Dreamin' Out Loud
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.
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| Released | June 25, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995-1996 at The Sound Shop; Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:17 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
| Producer | Scott Hendricks | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
Critical reception
Thom Owens of Allmusic gave the album four stars out of five, commending 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, Michael 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
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 53 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 16 |
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)[2] | Platinum |
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References
- Owens, Thom. "Dreamin' Out Loud review". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- "American album certifications – Trace Adkins – Dreamin' Out Loud". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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