Wild-Eyed Dream

Wild-Eyed Dream
Studio album by Ricky Van Shelton
Released	May 26, 1987 October 25, 1990 (re-released)
Recorded	July - October 1986[1]
Genre	Country
Length	29:04
Label	Columbia Nashville
Producer	Steve Buckingham
Ricky Van Shelton chronology
Wild-Eyed Dream (1987) Loving Proof (1988)

Professional ratings
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Allmusic	[2]

Wild-Eyed Dream is the title of the debut album by 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.

Track listing

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

Personnel

• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Richard Bennett – electric guitar
• Steve Buckingham – acoustic guitar
• Dennis Burnside – piano
• Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
• Steve Gibson – electric guitar
• Hoot Hester – fiddle, mandolin
• David Hungate – bass guitar
• Roy Huskey, Jr. – upright bass
• Randy McCormick – piano
• Tony Migliore – piano
• Don Potter – acoustic guitar
• Tom Robb – bass guitar
• Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
• John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
• Harry Stinson – percussion
• Ricky Van Shelton – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
• Tommy Wells – drums
• Bergen White – background vocals
• Dennis Wilson – background vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	76

References

1. Greatest Hits Plus (CD). Ricky Van Shelton. Columbia Records. 1992. 52753.
2. Allmusic review