album
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by the Oak Ridge Boys, released on March 26, 1981. It featured their biggest hit "
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". "Somewhere in the Night" was covered by
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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.
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chart.
Track listing
Personnel
The Oak Ridge Boys
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Joe Bonsall
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Richard Sterban
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Born in Camden, New Jersey, Ster ...
,
William Lee Golden
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Golden joined The Oak Rid ...
Jerry Carrigan
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*Bass: John C. Williams
*Acoustic & Electric Guitars: Barry Burton, James Capps, Chip Young, Billy Sanford, Reggie Young
* Steel:
Weldon Myrick
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*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