Wild-Eyed Dream | ||||
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Released | February 26, 1987 October 25, 1990 (re-released) | |||
Recorded | July - October 1986[1] | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 29:04 | |||
Label | Columbia Nashville | |||
Producer | Steve Buckingham | |||
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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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ultimately Fine" | Samuel Lianas, Kurt Neumann | 3:07 |
2. | "Crime of Passion" | Walt Aldridge, Mac McAnally | 3:23 |
3. | "Life Turned Her That Way" | Harlan Howard | 3:22 |
4. | "I Don't Care" | Buck Owens | 2:17 |
5. | "Don't We All Have the Right" | Roger Miller | 2:36 |
6. | "Wild-Eyed Dream" | Alan Rhody | 2:49 |
7. | "Baby, I'm Ready" | Floyd Wilson | 2:22 |
8. | "Somebody Lied" | Joe Chambers, Larry Jenkins | 3:21 |
9. | "Crazy Over You" | Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd | 3:21 |
10. | "Workin' Man's Blues" | Merle Haggard | 2:43 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[9] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[10] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |