Wild-Eyed Dream is the debut studio album by American 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]
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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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| Singles from Wild-Eyed Dream | ||||
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"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
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ultimately Fine" | Samuel Lianas, Kurt Neumann | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Crime of Passion" | Walt Aldridge, Mac McAnally | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Life Turned Her That Way" | Harlan Howard | 3:22 |
| 4. | "I Don't Care" | Buck Owens | 2:17 |
| 5. | "Don't We All Have the Right" | Roger Miller | 2:36 |
| 6. | "Wild-Eyed Dream" | Alan Rhody | 2:49 |
| 7. | "Baby, I'm Ready" | Floyd Wilson | 2:22 |
| 8. | "Somebody Lied" | Joe Chambers, Larry Jenkins | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Crazy Over You" | Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd | 3:21 |
| 10. | "Workin' Man's Blues" | Merle Haggard | 2:43 |
Personnel
edit- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Richard Bennett – electric guitar
- Steve Buckingham – acoustic guitar
- Mark Casstevens- 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 – backing vocals
- Harry Stinson – percussion
- Ricky Van Shelton – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- Tommy Wells – drums
- Bergen White – backing vocals
- Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
Charts
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[9] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[10] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Greatest Hits Plus (CD). Ricky Van Shelton. Columbia Records. 1992. 52753.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Ricky Van Shelton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Ricky Van Shelton Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Ricky Van Shelton – Wild-Eyed Dream". Music Canada. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ "American album certifications – Ricky Van Shelton – Wild-Eyed Dream". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 23, 2022.