Dreamin' Out Loud

Dreamin' Out Loud
Studio album by Trace Adkins
Released	June 25, 1996
Recorded	1995 at The Sound Shop; Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	33:17
Label	Capitol Nashville
Producer	Scott Hendricks
Trace Adkins chronology
Dreamin' Out Loud (1996) Big Time (1997)
Singles from Dreamin' Out Loud
"There's a Girl in Texas" Released: March 1996 "Every Light in the House" Released: August 20, 1996 "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing" Released: January 21, 1997 "I Left Something Turned On at Home" Released: April 21, 1997

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Dreamin' Out Loud is the debut 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

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, William 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

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
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
		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
United States (RIAA)[2]	Platinum

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Owens, Thom. "Dreamin' Out Loud review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r241758. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
2. ^ "American album certifications – Trace Adkins – Dreamin' Out Loud". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Dreamin%27+Out+Loud%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH