Big Dreams in a Small Town is the third studio album by American country music

Country music

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 group Restless Heart

Restless Heart

Restless Heart is an American country music band established in 1984. The band's original members were John Dittrich , Paul Gregg , Dave Innis , Greg Jennings , and Verlon Thompson...

. It was released by RCA Records

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 in July 1988. "The Bluest Eyes in Texas," "A Tender Lie," the title track and "Say What's in Your Heart" were released as singles.

The album reached #4 on the Top Country Albums chart and has been certified Gold by the RIAA

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Track listing

1. "Say What's in Your Heart
   Say What's in Your Heart
   "Say What's in Your Heart" is the title of 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...
   
   " (Danny Lowery, Don Schlitz
   Don Schlitz
   Donald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
   
   ) - 4:05
2. "Big Dreams in a Small Town
   Big Dreams in a Small Town (song)
   "Big Dreams in a Small Town" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released in February 1989 as the third single and title track from the album Big Dreams in a Small Town. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
   
   " (Van Stephenson
   Van Stephenson
   Van Wesley Stephenson was an American singer-songwriter. He scored two US Billboard Hot 100 hits in the 1980s as a solo artist, and later became tenor vocalist in the country music band BlackHawk in the 1990s. In addition, Van co-wrote several singles for other artists, such as Restless Heart...
   
   , Tim DuBois
   Tim DuBois
   Tim DuBois is a Nashville-based music executive. He attended Oklahoma State University and received a B.A. and M.A. in Accounting. He then entered into the music business and has taken part in multiple aspects of the industry including songwriting, record labels, management, and production...
   
   , Dave Robbins) - 3:35
3. "A Tender Lie
   A Tender Lie
   "A Tender Lie" is the title of a song written by Randy Sharp and recorded by American country music band Restless Heart. It was released in September 1988 as the second single from the album, Big Dreams in a Small Town. The song was the sixth and final number one on the country chart, and was also...
   
   " (Randy Sharp
   Randy Sharp
   Randy Sharp is a country songwriter who has written songs for Clay Walker, Patty Loveless, Reba McEntire, and the Dixie Chicks. He is also the father of Country singer-songwriter Maia Sharp. In 2002, Sharp released an album titled The Connection....
   
   ) - 3:29
4. "Jenny Come Back" (Stephenson, T. DuBois, Robbins) - 3:49
5. "No Way Out" (Steve Bogard, Rick Giles) - 3:11
6. "Carved in Stone" (Tony Colton, Michael Noble) - 4:02
7. "El Dorado" (Nicky Gregg, Paul Gregg, Greg Jennings) - 5:10
8. "The Bluest Eyes in Texas
   The Bluest Eyes in Texas
   "The Bluest Eyes in Texas" is the title of a song written by Tim DuBois, Dave Robbins and Van Stephenson, and recorded by American country music group, Restless Heart. It was released in May 1988 as the lead single from their album Big Dreams in a Small Town. It hit #1 on Billboard's Hot Country...
   
   " (Stephenson, T. DuBois, Robbins) - 4:46
9. "This Time" (Bob Farrell, P. Gregg, Robbins) - 3:32
10. "Calm Before the Storm" (Farrell, Stephenson, Robbins) - 4:07
11. "The Ride of Your Life" (John Dittrich, James DuBois) - 4:47

Chart performance

Chart (1988)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	4
U.S. Billboard 200	114