Small Towns and Big Dreams

Small Towns and Big Dreams is the first live album by Canadian country music singer Paul Brandt. The album was released on Brandt's own record label, Brand-T Records.[1]

Small Towns and Big Dreams
Live album by
Paul Brandt
ReleasedNovember 6, 2001
RecordedMarch 16, 2001 – April 15, 2001
GenreCountry
Length40:34
LabelBrand-T Records
ProducerPaul Brandt, Ben Fowler, Steve Rosen
Paul Brandt chronology
What I Want to Be Remembered For
(2000)		 Small Towns and Big Dreams
(2001)		 This Time Around
(2004)

The album features all new material recorded during a cross-country tour of small Canadian towns.[1] The first single, "Canadian Man", was recorded in the studio. It peaked at number one on the Canadian Singles Chart.[2]

Small Towns and Big Dreams won the 2002 Canadian Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year.[3] The title track was nominated for Single of the Year.[4]

Track listing
  1. "Small Towns and Big Dreams" (Paul Brandt) – 5:19
  2. "I'm Gonna Fly" (Brandt, Jon Vezner) – 3:11
  3. "Take It Off" (Brandt) – 3:28
  4. "Warm Sunny Beaches" (Brandt) – 4:20
  5. "Cry If You Want To" (Casey Scott) – 3:18
  6. "If This Isn't Love" (Brandt, Gene Pistilli) – 2:59
  7. "When You Call My Name" (Brandt) – 4:02
  8. "It's All Good" (Brandt) – 2:27
  9. "Virgil and the Holy Ghost" (Brandt, Steve Rosen) – 3:51
  10. "The Longest Way" (Brandt) – 4:20
  11. "Canadian Man" (Steven Graham Pineo) – 3:19

Year-end charts
Chart (2001) Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] 68
Chart (2002) Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[6] 28

References
  1. Scarlett, David (February 28, 2002). "Dreamin' Large". Country Weekly. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  2. "Paul Brandt – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  3. "2002 CCMA Award Winners". Canadian Country Music Association. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  4. LeBlanc, Larry (August 3, 2002). "Clark, Brandt, Johnson Among The Top CCMA Award Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  5. "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  6. "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.


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