Greatest Hits 3 (The Oak Ridge Boys album)
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Greatest Hits 3 is a compilation album by American country music
group The Oak Ridge Boys
. It was released in 1989 via MCA Records
. The album peaked at number 22 on the Billboard
Top Country Albums chart.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
group The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s...
. It was released in 1989 via MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
. The album peaked at number 22 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Country Albums chart.
Track listing
- "Gonna Take a Lot of River (Mississippi, Monongahela, Ohio)Gonna Take a Lot of River (Mississippi, Monongahela, Ohio)"Gonna Take a Lot of River" — often known as "Gonna Take a Lot of River " — is a song made famous by the country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. Originally released in 1988, the song was the lead-off single to the band's 1988 album Monongahela.In October 1988, the song ascended to No. 1 on the...
" (Mark Henley, John Kurhajetz) – 3:00 - "True HeartTrue Heart (song)"True Heart" is a single by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. Released in 1988, it was the second single from the album Heartbeat. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
" (Michael Clark, Don SchlitzDon SchlitzDonald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
) – 3:07 - "Little ThingsLittle Things (The Oak Ridge Boys song)"Little Things" is a 1985 single written by Billy Barber and recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys. "Little Things" was The Oak Ridge Boys' twelfth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart .-Chart performance:...
" (Billy Barber) – 3:24 - "This Crazy LoveThis Crazy Love"This Crazy Love" is a 1987 single written by Roger Murrah and James Dean Hicks and recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys. "This Crazy Love" was The Oak Ridge Boys' fifteenth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart...
" (James Dean Hicks, Roger MurrahRoger MurrahRoger Murrah is a songwriter and music publisher who has written hits for artists including Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Al Jarreau, and Alabama....
) – 3:02 - "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)Come on In (You Did the Best You Could Do)"Come On In " is a single by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. Released in 1986, it was the third single from the album Step On Out. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....
" (Rick Giles, George Green) – 3:28 - "Bobbie SueBobbie Sue (song)"Bobbie Sue" is a song made famous by the country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. Written by Wood Newton, Dan Tyler and Adele Tyler, the song was released in 1982 as the title track to the group's album. That April, the song became the Oaks' sixth No...
" (Wood Newton, Adele Tyler, Dan Tyler) – 2:50 - "It Takes a Little Rain (to Make Love Grow)It Takes a Little Rain (to Make Love Grow)"It Takes a Little Rain " is a 1987 single written by Roger Murrah, Steve Dean, and James Dean Hicks and recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys. It was their fourteenth number-one country single. The single went to number one for one week, spending a total of fourteen weeks on the chart.-Chart performance:...
" (Steve Dean, Hicks, Murrah) – 3:56 - "Touch a Hand, Make a FriendTouch a Hand, Make a Friend"Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" is a 1974 single written by Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, and Carl Hampton and recorded by The Staple Singers. "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" was one of The Staple Singers most successful singles and peaked at number three on the soul chart and number twenty-three on...
" (Homer BanksHomer BanksHomer Banks was an African-American songwriter, singer and record producer, best known for his songs for Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s...
, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson) – 3:28 - "Bridges and WallsBridges and Walls"Bridges and Walls" is a single by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. Released in 1989, it was the second single from the album Monongahela. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
" (Murrah, Randy VanWarmerRandy VanWarmerRandy VanWarmer was an American songwriter and guitarist. His biggest success was the pop hit, "Just When I Needed You Most". It reached #8 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1979 after peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart...
) – 3:52 - "Take Pride in America" (David Bracken, Clyde OtisClyde OtisClyde Otis, born in Prentiss, Mississippi, , was an American songwriter and producer best known for his collaboration with singer Brook Benton, and for being one of the first African American A&R executive for a major label.According to the music licensing organization Broadcast Music Inc., Otis is...
) – 3:14
Chart performance
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 22 |