The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived

The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived
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 fifth frontline album by The Oak Ridge Boys, released in 1979. It reached the Top 5 on the "Billboard" Top Country Albums chart and all three singles were hits.

"Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" was previously recorded by Rodney Crowell and by Emmylou Harris. "Dancing the Night Away" was previously recorded by the Amazing Rhythm Aces, Tanya Tucker, and by Leo Sayer. "Sail Away" was previously recorded by Kenny Rogers, "Dream On" by The Righteous Brothers and Donny and Marie Osmond, and "My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me" by Graham Central Station.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sail Away"Rafe Van Hoy3:30
2."There Must Be Something About Me That She Loves"Sonny Throckmorton3:04
3."Sometimes the Rain Won't Let Me Sleep"Pat Bunch, Dan Mitchell, James Price3:51
4."I Gotta Get Over This"Don White2:49
5."My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me"Larry Graham3:11
6."Dream On"Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter3:15
7."Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight"Donivan Cowart, Rodney Crowell2:59
8."Every Now and Then"Shayne Dolan, Rock Killough3:11
9."Dig a Little Deeper In the Well"Roger Bowling, Jody Emerson2:45
10."Dancing the Night Away"James Brown Jr., Russell Smith5:02

Personnel

The Oak Ridge Boys

Additional musicians

  • Jimmy Capps, Jerry Shook, Chip Young - acoustic guitar
  • Bobby Thompson - banjo
  • Joe Osborn - bass guitar
  • Kenny Buttrey - drums
  • Reggie Young - electric guitar
  • Buddy Spicher - fiddle
  • Roger Bissell, Dennis Good, Bill Puett, Don Sheffield, George Tidwell - horns
  • Ron Oates - keyboards
  • George Binkley, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Carl Gorodetzky, Lennie Haight, Sheldon Kurland, Martha McCrory, Steven Smith, Gary Vanosdale, Pamela Vanosdale, Samuel Terranova, Stephanie Woolf - strings
  • Bergen White - string and horn arrangements

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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