Oak Ridge Boys

Oak Ridge Boys, kwartet wokalny, którego początki sięgają lat 40-tych.
Znani w tym czasie jako Oak Ridge Quartet, występowali z towarzyszeniem fortepianu. Największą popularność osiągnęli w latach 70-tych, wtedy w zespole nie było nikogo z członków-założycieli. Przez grupę przewinęło się przeszło 40 różnych wokalistów i muzyków, a skład ustabilizował się w połowie lat 70-tych i obejmował następujących wokalistów: Duane Allen - głos wiodący; Joe Bonsall - tenor; William Lee Golden - baryton; Richard Sterban - bas. Dzięki długiej karierze i wielu osiągnięciom kwartet stał się powszechnie cenioną instytucją w dziedzinie muzyki country, którego korzenie silnie opierają na gospel.
 

Na początku lat 70-tych kwartet zdobył czterokrotnie nagrodę Grammy w kategorii najlepszego wykonania utworów gospel i kilkanaście nagród Dove (odpowiednika Grammy w sferze muzyki gospel). W 1977r wokaliści zdecydowali przekształcić repertuar na świecką muzykę country. Rozpoczęli od dwóch przebojowych piosenek - Y'All Come Back Saloon i You're the One i prawie natychmiast zaczęli okupować pierwszą dziesiątkę listy bestsellerów country. W ciągu następnych ośmiu lat nagrali 25 piosenek, które weszły do pierwszej dziesiątki przebojów country, a 13 z nich zajęło pierwsze miejsce.
 

Największym przebojem kwartetu była piosenka Elvira, nagrana w 1981r. Pod koniec lat 80-tych popularność zespołu zaczęła spadać. W 1987r nastąpiła ważna zmiana w składzie kwartetu, W.L. Goldena, który był w zespole od 1964r, zastąpił gitarzysta i wokalista - Steve Sanders. W wyniku tej zmiany grupa szybko odzyskała popularność i wróciła na listy przebojów, a piosenki It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow), Gonna Take a Lot of River oraz No Matter How High zajęły pierwsze miejsca na listach przebojów country.
 

Ostatnim przebojem z pierwszego miejsca była piosenka Lucky Moon z 1991r. W 1995r w tajemniczych okolicznościach z zespołu odszedł S. Sanders, trzy lata później, na godzinę przed rozpoczęciem koncertu, popełnił samobójstwo. W 1996r powrócił do zespołu W.L. Golden. W drugiej połowie lat 90-tych grupa skupiła się na koncertach, chociaż wróciła na wysokie miejsca list przebojów.  

Single

Tytuł	Wykonawca	Data wydania	UK	US	Wytwórnia [US]	Komentarz
Y'All Come Back Saloon/Emmylou	Oak Ridge Boys	08.1977	-	3[12].Country Chart	ABC/Dot 17 710	[written by Sharon Vaughn][produced by Ron Chancey]
You're The One/Morning Glory Do	Oak Ridge Boys	12.1977	-	2[11].Country Chart	ABC/Dot 17 732	[written by Bob Morrison][produced by Ron Chancey]
I'll Be True To You/An old time family bluegrass band	Oak Ridge Boys	04.1978	-	102[3]	ABC 12 350	[written by Alan Rhody][produced by Ron Chancey][1[1][11].Country Chart]
Cryin' Again/I can love you	Oak Ridge Boys	09.1978	-	107[2]	ABC 12 397	[written by Rafe Van Hoy, Don Cook][produced by Ron Chancey][3[11].Country Chart]
Come On In/Morning Glory Do	Oak Ridge Boys	12.1978	-	3[10].Country Chart	ABC 12 434	[written by Michael Clark][produced by Ron Chancey]
Sail Away/The Only One	Oak Ridge Boys	04.1979	-	2[11].Country Chart	MCA 12 463	[written by Rafe Van Hoy][produced by Ron Chancey]
Rhythm Guitar/All Our Favorite Songs	Oak Ridge Boys	06.1979	-	94[1].Country Chart	Columbia 11009	[written by T. A. Hill]
Dream On/Dr. Rock and Roll	Oak Ridge Boys	08.1979	-	7[9].Country Chart	MCA 41 078	[written by Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter][produced by Ron Chancey]
Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight/I Gotta Get Over This	Oak Ridge Boys	12.1979	-	1[1][11].Country Chart	MCA 41 154	[written by Rodney Crowell, Donivan Cowart][produced by Ron Chancey]
Trying to Love Two Women/Hold On Til Sunday	Oak Ridge Boys	04.1980	-	1[1][12].Country Chart	MCA 41 217	[written by Sonny Throckmorton][produced by Ron Chancey]
Heart of Mine/Love takes two	Oak Ridge Boys	08.1980	-	105[1]	MCA 41 280	[written by Michael Foster][produced by Ron Chancey][3[11].Country Chart]
Beautiful You/Ready to Take My Chances	Oak Ridge Boys	11.1980	-	3[12].Country Chart	MCA 51 022	[written by Dave Hanner][produced by Ron Chancey]
Elvira/Woman like you	Oak Ridge Boys	05.1981	-	5[22]	MCA 51 084	[1[1][9].Country Chart][platinum-US][Written by: Dallas Frazier ][produced by Ron Chancey]
(I'm Settin') Fancy Free/How Long Has It Been	Oak Ridge Boys	09.1981	-	104[2]	MCA 51 169	[written by Roy August, Jimbeau Hinson][produced by Ron Chancey][1[1][9].Country Chart]
Bobbie Sue/Live in love	Oak Ridge Boys	01.1982	-	12[14]	MCA 51 231	[gold-US][1[1][11].Country Chart][Written by:Jerry Leiber,Mike Stoller,Wood Newton, Dan Tyler,Adele Tyler][produced by Ron Chancey]
So Fine/I wish you were here [Oh,my darlin']	Oak Ridge Boys	06.1982	-	76[4]	MCA 52 065	[22[7].Country Chart][Written by: Johnny Otis][produced by Ron Chancey]
I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)/Back In Your Arms Again	Oak Ridge Boys	08.1982	-	2[17].Country Chart	MCA 52 095	[Written by: Sonny Throckmorton][produced by Ron Chancey]
Thank God For Kids/Christmas Is Paintin' The Town	Oak Ridge Boys	12.1982	-	3[10].Country Chart	MCA 52 145	[Written by: Eddy Raven][produced by Ron Chancey]
American Made/The cure for my broken heart	Oak Ridge Boys	02.1983	-	72[5]	MCA 52 179	[written by Bob DiPiero,Pat McManus][produced by Ron Chancey][1[1][13].Country Chart]
Love Song/Heart on the Line (Operator, Operator)	Oak Ridge Boys	06.1983	-	1[1][12].Country Chart	MCA 52 224	[written by Steven Runkle][produced by Ron Chancey]
Ozark Mountain Jubilee/Down Deep Inside	Oak Ridge Boys	11.1983	-	5[13].Country Chart	MCA 52 288	[written by Scott Anders, Roger Murrah][produced by Ron Chancey]
I Guess It Never Hurts To Hurt Sometimes/Through My Eyes	Oak Ridge Boys	03.1984	-	1[1][12].Country Chart	MCA 52 342	[written by Randy VanWarmer][produced by Ron Chancey]
Everyday/Ain't No Cure for the Rock and Roll	Oak Ridge Boys	07.1984	-	1[1][13].Country Chart	MCA 52 419	[written by Dave Loggins,J.D. Martin][produced by Ron Chancey]
Make My Life With You/Break My Mind	Oak Ridge Boys	12.1984	-	1[1][14].Country Chart	MCA 52 488	[written by Gary Burr][produced by Ron Chancey]
Little Things/The Secret of Love	Oak Ridge Boys	04.1985	-	1[1][13].Country Chart	MCA 52 556	[written by Billy Barber][produced by Ron Chancey]
Touch a Hand, Make a Friend	Oak Ridge Boys	08.1985	-	1[1][13].Country Chart	MCA 52 646	[written by Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, Carl Hampton][produced by Ron Chancey]
Come On In (You Did The Best You Could Do)/Roll Tennessee River	Oak Ridge Boys	12.1985	-	3[14].Country Chart	MCA 52 722	[written by Rick Giles, George Green][produced by Ron Chancey]
Juliet/Everybody Wins	Oak Ridge Boys	04.1986	-	15[8].Country Chart	MCA 52 801	[written by John Hall, Larry Hoppen][produced by Ron Chancey]
When You Get to the Heart	Barbara Mandrell with Oak Ridge Boys	04.1986	-	20[6].Country Chart	MCA 52 802	[written by N. Wilson, T. Brown, W. Holyfield][produced by Tom Collins]
You Made A Rock Out Of A Rolling Stone/Hidin' Place	Oak Ridge Boys	08.1986	-	24[7].Country Chart	MCA 52 873	[written by Kix Brooks, Chris Waters][produced by Ron Chancey]
It Takes A Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)/Looking for Love	Oak Ridge Boys	03.1987	-	1[1][14].Country Chart	MCA 53 010	[written by Roger Murrah, Steve Dean, James Dean Hicks][produced by Jimmy Bowen]
This Crazy Love/Where the Fast Lane Ends	Oak Ridge Boys	06.1987	-	1[1][15].Country Chart	MCA 53 023	[written by Roger Murrah, James Dean Hicks][produced by Jimmy Bowen]
Time In/A Little Coal on the Fire	Oak Ridge Boys	11.1987	-	17[7].Country Chart	MCA 53 175	[written by Rich Alves, Roger Murrah, James Dean Hicks][produced by Jimmy Bowen]
True Heart/Love Without Mercy	Oak Ridge Boys	03.1988	-	5[13].Country Chart	MCA 53 272	[written by Michael Clark, Don Schlitz][produced by Jimmy Bowen]
Gonna Take a Lot of River (Mississippi, Monongahela, Ohio)/Private Lives	Oak Ridge Boys	08.1988	-	1[1][15].Country Chart	MCA 53 381	[written by Mark Henley, John Kurhajetz][produced by Jimmy Bowen]
Bridges And Walls/Never Together (But Close Sometimes)	Oak Ridge Boys	12.1988	-	10[12].Country Chart	MCA 53 460	[written by Roger Murrah,Randy VanWarmer][produced by Jimmy Bowen]
Beyond Those Years/Too Many Heartaches	Oak Ridge Boys	04.1989	-	7[13].Country Chart	MCA 53 625	[written by Troy Seals, Eddie Setser][produced by Jimmy Bowen]
An American Family/Too Many Heartaches	Oak Ridge Boys	09.1989	-	4[12].Country Chart	MCA 53 705	[written by Bob Corbin][produced by Jimmy Bowen]
No Matter How High/Bed of Roses	Oak Ridge Boys	01.1990	-	1[1][21].Country Chart	MCA 53 757	[written by Joey Scarbury,Even Stevens][produced by Jimmy Bowen]
Baby, You'll Be My Baby/Cajun Girl	Oak Ridge Boys	01.1990	-	71[3].Country Chart	MCA 79 006	[written by Gene Pistilli, Troy Seals][produced by Jimmy Bowen]
(You're My) Soul And Inspiration	Oak Ridge Boys	12.1990	-	31[6].Country Chart	RCA 2665	[written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil][produced by Richard Landis]
Lucky Moon/Walkin' After Midnight	Oak Ridge Boys	04.1991	-	6[17].Country Chart	RCA 2779	[written by Doug Johnson, Mark Wright][produced by Richard Landis]
Change My Mind/Our Love Is Here To Stay	Oak Ridge Boys	08.1991	-	70[5].Country Chart	RCA 07863 62013	[written by A. J. Masters, Jason Blume][produced by Ron Chancey]
Baby on Board/When It Comes To You	Oak Ridge Boys	10.1991	-	44[13].Country Chart	RCA 07863 62099	[written by J. C. Crowley, Jeff Silbar][produced by Richard Landis]
Fall/Until You're Back In My Arms Again	Oak Ridge Boys	06.1992	-	69[4].Country Chart	RCA 62228	[written by Don Von Tress][produced by Joe Scaife, Jim Cotton, Oak Ridge Boys]
Ain't No Short Way Home	Oak Ridge Boys	10.1999	-	71[1].Country Chart	Platinum 9355	[written by Bob DiPiero, Jim Photoglo][produced by Ron Chancey]

Albumy

Tytuł	Wykonawca	Data wydania	UK	US	Wytwórnia [US]	Komentarz
Y'all Come Back Saloon	Oak Ridge Boys	02.1978	-	120[9]	ABC/Dot 2093	[gold-US][produced by Ron Chancey]
Room Service	Oak Ridge Boys	06.1978	-	164[11]	ABC 1065	[gold-US][produced by Ron Chancey]
Together	Oak Ridge Boys	03.1980	-	154[6]	MCA 3220	[gold-US][produced by Ron Chancey]
Greatest Hits	Oak Ridge Boys	11.1980	-	99[21]	MCA 5150	[platinum-US][produced by Ron Chancey]
Fancy Free	Oak Ridge Boys	06.1981	-	14[48]	MCA 5209	[2x-platinum-US][produced by Ron Chancey]
Bobbie Sue	Oak Ridge Boys	02.1982	-	20[21]	MCA 5294	[gold-US][produced by Ron Chancey]
Christmas	Oak Ridge Boys	12.1982	-	73[7]	MCA 5365	[gold-US][produced by Ron Chancey]
American Made	Oak Ridge Boys	02.1983	-	51[23]	MCA 5390	[gold-US][produced by Ron Chancey]
Deliver	Oak Ridge Boys	11.1983	-	121[14]	MCA 5455	[gold-US][produced by Ron Chancey]
Greatest Hits 2	Oak Ridge Boys	09.1984	-	71[24]	MCA 5496	[platinum-US][produced by Ron Chancey]
Step on Out	Oak Ridge Boys	04.1985	-	156[5]	MCA 5555	[gold-US][produced by Ron Chancey]
A Gospel Journey	Oak Ridge Boys	05.2009	-	156[1]	Gaither Music	[produced by Duane Allen ]
The Boys Are Back	Oak Ridge Boys	06.2009	-	77[1]	Spring Hill 1145	[produced by Duane Allen, Dave Cobb]
It's Only Natural	Oak Ridge Boys	10.2011	-	70[7]	Cracker Barrel Music	[produced by Michael Sykes, Duane Allen, Ron Chancey]