The Dreamer (Blake Shelton album)

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The Dreamer
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2003 (2003-02-04)
Recorded2002
StudioSony/Tree Studios, Emerald Sound Studios/"Tracking Room", Cool Tools Audio, Treasure Isle Studios and Blueberry Hill Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
Genre Country
Length34:55
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer Bobby Braddock
Blake Shelton chronology
Blake Shelton
(2001)
The Dreamer
(2003)
Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill
(2004)
Singles from The Dreamer
  1. "The Baby"
    Released: October 28, 2002
  2. "Heavy Liftin'"
    Released: 2003
  3. "Playboys of the Southwestern World"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Dreamer is the second studio album by American country music artist Blake Shelton. Released in 2003 on Warner Bros. Records Nashville, it features the Number One single "The Baby," as well as the singles "Heavy Liftin'" and "Playboys of the Southwestern World". The Dreamer is certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and features staff writers on all but one track.

Contents

Content

"The Baby" was the first single from the album. This song spent three weeks at Number One on the Billboard country charts in early 2003, becoming Shelton's second Number One hit. Unlike with his debut album, the second and third singles from The Dreamer did not peak as highly: "Heavy Liftin'" peaked at number 32, and "Playboys of the Southwestern World" at number 24.

"Underneath the Same Moon" was previously recorded by John Rich on his 2000 album of the same name.

"Georgia in a Jug" was previously recorded by Johnny Paycheck on his 1978 album Take This Job and Shove It , and his version was a number 20 country hit that year. "In My Heaven" was previously recorded by Mark Wills on his 2001 album Loving Every Minute.

Shelton's one solo writing credit on the album is for the title track, which is about Shelton's relationship with his then-fiance Kaynette Gern. "My Neck of the Woods" was co-written by Shelton and was inspired by the music of Hank Williams Jr. [2] The lyrics to the song are about the area in Tennessee where Shelton was living at the time. [3] Shelton said about "My Neck of the Woods", "This is a song I begged and begged to have on my first album, but I just couldn't convince the record company. Now I'm glad it didn't make the first album, because I think it fits better on this one." [2]

Critical reception

Robert L. Doerschuk of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, saying, "Rough, rawboned energy drives Blake Shelton's sophomore release[…]the problem lies more with the material, which represents the doldrum state of songwriting in music city." [1] Ray Waddell of Billboard thought that the album's variety of material made it "broader than its predecessor", contrasting the "muscular" "Heavy Liftin'" to the "impressive passion" on "The Baby", although he criticized the production of "Asphalt Cowboy". [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heavy Liftin'"Boyd Houston Robert, George Teren, Rivers Rutherford 3:26
2."The Baby" Harley Allen, Michael White 3:54
3."Asphalt Cowboy" Jeff Stevens, Kenny West3:39
4."In My Heaven"Rutherford, Bobby Pinson 3:10
5."The Dreamer" Blake Shelton 3:59
6."My Neck of the Woods"Shelton, Don Ellis, Billy Montana 3:45
7."Underneath the Same Moon" Sharon Vaughn Bellamy, John Rich 3:52
8."Georgia in a Jug" Bobby Braddock 3:06
9."Playboys of the Southwestern World" Randy VanWarmer, Neal Coty 4:28
10."Someday"Kathy Locke, Braddock3:36
Total length:34:55

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. [5]

Production

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
US Country US
2002"The Baby"128
2003"Heavy Liftin'"32
"Playboys of the Southwestern World"24
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA) [9] Gold

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