Step On Out is the eleventh album by The Oak Ridge Boys, released in 1985. It contains the #1 singles "Touch a Hand (Make a Friend)" and "Little Things", as well as the #3 "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)". The title song was co-written by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member and former Byrds bass player Chris Hillman.
Critical reception A review in Billboard praised "Ophelia" and "Little Things" as the most interesting songs, while also making note of Chancey's production and the vocal harmonies.
Track listing
Singles Little Things / Secret Of Love - 1985 - MCA 52556 Come On In (You Did The Best You Could Do) / Roll Tennessee River - 1985 - MCA 52646 Touch A Hand Make A Friend / Only One I Love - 1985 - MCA 57272
Personnel The Oak Ridge Boys Joe Bonsall - tenor Duane Allen - lead William Lee Golden - baritone Richard Sterban - bass
Additional musicians Barry Beckett - keyboards Mickey Buckins - percussion Harrison Calloway - horns Duncan Cameron - electric guitar, acoustic guitar Jimmy Capps - acoustic guitar Jerry Carrigan - drums Ronnie Eades - horns Lloyd Green - steel guitar Roger Hawkins - drums David Hood - bass guitar Jim Horn - horns Clayton Ivey - keyboards Jimmy Johnson - electric guitar Kenneth Lovelace - fiddle Nashville String Machine - string section Steve Nathan - keyboards Ron Oates - keyboards Wayne Perkins - electric guitar Charles Rose - horns Brent Rowan - electric guitar Billy Sanford - electric guitar, acoustic guitar Dennis Solee - horns Harvey Thompson - horns Jack Williams - bass guitar Reggie Young - electric guitar
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1985) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1985) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 17
References