Billy Dean (album)

Billy Dean
Studio album by Billy Dean
Released	September 24, 1991
Studio	Emerald Sound Studios, Quad Studios and Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	34:32
Label	Capitol Nashville
Producer	Chuck Howard Tom Shapiro
Billy Dean chronology
Young Man (1990) Billy Dean (1991) Fire in the Dark (1993)
Singles from Billy Dean
"You Don't Count the Cost" Released: September 9, 1991 "Only the Wind" Released: December 30, 1991 "Billy the Kid" Released: May 18, 1992 "If There Hadn't Been You" Released: August 17, 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C+ [2]

Billy Dean is the second studio album by American country music artist Billy Dean, released in 1991 by Capitol Nashville. Like his debut album Young Man, it was certified gold by the RIAA. Four singles were released from the album: "You Don't Count the Cost", "Only the Wind", "Billy the Kid" and "If There Hadn't Been You". "If There Hadn't Been You" was the highest-peaking of these, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The other singles all reached No. 4 on the same chart.

Track listing

Billy Dean track listing ^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Billy the Kid"	Billy Dean, Paul Nelson	3:09
2.	"Simple Things"	B. Dean, Steve Dean	3:06
3.	"Hammer Down"	Bob Regan, George Teren	4:08
4.	"Only the Wind"	Tom Shapiro, Chuck Jones	3:40
5.	"Small Favors"	B. Dean, Tim Nichols	3:01
6.	"I Shoulda Listened"	Shapiro, Ron Hellard	3:54
7.	"You Don't Count the Cost"	Bucky Jones, Shapiro, Chris Waters	3:15
8.	"Gone but Not Forgotten"	Wayland Holyfield, Verlon Thompson	2:50
9.	"If There Hadn't Been You"	Shapiro, Hellard	3:19
10.	"Intro to Daddy's Will"	B. Dean, S. Dean	0:31
11.	"Daddy's Will"	B. Dean, S. Dean	3:41

Personnel

• Billy Dean – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Steve Nathan – acoustic piano, keyboards
• Biff Watson – acoustic piano, keyboards, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, classical guitar, band leader
• Bill Hullett – acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar
• Chuck Jones – acoustic guitar
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Bob Regan – electric guitar
• John Willis – electric guitar
• Bruce Bouton – dobro, pedal steel guitar
• Glenn Worf – bass
• Lonnie Wilson – drums, backing vocals
• Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion
• Bruce Dees – backing vocals
• Julie King – backing vocals
• Tom Shapiro – backing vocals
• Lisa Silver – backing vocals
• Harry Stinson – backing vocals
• Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
• Curtis Young – backing vocals

Production

• Jimmy Gilmer – executive producer
• Chuck Howard – producer
• Tom Shapiro – producer
• Bob Bullock – recording, mixing
• Brian Hardin – recording assistant, mix assistant
• Bob Campbell-Smith – overdub recording
• Mel Jones – overdub assistant
• Paula Montonado – overdub assistant
• Milan Bogdan – digital editing
• Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Virginia Team – art direction
• Jerry Joyner – design
• Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography
• Vanessa Ware – stylist
• June Arnold – make-up

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [4]	88
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5]	22
Canadian RPM Country Albums	8

References

1. Mansfield, Brian. Billy Dean at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
2. Nash, Alanna (December 6, 1991). "Music Capsule Review: Billy Dean". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved March 7, 2025.
3. Billy Dean (cassette). Billy Dean. Liberty Records. 1992. C4-96728.
4. "Billy Dean Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
5. "Billy Dean Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2025.