The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived

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The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived
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Studio album by
The Oak Ridge Boys
ReleasedMarch 30, 1979
GenreCountry
Length33:37
LabelABC
ProducerRon Chancey
The Oak Ridge Boys chronology
Room Service
(1978) 		The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived
(1979) 		Together
(1980)
Singles from The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived
  1. "Sail Away"
    Released: April 7, 1979
  2. "Dream On"
    Released: August 18, 1979
  3. "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight"
    Released: December 1, 1979

The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived is the third country studio album by The Oak Ridge Boys, released in 1979.

"Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" was previously recorded by co-writer Rodney Crowell in 1978 (Ain't Living Long Like This), and by Emmylou Harris in 1978 (Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town). "Dancing the Night Away" was previously recorded by the Amazing Rhythm Aces in 1976 (Too Stuffed to Jump), Tanya Tucker in 1977 (Ridin' Rainbows) and by Leo Sayer in 1978 (Leo Sayer).

Track listing[]

  1. "Sail Away" (Rafe Van Hoy) - 3:30
  2. "There Must Be Something About Me That She Loves" (Sonny Throckmorton) - 3:04
  3. "Sometimes the Rain Won't Let Me Sleep" (Pat Bunch, Dan Mitchell, James Price) - 3:51
  4. "I Gotta Get Over This" (Don White) - 2:49
  5. "My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me" (Larry Graham) - 3:11
  6. "Dream On" (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter) - 3:15
  7. "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" (Donivan Cowart, Rodney Crowell) - 2:59
  8. "Every Now and Then" (Shayne Dolan, Rock Killough) - 3:11
  9. "Dig a Little Deeper In the Well" (Roger Bowling, Jody Emerson) - 2:45
  10. "Dancing the Night Away" (J. Brown, Russell Smith) - 5:02

Personnel[]

The Oak Ridge Boys[]

Additional musicians[]

  • Acoustic Guitar: Jimmy Capps, Jerry Shook, Chip Young
  • Banjo: Bobby Thompson
  • Bass guitar: Joe Osborn
  • Drums: Kenny Buttrey
  • Electric Guitar: Reggie Young
  • Fiddle: Buddy Spicher
  • Horns: Roger Bissell, Dennis Good, Bill Puett, Don Sheffield, George Tidwell
  • Keyboards: Ron Oates
  • Strings: George Binkley, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Carl Gorodetzky, Lennie Haight, Sheldon Kurland, Martha McCrory, Steven Smith, Gary Vanosdale, Pamela Vanosdale, Samuel Terranova, Stephanie Woolf
  • String and Horn Arrangements: Bergen White

Charts[]

Singles[]

  • Sail Away
  • Dream On
  • Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight

References[]

  1. ^ "The Oak Ridge Boys Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
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