Fancy Free (The Oak Ridge Boys album)

Fancy Free
Studio album by The Oak Ridge Boys
Released	March 26, 1981
Genre	Country
Length	34:58
Label	MCA (5209)
Producer	Ron Chancey
The Oak Ridge Boys chronology
Greatest Hits (October 30, 1980) Greatest Hits Fancy Free (March 26, 1981) Bobbie Sue (February 10, 1982)Bobbie Sue

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Fancy Free was the fifth country studio album by the Oak Ridge Boys, released on March 26, 1981. It featured their biggest hit "Elvira". "Somewhere in the Night" was covered by Sawyer Brown 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.

The album is certified double platinum by the RIAA. It was also one of the first albums ever to achieve multi-platinum certification in the US, achieving the certification on October 12, 1984.

Track listing

1. "Elvira" (Dallas Frazier) - 3:52
2. "Somewhere in the Night" (Don Cook, Rafe VanHoy) - 3:30
3. "She's Gone to L.A. Again" (Mickey Clark) - 3:00
4. "When I'm With You" (Mitch Humphries, Jerry Michael) - 3:50
5. "Another Dream Just Came True" (Don Schlitz) - 2:54
6. "(I'm Settin') Fancy Free" (Roy August, Jimbeau Hinson) - 3:49
7. "Dream of Me" (Buddy Cannon, Jimmy Darrell, Raleigh Squires) - 2:58
8. "When Love Calls You" (Michael Foster) - 4:14
9. "How Long Has It Been" (Foster, Marshall Morgan) - 3:42
10. "I Would Crawl All the Way (To the River)" (Bucky Jones, Curly Putman, Dan Wilson) - 4:45

Personnel

The Oak Ridge Boys

• Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen, Richard Sterban, William Lee Golden: All Vocals

The Band

• Drums, Percussion: Kenneth A. Buttrey, Jerry Carrigan
• Bass: John C. Williams
• Acoustic & Electric Guitars: Barry Burton, James Capps, Chip Young, Billy Sanford, Reggie Young
• Steel: Weldon Myrick
• Keyboards: Ron Oates
• Banjo: Bobby Thompson
• 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

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	14
Canadian RPM Top Albums	46

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US	US AC	CAN Country	CAN	CAN AC
1981	"Elvira"	1	5	8	1	26	13
	"(I'm Settin') Fancy Free"	1	104	17	2	—	—

Notes

Preceded by Feels So Right by Alabama Feels So Right by Alabama Feels So Right by Alabama

Top Country Albums number-one album July 18, 1981 August 1, 1981 August 15, 1981

Succeeded by Feels So Right by Alabama Feels So Right by Alabama Feels So Right by Alabama