Big Hopes is the third studio album by American country music artist Ty Herndon. It features the singles "A Man Holding On (To a Woman Lettin' Go)", "It Must Be Love", and "Hands of a Working Man". These songs peaked at #5, #1, and #5, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. "It Must Be Love" was his third and final Number One on the country charts, while "Hands of a Working Man" was his last Top Ten.
Doug Virden and Drew Womack, then members of Sons of the Desert, serve as backing vocalists on other tracks, as they did on Herndon's previous album Living in a Moment. Blue Miller, formerly of Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band and later of the Gibson/Miller Band, also provides background vocals.
Thom Owens of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, saying that it "comes as close to MOR rock and pop as it does to country."
Track listing
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.
Byron Gallimore-produced tracks (1, 3-7) Larry Byrom – electric guitar Steven Conn – accordion Dan Dugmore – steel guitar Sonny Garrish – steel guitar Aubrey Haynie – fiddle Ty Herndon – lead vocals Jeff King – acoustic guitar B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar Brent Mason – electric guitar Terry McMillan – percussion Steve Nathan – keyboards Tom Roady – percussion D. Vincent Williams – background vocals Lonnie Wilson – drums Glenn Worf – bass guitar Curtis Wright – background vocals Curtis Young – background vocals
Doug Johnson-produced tracks (2, 8-11) Joe Chemay – bass guitar Larry Franklin – fiddle Paul Franklin – steel guitar Steve Gibson – electric guitar Ty Herndon – lead vocals John Hobbs – keyboards Dann Huff – electric guitar Mike Jones – background vocals Paul Leim – drums Patty Loveless – background vocals Blue Miller – background vocals Wendell Mobley – background vocals Steve Nathan – keyboards Tom Roady – percussion Brent Rowan – electric guitar Doug Virden – background vocals Biff Watson – acoustic guitar Drew Womack – background vocals
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
1998 albums
Epic Records albums
Ty Herndon albums
Albums produced by Byron Gallimore
Albums produced by Doug Johnson (record producer)