Dreamin' Out Loud
# Dreamin' Out Loud

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |

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.

## Critical reception

Thom Owens of Allmusic gave the album four stars out of five, commending 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.

## Personnel

* Trace Adkins - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
* Eddie Bayers - drums
* Barry Beckett - organ
* Bill Cuomo - synthesizer
* Paul Franklin - steel guitar
* Rob Hajacos - fiddle
* Brent Mason - electric guitar
* Terry McMillan - harmonica
* Matt Rollings - piano
* Michael Spriggs - acoustic guitar
* Dennis Wilson - background vocals
* Glenn Worf - bass guitar
* Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young - background vocals

## Charts

### Singles

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Single | US Country | US | CAN Country |
| 1996 | "There's a Girl in Texas" | 20 | — | 33 |
| 1996 | "Every Light in the House" | 3 | 78 | 10 |
| 1997 | "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing" | 1 | — | 1 |
| 1997 | "I Left Something Turned On at Home" | 2 | — | 1 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||

## Certifications

| Region | Certification |
| - | - |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum |
