Wild-Eyed Dream
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Released | February 26, 1987 October 25, 1990 (re-released) | |||
Recorded | July - October 1986[1] | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 29:04 | |||
Label | Columbia Nashville | |||
Producer | Steve Buckingham | |||
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Wild-Eyed Dream is the title of the debut album by country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The first singles released from the album from 1986 to 1988 were "Wild-Eyed Dream" and "Crime of Passion", which charted at #24 and #7, respectively. The last three singles, "Somebody Lied", "Life Turned Her That Way", and "Don't We All Have The Right" all reached #1. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on July 24, 1989.[1]
"Working Man's Blues" is a cover of the Merle Haggard song, while "Crazy over You" was also released by the duo Foster & Lloyd as their debut single. "Life Turned Her That Way" was previously a #11 single in 1967 for Mel Tillis, and "I Don't Care" a #1 single for Buck Owens in 1964. Conway Twitty also recorded "Somebody Lied" for his 1985 album Don't Call Him a Cowboy. "Don't We All Have the Right" was originally recorded by Roger Miller on his 1970 album Trip in the Country.
Track listing
- "Ultimately Fine" (Samuel Lianas, Kurt Neumann) - 3:07
- "Crime of Passion" (Walt Aldridge, Mac McAnally) - 3:23
- "Life Turned Her That Way" (Harlan Howard) - 3:22
- "I Don't Care" (Buck Owens) - 2:17
- "Don't We All Have the Right" (Roger Miller) - 2:36
- "Wild-Eyed Dream" (Alan Rhody) - 2:49
- "Baby, I'm Ready" (Floyd Wilson) - 2:22
- "Somebody Lied" (Joe Chambers, Larry Jenkins) - 3:21
- "Crazy Over You" (Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd) - 3:21
- "Workin' Man's Blues" (Merle Haggard) - 2:43
Personnel
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Richard Bennett – electric guitar
- Steve Buckingham – acoustic guitar
- Dennis Burnside – piano
- Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
- Steve Gibson – electric guitar
- Hoot Hester – fiddle, mandolin
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Roy Huskey, Jr. – upright bass
- Randy McCormick – piano
- Tony Migliore – piano
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar
- Tom Robb – bass guitar
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Harry Stinson – percussion
- Ricky Van Shelton – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- Tommy Wells – drums
- Bergen White – background vocals
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
Chart performance
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 76 |
References
- ^ a b Greatest Hits Plus (CD). Ricky Van Shelton. Columbia Records. 1992. 52753.
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