The Dreamer (Blake Shelton album)

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The Dreamer (Blake Shelton album) - Wikipedia

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The Dreamer

Studio album by

Blake Shelton

Released

February 4, 2003

Recorded

2002

Studio

Sony/Tree Studios, Emerald Sound Studios/"Tracking Room", Cool Tools Audio, Treasure Isle Studios and Blueberry Hill Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).

Genre

Country

Length

34:55

Label

Warner Bros. Nashville

Producer

Bobby Braddock

Blake Shelton chronology

Blake Shelton
(2001)

The Dreamer
(2003)

Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill
(2004)

Singles from The Dreamer

"The Baby"
Released: October 28, 2002
"Heavy Liftin'"
Released: 2003
"Playboys of the Southwestern World"
Released: 2003

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

The Dreamer is the second studio album by American country music artist Blake Shelton. Released in 2003 on Warner Bros. Records Nashville, it features the Number One single "The Baby," as well as the singles "Heavy Liftin'" and "Playboys of the Southwestern World". The Dreamer is certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and features staff writers on all but one track.

Content

"The Baby" was the first single from the album. This song spent three weeks at Number One on the Billboard country charts in early 2003, becoming Shelton's second Number One hit. Unlike with his debut album, the second and third singles from The Dreamer did not peak as highly: "Heavy Liftin'" peaked at number 32, and "Playboys of the Southwestern World" at number 24.

"Underneath the Same Moon" was previously recorded by John Rich on his 2000 album of the same name.

"Georgia in a Jug" was previously recorded by Johnny Paycheck on his 1978 album Take This Job and Shove It, and his version was a number 20 country hit that year. "In My Heaven" was previously recorded by Mark Wills on his 2001 album Loving Every Minute.

Shelton's one solo writing credit on the album is for the title track, which is about Shelton's relationship with his then-fiance Kaynette Gern. "My Neck of the Woods" was co-written by Shelton and was inspired by the music of Hank Williams Jr.^[2] The lyrics to the song are about the area in Tennessee where Shelton was living at the time.^[3] Shelton said about "My Neck of the Woods", "This is a song I begged and begged to have on my first album, but I just couldn't convince the record company. Now I'm glad it didn't make the first album, because I think it fits better on this one."^[2]

Critical reception

Robert L. Doerschuk of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, saying, "Rough, rawboned energy drives Blake Shelton's sophomore release[…]the problem lies more with the material, which represents the doldrum state of songwriting in music city."^[1] Ray Waddell of Billboard thought that the album's variety of material made it "broader than its predecessor", contrasting the "muscular" "Heavy Liftin'" to the "impressive passion" on "The Baby", although he criticized the production of "Asphalt Cowboy".^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Heavy Liftin'"	Boyd Houston Robert, George Teren, Rivers Rutherford	3:26
2.	"The Baby"	Harley Allen, Michael White	3:54
3.	"Asphalt Cowboy"	Jeff Stevens, Kenny West	3:39
4.	"In My Heaven"	Rutherford, Bobby Pinson	3:10
5.	"The Dreamer"	Blake Shelton	3:59
6.	"My Neck of the Woods"	Shelton, Don Ellis, Billy Montana	3:45
7.	"Underneath the Same Moon"	Sharon Vaughn Bellamy, John Rich	3:52
8.	"Georgia in a Jug"	Bobby Braddock	3:06
9.	"Playboys of the Southwestern World"	Randy VanWarmer, Neal Coty	4:28
10.	"Someday"	Kathy Locke, Braddock	3:36
Total length:			34:55

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[5]

Blake Shelton – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Bobby Braddock – keyboards, string arrangements
Tim Lauer – keyboards, string arrangements and conductor
Mike Rojas – keyboards
Brent Rowan – Wurlitzer electric piano, electric guitars, baritone guitar
John Willis – acoustic guitar
Russ Pahl – banjo
Jonathan Yudkin – mandolin, fiddle
Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Alison Prestwood – bass
Michael Rhodes – bass
Shannon Forrest – drums, percussion
Greg Morrow – drums, percussion
Charlie McCoy – harmonica, trumpet, vibraphone
Rob Hajacos – fiddle
John Catchings – cello
Anthony LaMarchina – cello
Carole Neuen-Rabinowitz – cello
Jim Grosjean – viola
Kristin Wilkinson – viola
David Angell – violin
David Davidson – violin
Carl Gorodetzky – violin
Pamela Sixfin – violin
Donald Teal – violin
Mary Kathryn Vanosdale – violin
Larry Cordle – backing vocals
Neal Coty – backing vocals
Melodie Crittenden – backing vocals
Wes Hightower – backing vocals
Blue Miller – backing vocals
Danny Myrick – backing vocals
John Rich – backing vocals
John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals
Leslie Satcher – backing vocals
Sharon Vaughn Bellamy – backing vocals
Dennis Wilson – backing vocals

Production

Bobby Braddock – producer
Paige Levy – A&R
Ed Seay – engineer, mixing
Paul Hart – additional engineer, assistant engineer
John Saylor – assistant engineer
Tyson Paine - intern, assistant engineer
Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
Milly Catignani – production coordinator
Janice Arzak – art direction
Garrett Rittenberry – design
Kristin Barlowe – photography
Debbie Dover – grooming
Katherine LePore – stylist

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	8
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[8]	27

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Country	US
2002	"The Baby"	1	28
2003	"Heavy Liftin'"	32	—
2003	"Playboys of the Southwestern World"	24	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[9]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b Doerschuk, Robert L. "The Dreamer review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
^ ^a ^b The Dreamer - Blake Shelton - Cut By Cut
^ Blake Shelton remains the dreamer
^ Waddell, Ray (March 1, 2003). "Reviews: Blake Shelton — The Dreamer". Billboard. p. 36.
^ The Dreamer (CD booklet). Blake Shelton. Warner Bros. Records. 2003. 48237-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
^ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
^ "American album certifications – Blake Shelton – The Dreamer". Recording Industry Association of America.

v t e Blake Shelton
Discography
Studio albums	Blake Shelton The Dreamer Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill Pure BS Startin' Fires Red River Blue Cheers, It's Christmas Based on a True Story... Bringing Back the Sunshine If I'm Honest Texoma Shore Body Language
Extended plays	Hillbilly Bone All About Tonight
Compilations	Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits Fully Loaded: God's Country
Singles	"Austin" "All Over Me" "Ol' Red" "The Baby" "Playboys of the Southwestern World" "Some Beach" "Goodbye Time" "Nobody but Me" "Don't Make Me" "The More I Drink" "Home" "She Wouldn't Be Gone" "I'll Just Hold On" "Hillbilly Bone" "All About Tonight" "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking" "Honey Bee" "God Gave Me You" "Drink on It" "Over" "Sure Be Cool If You Did" "Boys 'Round Here" "Mine Would Be You" "Doin' What She Likes" "My Eyes" "Neon Light" "Lonely Tonight" "Sangria" "Gonna" "Came Here to Forget" "Savior's Shadow" "She's Got a Way with Words" "A Guy with a Girl" "Every Time I Hear That Song" "I'll Name the Dogs" "I Lived It" "Turnin' Me On" "God's Country" "Hell Right" "Nobody but You" "Happy Anywhere" "Minimum Wage" "Come Back as a Country Boy" "No Body" "Purple Irises"
Collaborations	"The Truth About Men" "Just a Fool" "You Make It Feel Like Christmas" "Dive Bar" "Get Ready" "Tuesday I'll Be Gone" "Out in the Middle" "Forever Country" "Pour Me a Drink"
Promotional singles	"Go Ahead and Break My Heart" "Straight Outta Cold Beer"
Other songs	"Footloose" "Over You" "Medicine" "Christmas Eve"
Concert tours	Ten Times Crazier Tour

External links

"The Dreamer - Blake Shelton - Cut By Cut" on About.com

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