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.
Critical reception
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.
Track listing
Personnel Trace Adkins - acoustic guitar, lead vocals Eddie Bayers - drums Barry Beckett - organ Bill Cuomo - synthesizer Paul Franklin - steel guitar Rob Hajacos - fiddle Brent Mason - electric guitar Terry McMillan - harmonica Matt Rollings - piano Michael Spriggs - acoustic guitar Dennis Wilson - background vocals Glenn Worf - bass guitar Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young - background vocals
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1996–1997) Peakposition Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 16
Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Billboard 200 120 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 15 Chart (1998) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 65
Singles 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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