| Room Service | ||||
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| Released | May 25, 1978 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:30 | |||
| Label | ABC | |||
| Producer | Ron Chancey | |||
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Room Service is the second country album by The Oak Ridge Boys, released in 1978. It peaked at number three on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. It includes the singles "Cryin' Again" and "Come On In".
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If You Can't Find Love" | Peter McCann | 2:58 |
| 2. | "But I Do" | Dave Parkinson, Troy Seals | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Callin' Baton Rouge" | Dennis Linde | 2:36 |
| 4. | "It Could Have Been Ten Years Ago" | Dennis Wilson | 2:51 |
| 5. | "Lots of Matchbooks" | Harry Middlebrooks | 3:07 |
| 6. | "If There Were Only Time For Love" | Wayne Moss | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Cryin' Again" | Don Cook, Rafe Van Hoy | 2:32 |
| 8. | "I'll Be True to You" | Alan Rhody | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Come On In" | Michael Clark | 2:58 |
| 10. | "Lay Down Your Sword and Shield" | James S. Wetherington [lower-alpha 1] | 3:43 |
| 11. | "I Can Love You" | Gary Scruggs [lower-alpha 2] | 3:00 |
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