Wild-Eyed Dream

Wild-Eyed Dream is the title of the debut album by country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The first singles released from the album from 1986 to 1988 were "Wild-Eyed Dream" and "Crime of Passion", which charted at #24 and #7, respectively. The last three singles, "Somebody Lied", "Life Turned Her That Way", and "Don't We All Have The Right" all reached #1. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on July 24, 1989.[1]

Wild-Eyed Dream
Studio album by
Ricky Van Shelton
ReleasedFebruary 26, 1987
October 25, 1990 (re-released)
RecordedJuly - October 1986[1]
GenreCountry
Length29:04
LabelColumbia Nashville
ProducerSteve Buckingham
Ricky Van Shelton chronology
Wild-Eyed Dream
(1987)		 Loving Proof
(1988)
Singles from Wild-Eyed Dream
  1. "Wild-Eyed Dream"
    Released: November 1986
  2. "Crime of Passion"
    Released: April 18, 1987
  3. "Somebody Lied"
    Released: July 27, 1987
  4. "Life Turned Her That Way"
    Released: December 7, 1987
  5. "Don't We All Have the Right"
    Released: April 11, 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

"Working Man's Blues" is a cover of the Merle Haggard song, while "Crazy over You" was also released by the duo Foster & Lloyd as their debut single. "Life Turned Her That Way" was previously a #11 single in 1967 for Mel Tillis, and "I Don't Care" a #1 single for Buck Owens in 1964. Conway Twitty also recorded "Somebody Lied" for his 1985 album Don't Call Him a Cowboy. "Don't We All Have the Right" was originally recorded by Roger Miller on his 1970 album Trip in the Country.

Track listing
  1. "Ultimately Fine" (Samuel Lianas, Kurt Neumann) - 3:07
  2. "Crime of Passion" (Walt Aldridge, Mac McAnally) - 3:23
  3. "Life Turned Her That Way" (Harlan Howard) - 3:22
  4. "I Don't Care" (Buck Owens) - 2:17
  5. "Don't We All Have the Right" (Roger Miller) - 2:36
  6. "Wild-Eyed Dream" (Alan Rhody) - 2:49
  7. "Baby, I'm Ready" (Floyd Wilson) - 2:22
  8. "Somebody Lied" (Joe Chambers, Larry Jenkins) - 3:21
  9. "Crazy Over You" (Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd) - 3:21
  10. "Workin' Man's Blues" (Merle Haggard) - 2:43

Personnel

Chart performance
Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 76
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References
  1. Greatest Hits Plus (CD). Ricky Van Shelton. Columbia Records. 1992. 52753.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Allmusic review
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