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Billy Dean's journey runs against the currents that flow through his business -- yet it's brought him closer than most artists ever get to the heart of country music. Throughout his Curb debut, Let Them Be Little, he displays a humanity, tender and tough, that comes not from the spotlight's glare but from the trials of parenthood, the struggle to find a foothold in fast-changing times, and the light of love in his son's and daughter's eyes.

The story unfolds in the music: The dark side stands exposed in "I'll Race You to the Bottom," which slashes the veil and exposes the hidden, cynical face of fame. In this context, his exuberant cover of "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" takes on new meaning as a celebration of an innocence that had been nearly lost. On each track Billy sings with an appreciation for all that life has to offer, from the magic of childhood on "Let Them Be Little" to the awestruck eloquence of "I'm in Love With You," his passionate affirmation of what it means to touch and be touched, spiritually and physically.

Bottom line, Let Them Be Little is about a star that chose to come down from the sky and take every day at a time. It is, in other words, about redemption -- and a return to the soul of country music.

An overnight sensation after his victory on Star Search, Dean shot like a comet from a childhood marked by poverty and struggle in Florida to the height of celebrity. But as spotlights trained on his 6'4" frame, the young star saw only a kind of fog as he looked back from the stage. "I was having a great career," he remembers. "For four or five years everything I did went into the Top Five -- but it went against everything I was about. I was a simple country person and a new dad. I had no idea how to put it into perspective." read more.

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• Fire In The Dark

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Song	Album	Length	Played	Overall	You	Tags	Single Request
Give Me All The Pieces	Fire In The Dark	3:27	8	4 votes	You have to login to give your opinion about songs.	Country / Acoustic guitar / Slow
I'm Not Built That Way	Fire In The Dark	2:53	5	1 votes	You have to login to give your opinion about songs.
Only A Woman Knows	Fire In The Dark	2:49	3	3 votes	You have to login to give your opinion about songs.
	Total Time	9:09

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Artist name is|Billy Dean
Last played|   more than 1 month ago
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Show name|    Songs by Billy Dean
Length|       15 minutes
Order by|     random
Limit|        3 songs
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• Spotlighted: Wednesday, April 11th 2007
• Songs on WWR: 10
• Total plays: 75
• Total requests: 58
• Total listens: 2136
• CDBaby referrals: 0
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