Big Dreams in a Small Town

Big Dreams in a Small Town
Studio album by
Restless Heart
ReleasedJuly 15, 1988 (1988-07-15)
StudioDigital Recorders and OmniSound Studios (Nashville, TN).
GenreCountry
Length37:53
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerTim DuBois
Scott Hendricks
Restless Heart
Restless Heart chronology
Wheels
(1986) 		Big Dreams in a Small Town
(1988) 		Fast Movin' Train
(1990)
Singles from Big Dreams in a Small Town
  1. "The Bluest Eyes in Texas"
    Released: May 13, 1988
  2. "A Tender Lie"
    Released: September 1988
  3. "Big Dreams in a Small Town"
    Released: February 1989
  4. "Say What's in Your Heart"
    Released: July 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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.

The album reached number 4 on the Top Country Albums chart[2] and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Say What's in Your Heart"Donny Lowery, Don Schlitz4:05
2."Big Dreams in a Small Town"Van Stephenson, Tim DuBois, Dave Robbins3:35
3."A Tender Lie"Randy Sharp3:29
4."Jenny Come Back"Stephenson, T. DuBois, Robbins3:49
5."No Way Out"Steve Bogard, Rick Giles3:11
6."Carved in Stone"Tony Colton, Michael Noble4:02
7."El Dorado"Nicky Gregg, Paul Gregg, Greg Jennings5:10
8."The Bluest Eyes in Texas"Stephenson, T. DuBois, Robbins4:46
9."This Time"Bob Farrell, P. Gregg, Robbins3:32
10."Calm Before the Storm"Farrell, Stephenson, Robbins4:07
11."The Ride of Your Life"John Dittrich, James DuBois4:47

Personnel

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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

Production

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  • 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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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ allmusic ((( Big Dreams in a Small Town > Charts & Awards )))
  3. ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum
  4. ^ "Restless Heart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Restless Heart Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
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