Fancy Free (The Oak Ridge Boys album)
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| Studio album by The Oak Ridge Boys | ||||
| Released | March 26, 1981 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:58 | |||
| Label | MCA (5209) | |||
| Producer | Ron Chancey | |||
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Fancy Free was the fifth country studio album by the Oak Ridge Boys, released on March 26, 1981. It featured their biggest hit "Elvira". "Somewhere in the Night" was covered by Sawyer Brown in 1987 from their album of the same name. The title of the album was suggested by longtime Oak Ridge Boys personal assistant Charles Daunis, and he is thanked for this contribution in the liner notes.
The album is certified double platinum by the RIAA. It was also one of the first albums ever to achieve multi-platinum certification in the US, achieving the certification on October 12, 1984.
Contents
Track listing
- "Elvira" (Dallas Frazier) - 3:52
- "Somewhere in the Night" (Don Cook, Rafe VanHoy) - 3:30
- "She's Gone to L.A. Again" (Mickey Clark) - 3:00
- "When I'm With You" (Mitch Humphries, Jerry Michael) - 3:50
- "Another Dream Just Came True" (Don Schlitz) - 2:54
- "(I'm Settin') Fancy Free" (Roy August, Jimbeau Hinson) - 3:49
- "Dream of Me" (Buddy Cannon, Jimmy Darrell, Raleigh Squires) - 2:58
- "When Love Calls You" (Michael Foster) - 4:14
- "How Long Has It Been" (Foster, Marshall Morgan) - 3:42
- "I Would Crawl All the Way (To the River)" (Bucky Jones, Curly Putman, Dan Wilson) - 4:45
Personnel
The Oak Ridge Boys
- Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen, Richard Sterban, William Lee Golden: All Vocals
The Band
- Drums, Percussion: Kenneth A. Buttrey, Jerry Carrigan
- Bass: John C. Williams
- Acoustic & Electric Guitars: Barry Burton, James Capps, Chip Young, Billy Sanford, Reggie Young
- Steel: Weldon Myrick
- Keyboards: Ron Oates
- Banjo: Bobby Thompson
- Trumpet: Harrison Calloway, Jr.
- Trombone: Charles Rose
- Saxophone: Ronnie Eades, Harvey Thompson
- Oboe: Bobby G. Taylor
- Strings: John David Boyle, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Connie Ellison, Carl Gorodetzky, Lennie Haight, Sheldon Kurland, Dennis Molchan, Samuel Terranova, Gary VanOsdale, Stephanie Woolf
- String Arrangements: D. Bergen White
Production
- Produced By Ron Chancey
- Engineers: Les Ladd
- Assistant Engineers: Steve Ham, Bob Krusen, Russ Martin, Steve Melton
- Mastering: Hank Williams
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 14 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 46 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||||
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| US Country | US | US AC | CAN Country | CAN | CAN AC | ||
| 1981 | "Elvira" | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 13 |
| "(I'm Settin') Fancy Free" | 1 | 104 | 17 | 2 | — | — | |
Notes
| Preceded by | Top Country Albums number-one album July 18, 1981 August 1, 1981 August 15, 1981 |
Succeeded by Feels So Right by Alabama Feels So Right by Alabama Feels So Right by Alabama |
