Dreamin' Out Loud should not be confused with Dreaming Out Loud (disambiguation).
| Dreamin' Out Loud | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Trace Adkins |
| Cover: | Dreaminoutloud.jpg |
| Released: | June 25, 1996 |
| Recorded: | 1995–1996 at The Sound Shop; Nashville, TN |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 33:17 |
| Label: | Capitol Nashville |
| Producer: | Scott Hendricks |
| Next Title: | Big Time |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
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.
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.
| Chart (1997) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[1] | 120 | |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[2] | 15 | |
| Chart (1998) | Position | |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] | 65 |
| 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 | ||||