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1996 studio album by Trace Adkins From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

ReleasedJune 25, 1996
Recorded1995–1996 at The Sound Shop; Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length33:17
Quick facts Studio album by Trace Adkins, Released ...
Dreamin' Out Loud
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 25, 1996
Recorded1995–1996 at The Sound Shop; Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length33:17
LabelCapitol Nashville
ProducerScott Hendricks
Trace Adkins chronology
Dreamin' Out Loud
(1996)
Big Time
(1997)
Singles from Dreamin' Out Loud
  1. "There's a Girl in Texas"
    Released: April 13, 1996
  2. "Every Light in the House"
    Released: August 20, 1996
  3. "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing"
    Released: January 21, 1997
  4. "I Left Something Turned On at Home"
    Released: April 21, 1997
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Critical reception

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AllMusicStarStarStarStar[1]
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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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."There's a Girl in Texas"Vip Vipperman, Trace Adkins3:31
2."I Left Something Turned On at Home"Billy Lawson, John Schweers3:07
3."Every Light in the House"Kent Robbins2:59
4."(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing"Tim Nichols, Mark D. Sanders4:01
5."Dreamin' Out Loud"Buddy Blackmon, Micheal Smotherman, Vipperman3:12
6."If I Fall (You're Goin' with Me)"Walt Aldridge, Will Robinson3:07
7."It Was You"Craig Wiseman, Trey Bruce3:24
8."I Can Only Love You Like a Man"Scott Miller, Bernie Nelson3:49
9."634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)"Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd3:33
10."A Bad Way of Saying Goodbye"Sam Hogin, Jim McBride, Adkins3:54
Total length:33:17
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Personnel

Charts

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Singles

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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
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Certifications

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Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[8] Platinum
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