Monongahela (album)

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Monongahela
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 10, 1988 (1988-08-10)
Genre Country
Length35:49
Label MCA
Producer Jimmy Bowen
The Oak Ridge Boys chronology
Heartbeat
(1987)
Monongahela
(1988)
Greatest Hits 3
(1989)
Singles from Monongahela
  1. "Gonna Take a Lot of River"
    Released: July 1988
  2. "Bridges and Walls"
    Released: December 3, 1988
  3. "Beyond Those Years"
    Released: April 1, 1989
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Monongahela is the 14th country studio album by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys, released in 1988 via MCA Records. The album peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. [2]

Contents

The album includes three singles that charted on Hot Country Songs: "Gonna Take a Lot of River", which reached number 1, followed by "Bridges and Walls" at number 10 and "Beyond Those Years" at number 7. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gonna Take a Lot of River"Mark Henley, John Kurhajetz3:00
2."I Can Count on You" Roger Murrah, Randy VanWarmer 3:36
3."Never Together (But Close Sometimes)" Rodney Crowell 2:20
4."No Way Out"Steve Bogard, Rick Giles3:16
5."Beyond Those Years" Troy Seals, Eddie Setser4:37
6."Private Lives"Seals, Mentor Williams 3:16
7."Too Many Heartaches"Jerry G. Hludzik, Mark Wanko2:57
8."Bridges and Walls"Murrah, VanWarmer3:52
9."When Karen Comes Around" Dewayne Blackwell, Bobby Fischer, Earl Bud Lee, Robert Ellis Orrall 4:20
10."Taking One Heartbeat (At a Time)"Walker Igleheart4:35

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes. [4]

The Oak Ridge Boys

Musicians

Chart performance

Chart (1988)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums9

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References

  1. Roland, Tom. "Monongahela review". Allmusic . Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  2. "Monongahela Charts". Allmusic . Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 303. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  4. Monongahela (CD booklet). The Oak Ridge Boys. MCA Records. 1988. 42205.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)