The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived

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The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived

Studio album by

The Oak Ridge Boys

Released

March 30, 1979

Genre

Country

Length

33:37

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

"Sail Away"
Released: April 7, 1979
"Dream On"
Released: August 18, 1979
"Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight"
Released: December 1, 1979

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
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

Chart (1979)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[1]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[2]	25

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.

v t e The Oak Ridge Boys
Duane Allen William Lee Golden Richard Sterban Ben James Joe Bonsall Steve Sanders
Studio albums	Y'all Come Back Saloon Room Service The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived Together Fancy Free Bobbie Sue American Made Deliver Step On Out Seasons Where the Fast Lane Ends Heartbeat Monongahela American Dreams Unstoppable The Journey Common Thread A Gospel Journey The Boys Are Back It's Only Natural
Other albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits 2 Greatest Hits 3 Christmas
Notable singles	"Y'all Come Back Saloon" "You're the One" "I'll Be True to You" "Cryin' Again" "Come On In" "Sail Away" "Dream On" "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" "Trying to Love Two Women" "Heart of Mine" "Beautiful You" "Elvira" "(I'm Settin') Fancy Free" "Bobbie Sue" "So Fine" "I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)" "Thank God for Kids" "American Made" "Love Song" "Ozark Mountain Jubilee" "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes" "Everyday" "Make My Life with You" "Little Things" "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)" "Juliet" "You Made a Rock of a Rolling Stone" "It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)" "This Crazy Love" "Time In" "True Heart" "Gonna Take a Lot of River" "Bridges and Walls" "Beyond Those Years" "An American Family" "No Matter How High" "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" "Lucky Moon" "Change My Mind" "Seven Nation Army"
Guest singles	"Same Ole Me" (with George Jones) "When You Get to the Heart (with Barbara Mandrell) "Out Goin' Cattin'" (Sawyer Brown with Joe Bonsall) "Broken Trust" (with Brenda Lee)
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