Big Time (Little Texas album)

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Big Time
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 11, 1993
Recorded1992-1993
StudioArdent Studios, Crosstown Studios, and Studio 6 Memphis, TN Masterfonics, Mesa Studios, Scruggs Sound Studios, and Treasure Isle Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length37:38
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer Doug Grau
Christy DiNapoli
James Stroud
Little Texas chronology
First Time for Everything
(1992)
Big Time
(1993)
Kick a Little
(1994)
Singles from Big Time
  1. "What Might Have Been"
    Released: May 13, 1993
  2. "God Blessed Texas"
    Released: July 17, 1993
  3. "My Love"
    Released: January 13, 1994
  4. "Stop on a Dime"
    Released: May 9, 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Entertainment Weekly C− link

Big Time is the second studio album released by country music band Little Texas. The band's breakthrough album, it was released in 1993 on Warner Bros. Records, and produced the singles "What Might Have Been", "God Blessed Texas", "My Love", and "Stop on a Dime". Respectively, these peaked at numbers 2, 4, 1, and 14 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "What Might Have Been" was also a crossover hit, reaching 16 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts.

Contents

The album is also the band's highest certified album, having been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA.

Track listing

  1. "Forget About Forgetting You" (Porter Howell, Dwayne O'Brien, Brady Seals, Tommy Barnes) – 3:09
  2. "Only Thing I'm Sure Of" (Howell, O'Brien, B. Seals) – 3:25
  3. "What Might Have Been" (Howell, O'Brien, B. Seals) – 3:58
  4. "My Love" (Howell, B. Seals, Barnes) - 4:05
  5. "Stop on a Dime" (Howell, O'Brien, B. Seals) - 3:05
  6. "God Blessed Texas" (Howell, B. Seals) - 4:05
  7. "Love and Learn" (Howell, O'Brien) - 3:54
  8. "My Town" (Michael Stanley) - 4:21
  9. "This Time It's Real" (Howell, O'Brien, B. Seals) - 4:01
  10. "Cutoff Jeans" (Troy Seals, B. Seals, Ronnie Samoset) - 3:35

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. [1]

Little Texas

Additional Musicians

Chart performance

Chart (1993)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums6
U.S. Billboard 20055
Canadian RPM Country Albums8

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References

  1. Big Time (CD liner). Little Texas. Warner Bros. Records. 1993. 45276-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)