"There's a Girl in Texas" is a debut song co-written and recorded by American country music artist

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. It was released in April 1996 as his debut single, and was served as the lead-off single from his debut album '' Dreamin' Out Loud''. The song peaked at No. 20 on the ''

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chart in August 1996. The song was written by Adkins and Vip Vipperman.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "It’s a smooth rendition of the essential radio-receptive debut and should have no problem finding a home on car radios and jukeboxes everywhere."

Chart performance

References

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