Bobbie Sue

Studio album by The Oak Ridge Boys

Released

February 10, 1982

Recorded

1981 at Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville and FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama

MCA

The Oak Ridge Boys chronology

Fancy Free
(1981)

Bobbie Sue
(1982)

Christmas
(1982)

Bobbie Sue is the seventh album by The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released on February 10, 1982. Its title song was a #1 country chart hit (on April 3, 1982) and a #12 hit on the Hot 100 singles chart.

The album also featured cover versions of two songs, the 1959 hit "So Fine", a song originally by the Fiestas, and "Up on Cripple Creek", originally by The Band.

Track listing

"Bobbie Sue" (Wood Newton, Dan Tyler, Adele Tyler) - 3:03
"I Wish You Were Here (Oh My Darlin')" (Michael Foster) - 3:36
"Doctor's Orders" (Rory Michael Bourke, Bruce Channel, Kieran Kane) - 3:33
"Old Kentucky Song" (Kix Brooks, Ed Hunnicutt) - 2:37
"So Fine" (Johnny Otis) - 2:50
"I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)" (Sonny Throckmorton) - 3:35
"Back in Your Arms Again" (Rusty Golden) - 3:02
"Up on Cripple Creek" (Robbie Robertson) - 3:19
"Until You" (Golden, Jimbeau Hinson) - 3:14
"Would They Love Him Down in Shreveport?" (Bobby Braddock) - 2:22

Personnel

The Oak Ridge Boys

Musicians

Jimmy Capps - acoustic guitar
Jerry Carrigan - drums, percussion
Gene Chrisman - drums, percussion
Farrell Morris - percussion
Weldon Myrick - steel guitar
Ron Oates - keyboards
Billy Sanford - lead guitar, acoustic guitar
Jack Williams - bass guitar
Chip Young - acoustic guitar
Reggie Young - lead guitar

The Muscle Shoals Horns

Harrison Calloway - trumpet
Ronnie Eades - baritone saxophone
Charles Rose - trombone
Harvey Thompson - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone

Strings arranged by Bergen White

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	20
Canadian RPM Top Albums	27

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Country	US	US AC	CAN Country	CAN	CAN AC
1982	"Bobbie Sue"	1	12	19	1	20	1
	"So Fine"	22	76	—	16	—	—
	"I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)"	2	—	—	4	—	—

Preceded by Feels So Right by Alabama	Top Country Albums number-one album March 27 - April 10, 1982	Succeeded by Mountain Music by Alabama

The Oak Ridge Boys

Duane Allen Joe Bonsall William Lee Golden Richard Sterban

Studio albums	Y'all Come Back Saloon Room Service The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived Together Fancy Free Bobbie Sue American Made Deliver Step On Out Seasons Where the Fast Lane Ends Heartbeat Monongahela American Dreams Unstoppable The Long Haul Revival Voices From the Heart Colors The Journey Common Thread Front Row Seats A Gospel Journey The Boys Are Back It's Only Natural Back Home Again: Gospel Favorites

Other albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits 2 Greatest Hits 3 Christmas

Notable singles	"Y'all Come Back Saloon" "You're the One" "I'll Be True to You" "Cryin' Again" "Come On In" "Sail Away" "Dream On" "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" "Trying to Love Two Women" "Heart of Mine" "Beautiful You" "Elvira" "(I'm Settin') Fancy Free" "Bobbie Sue" "I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)" "Thank God for Kids" "American Made" "Love Song" "Ozark Mountain Jubilee" "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes" "Everyday" "Make My Life with You" "Little Things" "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)" "Juliet" "You Made a Rock of a Rolling Stone" "It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)" "This Crazy Love" "Time In" "True Heart" "Gonna Take a Lot of River" "Bridges and Walls" "Beyond Those Years" "An American Family" "No Matter How High" "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" "Lucky Moon" "Change My Mind" "Seven Nation Army"

Guest singles	"Same Ole Me" (with George Jones) "When You Get to the Heart (with Barbara Mandrell) "Out Goin' Cattin'" (Sawyer Brown with Joe Bonsall) "Broken Trust" (with Brenda Lee)

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