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| The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived | ||||
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| Studio album by The Oak Ridge Boys | ||||
| Released | March 30, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:37 | |||
| Label | ABC | |||
| Producer | Ron Chancey | |||
| The Oak Ridge Boys chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived | ||||
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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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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" | James Brown Jr., Russell Smith | 5:02 |
Personnel
The Oak Ridge Boys
- Duane Allen - lead vocals
- Joe Bonsall - tenor vocals
- William Lee Golden - baritone vocals
- Richard Sterban - bass vocals
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
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
- Sail Away
- Dream On
- Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight
References
- "The Oak Ridge Boys Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2021.