Big Dreams in a Small Town | ||||
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Released | July 15, 1988 | |||
Studio | Digital Recorders and OmniSound Studios (Nashville, TN). | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 37:53 | |||
Label | RCA Nashville | |||
Producer | Tim DuBois Scott Hendricks Restless Heart | |||
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Singles from Big Dreams in a Small Town | ||||
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Big Dreams in a Small Town is the third studio album by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released by RCA Nashville in July 1988. The songs:"The Bluest Eyes in Texas," the title track "A Tender Lie," and "Say What's in Your Heart" were all released as singles prior to the album.
The album reached number 4 on the Top Country Albums chart [2] and has been certified Gold by the RIAA. [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Say What's in Your Heart" | Donny Lowery, Don Schlitz | 4:05 |
2. | "Big Dreams in a Small Town" | Van Stephenson, Tim DuBois, Dave Robbins | 3:35 |
3. | "A Tender Lie" | Randy Sharp | 3:29 |
4. | "Jenny Come Back" | Stephenson, T. DuBois, Robbins | 3:49 |
5. | "No Way Out" | Steve Bogard, Rick Giles | 3:11 |
6. | "Carved in Stone" | Tony Colton, Michael Noble | 4:02 |
7. | "El Dorado" | Nicky Gregg, Paul Gregg, Greg Jennings | 5:10 |
8. | "The Bluest Eyes in Texas" | Stephenson, T. DuBois, Robbins | 4:46 |
9. | "This Time" | Bob Farrell, P. Gregg, Robbins | 3:32 |
10. | "Calm Before the Storm" | Farrell, Stephenson, Robbins | 4:07 |
11. | "The Ride of Your Life" | John Dittrich, James DuBois | 4:47 |
Restless Heart
Lead vocals on all tracks by Larry Stewart, except "Carved in Stone" (Paul Gregg and Larry Stewart), "El Dorado" (Paul Gregg), and "Calm Before the Storm" (John Dittrich).
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