2011 studio album by David Nail
The Sound of a Million Dreams country music artist David Nail . It was released on November 15, 2011 via MCA Nashville .[ 2]
Content
The album includes the number one single "Let It Rain ",[ 3] Sarah Buxton on backing vocals, and the title track, which peaked at number 38 on the country music charts.
"Grandpa's Farm" was also recorded by Frankie Ballard on his 2011 self-titled album , and "Desiree" by The Ranch , a band fronted by Keith Urban , on their 1997 self-titled debut . Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum co-wrote the track "I Thought You Knew".
Critical reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 4]
Thom Jurek of Allmusic rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, saying that "Musically and sonically it's well above average, even if there are three generic cuts in the middle that keep it from rising to the next level."[ 4]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Grandpa's Farm" Brent Cobb , Adam Hood , Jason Saenz4:20 2. "Songs for Sale" (featuring Lee Ann Womack ) Scooter Carusoe, Billy Montana 3:44 3. "Desiree" Keith Urban , Vernon Rust4:52 4. "She Rides Away" Eric Paslay , Phil Barton4:36 5. "Let It Rain " (featuring Sarah Buxton ) David Nail , Jonathan Singleton 4:59 6. "I Thought You Knew" Nail, Dave Haywood , Charles Kelley , Monty Powell 3:42 7. "Catch You While I Can" Carusoe, Jedd Hughes 4:23 8. "Half Mile Hill" Rick Brantley, Tia Sillers , Mark Selby 4:19 9. "That's How I'll Remember You" Brandy Clark , Shane McAnally , Madeleine Slate4:58 10. "The Sound of a Million Dreams " Carusoe, Phil Vassar 3:55 11. "Catherine" (featuring Will Hoge ) David Nail 4:53
Personnel
Sarah Buxton – background vocals on "Let It Rain"Madison Cain – background vocals
Chris Carmichael – strings
Joanna Cotten – background vocalsDan Dugmore – acoustic guitar , steel guitar Fred Eltringham – drums , percussion
Mike Henderson – background vocals
Will Hoge – background vocals on "Catherine"Randy Leago – sitar
Chuck Leavell – Hammond B-3 organ , piano , Wurlitzer Hillary Lindsey – background vocals
George Marinelli Jr. – electric guitar
David Nail – lead vocalsKim Parent – background vocals
Doug Pettibone – electric guitarJon Randall – background vocalsJeff Roach – Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards , mellotron , synthesizer , synthesizer piano
Chris Rodriguez – background vocalsDaniel Tashien – background vocals
Ilya Toshinsky – bouzouki , acoustic guitar, electric guitar, national steel guitarLee Ann Womack – background vocals on "Songs for Sale"Glenn Worf – bass guitar
The album debuted at No. 50 on the Billboard 200Top Country Albums chart with 13,000 copies sold for the week.[ 5]
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
Year
Single
Peak chart
US Country
US
2011
"Let It Rain " (featuring Sarah Buxton )
1
51
2012
"The Sound of a Million Dreams"
38
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart
References
^ Watts, Cindy (October 3, 2011). "David Nail to release new album Nov. 15" . The Tennessean . Retrieved October 21, 2011 . ^ Stromblad, Cory (October 18, 2011). "David Nail Unveils 'The Sound of a Million Dreams' . The Boot . Retrieved October 21, 2011 . ^ Wyland, Sarah (September 29, 2011). "David Nail to Release New Album November 15" . Great American Country . Retrieved October 21, 2011 . ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "The Sound of a Million Dreams review" . Allmusic . Retrieved November 15, 2011 . ^ "Chart News for November 23, 2011 – Scotty McCreery Returns to #1 w/Clear As Day" . Roughstock . November 23, 2011.^ "David Nail Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard ^ "David Nail Chart History (Top Country Albums)" . Billboard ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2012" . Billboard . Retrieved April 19, 2021 .
