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
Personnel
The Oak Ridge Boys Duane Allen - lead Joe Bonsall - tenor William Lee Golden - baritone Richard Sterban - bass (lead vocals on "Dream On")
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 Chart (1979) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1979) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 25
Singles Sail Away Dream On Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight
References