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.
The album reached number 4 on the Top Country Albums chart[ 2] and has been certified Gold by the RIAA .[ 3]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 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 Robbins3:35 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
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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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