Dare to Dream (Billy Gilman album) explained

Dare to Dream
Type:	studio
Artist:	Billy Gilman
Cover:	Gilmandream.jpg
Released:	May 8, 2001
Length:	43:15
Label:	Epic
Prev Title:	Classic Christmas
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Music Through Heartsongs
Next Year:	2003

Dare to Dream is the second studio album by the American country music singer Billy Gilman, released in 2001 on Epic Records Nashville. Although its singles "Elisabeth" and "She's My Girl" both fell short of the Top 40 on the Billboard country singles charts, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Track listing

1. "She's My Girl" (Brian Baker, Zack Turner, Lonnie Wilson) – 3:08
2. "Our First Kiss" (Bonnie Baker, Bob DiPiero) – 3:11
3. "Elisabeth" (Kim Patton-Johnston, Liz Rose) – 4:22
4. "I've Got to Make It to Summer" (Don Cook, David Malloy) – 4:30
5. "My Time on Earth" (Tommy Conners, Adam Hughes, David Vincent Williams) – 4:26
6. "You Don't You Won't" (David Bassett, Michael Himelstein) – 3:28
7. "She's Everything You Want" (Mary Danna, Michael Gerald Lunn, Malloy) – 2:22
8. "God's Alive and Well" (Malloy, Bruce Roberts) – 4:28
9. "The Woman in My Life" (Cook, Bob Regan, Leslie Satcher) – 3:40
10. "Almost Love" (Tom Douglas, Marcus Hummon) – 4:14
11. "Some Things I Know" (Sally Barris, Burton Collins) – 2:36
12. "Shamey, Shamey, Shame" (Randle Chowing, Mark Morton, Alan Ross) – 2:50

Notable tracks

"Some Things I Know" was recorded by the country music singer James Bonamy for his 1997 album Roots and Wings. It was also recorded by the country singer Lee Ann Womack as a duet with Vince Gill three years before Gilman's recording (in 1998) and served as the title track for her album Some Things I Know.

Personnel

• Mark Casstevens  - acoustic guitar
• Eric Darken  - percussion
• Billy Gilman  - lead vocals
• Mike Haynes  - trumpet
• Jim Horn  - baritone saxophone, horn arrangements
• David Hungate  - bass guitar
• John Barlow Jarvis  - keyboards
• Alison Krauss  - vocal ad-libs
• Michael Lunn  - electric guitar
• Greg Morrow  - drums
• The Nashville String Machine  - strings
• Jimmy Nichols  - keyboards, background vocals
• Billy Panda  - acoustic guitar
• Greg Piccolo  - tenor saxophone
• Michael Rhodes  - bass guitar
• Brent Rowan  - electric guitar
• Leslie Satcher  - background vocals
• The Slugs  - background vocals
• Havey Thompson  - tenor saxophone
• Robby Turner  - steel guitar
• Cindy Richardson-Walker  - background vocals
• Bergen White  - string arrangements
• Lonnie Wilson  - background vocals

Chart performance

Year end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[1]	74
US Country Albums (Billboard)^[2]	43

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20020701173700/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_country.html. July 1, 2002. Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada. Jam!. March 28, 2022.
2. Web site: Country Albums - Year-End 2001. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 26, 2016.