Bobbie Sue | ||||
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Released | February 10, 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1981 at Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville and FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama | |||
Genre | Country, rock and roll, doo-wop | |||
Length | 31:11 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Ron Chancey | |||
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Singles from Bobbie Sue | ||||
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Bobbie Sue is the seventh country studio 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: "So Fine", a song originally by The Fiestas; and "Up on Cripple Creek", originally by The Band.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Bobbie Sue" | Wood Newton, Dan Tyler, Adele Tyler | 3:03 |
2. | "I Wish You Were Here (Oh My Darlin')" | Michael Foster | 3:36 |
3. | "Doctor's Orders" | Rory Bourke, Bruce Channel, Kieran Kane | 3:33 |
4. | "Old Kentucky Song" | Kix Brooks, Ed Hunnicutt | 2:37 |
5. | "So Fine" | Johnny Otis | 2:50 |
6. | "I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)" | Sonny Throckmorton | 3:35 |
7. | "Back in Your Arms Again" | Rusty Golden | 3:02 |
8. | "Up on Cripple Creek" | Robbie Robertson | 3:19 |
9. | "Until You" | Golden, Jimbeau Hinson | 3:14 |
10. | "Would They Love Him Down in Shreveport?" | Bobby Braddock | 2:22 |
Strings arranged by Bergen White
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 20 |
Canadian RPM Top Albums | 27 |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||||
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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 | — | — |
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