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1989 greatest hits album by The Oak Ridge Boys
Greatest Hits 3
Greatest hits album by The Oak Ridge Boys
ReleasedApril 28, 1989 (1989-04-28)
GenreCountry
Length33:21
LabelMCA
ProducerJimmy Bowen, Ron Chancey
The Oak Ridge Boys chronology
Monongahela
(1988)
Greatest Hits 3
(1989)
American Dreams
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

Greatest Hits 3 is a compilation album by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in 1989 via MCA Records. The album peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Although Steve Sanders is featured on the cover of the album, several tracks include William Lee Golden on vocals, most notably "Touch A Hand, Make A Friend," which includes a solo by Golden.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gonna Take a Lot of River"Mark Henley, John Kurhajetz3:00
2."^True Heart"Michael Clark, Don Schlitz3:07
3."Little Things"Billy Barber3:24
4."This Crazy Love"James Dean Hicks, Roger Murrah3:02
5."Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)"Rick Giles, George Green3:28
6."Bobbie Sue"Wood Newton, Adele Tyler, Dan Tyler2:50
7."It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)"Steve Dean, Hicks, Murrah3:56
8."Touch a Hand, Make a Friend"Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson3:28
9."Bridges and Walls"Murrah, Randy VanWarmer3:52
10."^^Take Pride in America"David Bracken, Clyde Otis3:14

^The vocals on "True Heart" were re-recorded to match the live rendition more closely. This alternate version is exclusive to this album and has never been included on any other releases.

^^Previously released as a promotional single and video in 1987, this song was included as a "bonus track" for the compilation.

Chart performance

Chart (1989) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 22

References

  1. Campbell, Al. "Greatest Hits 3 review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  2. "Greatest Hits 3 Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
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