The Dreamer (Blake Shelton album)
2003 album by Blake Shelton
The Dreamer is the second studio album by American country music artist Blake Shelton. Released on February 4, 2003, by 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.
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"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.
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