"It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)" is a song written by
Roger Murrah
Roger Alan Murrah (born November 20, 1946) is a songwriter and independent music publisher who has written hits for artists including Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Al Jarreau, and Alabama.[country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...]
group
The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet originating in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in Southern gospel during the 1950s. Their name was change ...
. It was released in February 1987 as the first single from the album ''
Where the Fast Lane Ends''. 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.
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References
1987 singles
The Oak Ridge Boys songs
Songs written by Roger Murrah
Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen
MCA Records singles
1987 songs
Songs written by James Dean Hicks
Songs written by Steve Dean
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