Dreamin' Out Loud

Not to be confused with Dreaming Out Loud (disambiguation).

Dreamin' Out Loud
Studio album by Trace Adkins
Released	June 25, 1996
Recorded	1995–1996 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: April 13, 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

Dreamin' Out Loud is the debut studio 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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Thom Owens of AllMusic commended 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, Micheal Smotherman, Vipperman	3:12
6.	"If I Fall (You're Goin' with Me)"	Walt Aldridge, Will 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
Total length:			33:17

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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996–1997) Peak position Canadian Country Albums ( RPM ) 16 US Billboard 200 [2] 53 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [3] 6 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [4] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Billboard 200 [5] 120 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] 15 Chart (1998) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [7] 65

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) [8]	Platinum

References

1. Owens, Thom. "Dreamin' Out Loud review". AllMusic . Retrieved February 11, 2010.
2. "Trace Adkins Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
3. "Trace Adkins Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
4. "Trace Adkins Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
5. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
8. "American album certifications – Trace Adkins – Dreamin' Out Loud". Recording Industry Association of America.