''Big Dreams in a Small Town'' is the third studio album by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
group
Restless Heart
Restless Heart is an American country music band established in 1984. The band's members are Larry Stewart (lead vocals), John Dittrich (drums, vocals), Paul Gregg (bass guitar, vocals), Dave Innis (piano, keyboards, guitar, vocals), and Greg Je ...
. It was released by
RCA Nashville
RCA Nashville is an American country music record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is distributed by Sony Music Nashville which is part of Sony Music.
Current artists
*Kane Brown
*Andrew Jannakos
*Miranda Lambert
*Niko Moon (RCA/River Hou ...
in July 1988. The songs:"
The Bluest Eyes in Texas," the title track "
A Tender Lie," and "
Say What's in Your Heart
"Say What's in Your Heart" is a song written by Donny Lowery and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released in July 1989 as the fourth and final single from their album '' Big Dreams in a Small Town'' ...
" were all released as singles prior to the album.
The album reached number 4 on the
Top Country Albums
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chart and has been certified Gold by the
RIAA
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.
RIAA - Gold & Platinum
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Track listing
Personnel
Restless Heart
* John Dittrich – drums, vocals
* Paul Gregg – bass, vocals
* Dave Innis – keyboards, vocals
* Greg Jennings – guitars, vocals
* Larry Stewart – vocals
Lead vocals on all tracks by Larry Stewart, except "Carved in Stone" (Paul Gregg and Larry Stewart), "El Dorado" (Paul Gregg), and "Calm Before the Storm" (John Dittrich).
Additional musicians
* Carl Marsh – Fairlight programming
* David Humphreys – Fairlight programming
Production
* Restless Heart – producers
* Tim DuBois – producer
* Scott Hendricks – producer, recording, mixing, mastering
* Joe Galante
Joe Galante (born December 18, 1949, New York City, NY) is an American music industry executive. He is noted for his role in developing the careers of Waylon Jennings, Dolly Parton, Alabama, Kenny Chesney, Sara Evans, Brad Paisley, Martina McBride ...
– A&R direction
* J. T. Cantwell – assistant engineer
* Chris Hammond – assistant engineer
* Mark Nevers – assistant engineer
* Eric Paul – assistant engineer
* Tom Singers – assistant engineer
* Carry Summers – assistant engineer
* Bill Whittington – assistant engineer
* Carlos Grier – digital editing
* Denny Purcell – mastering
* Mary Hamilton – art direction
* Bob McConnell – design
* Empire Studios – photography
* Mixed at The Castle (Franklin, TN).
* Mastered at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, TN).
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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1988 albums
Restless Heart albums
RCA Records albums
Albums produced by Scott Hendricks