Big Time (Trace Adkins album)
| Big Time | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 21, 1997 | |||
| Studio | Dark Horse Recording Studios, Sound Kitchen, Franklin, TN, Recording Arts, Scruggs Sound Studios, The Sound Shop, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 38:19 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
| Producer | Scott Hendricks | |||
| Trace Adkins chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Big Time | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
Big Time is the second studio album by the American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was released on October 21, 1997, and contains the singles "The Rest of Mine", "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" and "Big Time", which respectively reached No. 4, No. 11 and No. 27 on the Hot Country Songs charts. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA. "Wayfaring Stranger" can be found on the Sparrow Records compilation album Amazing Grace II.[3]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Big Time" | Larry Boone, Paul Nelson, Kenny Beard | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Took Her to the Moon" | Mark Nesler, Byron Hill | 2:47 |
| 3. | "The Rest of Mine" | Trace Adkins, Beard | 3:13 |
| 4. | "Snowball in El Paso" | Adkins, Trey Bruce | 4:09 |
| 5. | "See Jane Run" | Porter Howell, Tim Nichols | 2:55 |
| 6. | "Twenty-Four, Seven" | J. B. Rudd, Vip Vipperman | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Hold You Now" | Bob DiPiero, Howell | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Nothin' but Taillights" | Gerry House, Devon O'Day, DiPiero | 3:15 |
| 9. | "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" | Jody Alan Sweet, Mary Danna | 3:06 |
| 10. | "Out of My Dreams" | Doug Nichols, Steven Dale Jones | 3:12 |
| 11. | "Wayfaring Stranger" | Traditional, arranged by Adkins, Scott Hendricks | 3:35 |
| Total length: | 38:19 | ||
Personnel[edit]
As listed in liner notes.[3]
- Tracks 1-10
- Trace Adkins – lead vocals
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Mark Horne – acoustic guitar
- John Jarvis – keyboards, organ
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Scott Neubert – acoustic guitar
- Matt Rollings – keyboard, organ
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Michael Spriggs – acoustic guitar
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Jonathan Yudkin – mandolin
- Track 11
- David Grier – acoustic guitar
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
- Roy Huskey, Jr. – upright bass
- Scott Neubert – Dobro
- Michael Spriggs – acoustic guitar
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Singles[edit]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN Country | ||
| 1997 | "The Rest of Mine" | 4 | 70 | 5 |
| 1998 | "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" | 11 | 112 | 10 |
| "Big Time" | 27 | — | 22 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
- Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[7] | Platinum |
References[edit]
- ^ Owens, Thom. "Big Time review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ Nash, Alanna (October 24, 1997). "Album Review: Big Time". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ a b Big Time (Media notes). Trace Adkins. Capitol Records Nashville. 1997. 7243-8-55856-2-3.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Trace Adkins Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Trace Adkins Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Trace Adkins – Big Time". Recording Industry Association of America.
