''It's Only Natural'' is the thirty-first studio album released by the country music vocal group

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. It was released September 19, 2011 by the music publishing division of the

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restaurant chain. The album contains five new songs and newly re-recorded versions of six older Oak Ridge Boys songs. Also included is a re-recording of "Louisiana Red Dirt Highway", which William Lee Golden originally released in 1990 during his hiatus from the group.

Critical reception

Giving it three stars out of five, Billy Dukes of ''Taste of Country'' thought that some of the songs were "sleepy" but praised "What'cha Gonna Do?" and "The Shade". A four-star review came from Bobby Peacock of Roughstock, who thought that its new songs were mostly well-suited to the group, and praised the re-recordings for their arrangements.

Track listing

Songs marked with a † indicate new songs recorded for this album.

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control 2011 albums The Oak Ridge Boys albums Cracker Barrel albums Albums produced by Ron Chancey