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. It was their third frontline album, and their first to only include country music. Their band was included on the album cover but not heard on the album; prior releases had included the band. Four singles were released: the

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, " You're the One", " I'll Be True to You", and "Easy". The first three singles all sold well, "Easy" was a pop hit overseas, and "I'll Be True to You" hit number one on the ''

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chart.

Track listing

Personnel

;The Oak Ridge Boys *

Duane Allen Duane David Allen (born April 29, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter, who had formal training in both operatic and quartet singing before becoming a member of the Oak Ridge Boys in 1966. Allen is the lead singer for the quartet and i ...

- lead vocals *

Joe Bonsall Joseph Sloan Bonsall Jr. (May 18, 1948 – July 9, 2024) was an American singer who was tenor vocalist of the Oak Ridge Boys from 1973 to 2023. Besides charting numerous hits as a member of the Oak Ridge Boys, Bonsall had a solo hit guesting wit ...

- tenor vocals *

William Lee Golden William Lee Golden (born January 12, 1939) is an American country music singer. Between 1965 and 1987, and again since 1996, he has been the baritone singer in the country vocal group the Oak Ridge Boys. Golden was inducted into the Country Music ...

- baritone vocals * Richard Sterban - bass vocals ;Additional musicians *Jimmy Capps, Victor Jordan, Jerry Shook, Bobby Thompson,

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- acoustic guitar *Victor Jordan, Bobby Thompson - banjo *

Joe Osborn Joe Osborn (August 28, 1937 – December 14, 2018Henry Strzelecki Henry Pershing Strzelecki (August 8, 1939 – December 30, 2014) was a Nashville studio musician who performed with Roy Orbison, Chet Atkins, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Eddy Arnold, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Ronnie Milsap, Merle Haggard, and ma ...

- bass guitar *Hayward Bishop,

Jerry Carrigan Jerry Kirby Carrigan (September 13, 1943 – June 22, 2019) was an American drummer and record producer. Early in his career he was a member of the original Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and later worked as a session musician in Nashville for over ...

- drums *Billy Sanford,

Pete Wade Herman Bland "Pete" Wade (December 16, 1934 – August 27, 2024) was an American guitarist. Wade worked as a session musician in Nashville, playing on numerous hits including "Crazy Arms" by Ray Price, "He Stopped Loving Her Today" by George Jo ...

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- electric guitar *

Johnny Gimble John Paul Gimble (May 30, 1926 – May 9, 2015) was an American country musician associated with Western swing. Gimble was considered one of the most important fiddlers in the genre. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 i ...

- fiddle * David Briggs, Ron Oates - piano *

Lloyd Green Lloyd Lamar Green (born October 4, 1937) is an American steel guitarist noted for his extensive country music recording session career in Nashville performing on 116 Chart Hit, No.1 Country music, country hits including Tammy Wynette's “D-I-V-O- ...

- steel guitar *Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Virginia Christensen, Carl Gorodetzky, Lennie Haight,

Sheldon Kurland Sheldon "Shelly" Kurland (June 9, 1928 – January 6, 2010) was a violinist and musical arranger who worked as a session musician in Nashville and provided arrangements for a number of prominent country musicians. Life and career Sheldon Kurland ...

, Steven Smith, Donald Teal, Gary Vanosdale, Stephanie Woolf - strings *Bergen White - string arrangements

References

The Oak Ridge Boys albums 1977 albums Dot Records albums Albums produced by Ron Chancey {{1970s-country-album-stub