Big Dreams in a Small Town
1988 studio album by Restless Heart
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Big Dreams in a Small Town is the third studio album by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released by RCA Nashville in July 1988. The songs:"The Bluest Eyes in Texas," the title track "A Tender Lie," and "Say What's in Your Heart" were all released as singles prior to the album.
ReleasedJuly 15, 1988
StudiosDigital Recorders and OmniSound Studios (Nashville, TN).
GenreCountry
Length37:53
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| Released | July 15, 1988 | |||
| Studios | Digital Recorders and OmniSound Studios (Nashville, TN). | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 37:53 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producers | Tim DuBois Scott Hendricks Restless Heart | |||
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The album reached number 4 on the Top Country Albums chart[2] and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Say What's in Your Heart" | Donny Lowery, Don Schlitz | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Big Dreams in a Small Town" | Van Stephenson, Tim DuBois, Dave Robbins | 3:35 |
| 3. | "A Tender Lie" | Randy Sharp | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Jenny Come Back" | Stephenson, T. DuBois, Robbins | 3:49 |
| 5. | "No Way Out" | Steve Bogard, Rick Giles | 3:11 |
| 6. | "Carved in Stone" | Tony Colton, Michael Noble | 4:02 |
| 7. | "El Dorado" | Nicky Gregg, Paul Gregg, Greg Jennings | 5:10 |
| 8. | "The Bluest Eyes in Texas" | Stephenson, T. DuBois, Robbins | 4:46 |
| 9. | "This Time" | Bob Farrell, P. Gregg, Robbins | 3:32 |
| 10. | "Calm Before the Storm" | Farrell, Stephenson, Robbins | 4:07 |
| 11. | "The Ride of Your Life" | John Dittrich, James DuBois | 4:47 |
Personnel
Restless Heart
- John Dittrich – drums, vocals
- Paul Gregg – bass, vocals
- Dave Innis – keyboards, vocals
- Greg Jennings – guitars, vocals
- Larry Stewart – vocals
Lead vocals on all tracks by Larry Stewart, except "Carved in Stone" (Paul Gregg and Larry Stewart), "El Dorado" (Paul Gregg), and "Calm Before the Storm" (John Dittrich).
Additional musicians
- Carl Marsh – Fairlight programming
- David Humphreys – Fairlight programming
Production
- Restless Heart – producers
- Tim DuBois – producer
- Scott Hendricks – producer, recording, mixing, mastering
- Joe Galante – A&R direction
- J. T. Cantwell – assistant engineer
- Chris Hammond – assistant engineer
- Mark Nevers – assistant engineer
- Eric Paul – assistant engineer
- Tom Singers – assistant engineer
- Carry Summers – assistant engineer
- Bill Whittington – assistant engineer
- Carlos Grier – digital editing
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- Mary Hamilton – art direction
- Bob McConnell – design
- Empire Studios – photography
- Mixed at The Castle (Franklin, TN).
- Mastered at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, TN).
Charts
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