| Wild-Eyed Dream | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Ricky Van Shelton |
| Cover: | Wild-Eyed Dream album cover by Ricky Van Shelton.jpg |
| Released: | February 26, 1987 October 25, 1990 (re-released) |
| Recorded: | July – October 1986 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 29:04 |
| Label: | Columbia Nashville |
| Producer: | Steve Buckingham |
| Next Title: | Loving Proof |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
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]
"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.
| Chart (1987) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[2] | 26 | |
| Chart (1988) | Position | |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] | 2 | |
| Chart (1989) | Position | |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] | 19 | |
| Chart (1990) | Position | |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] | 54 |