned On at Home" | 2 | — | 1 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Certifications
Region | Certification |
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United States (RIAA)[8] | Platinum |
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