Greatest Hits 3 (The Oak Ridge Boys album)

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Greatest Hits 3
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedApril 28, 1989 (1989-04-28)
Genre Country
Length33:21
Label MCA
Producer Jimmy Bowen, Ron Chancey
The Oak Ridge Boys chronology
Monongahela
(1988)
Greatest Hits 3
(1989)
American Dreams
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Greatest Hits 3 is a compilation album by The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in 1989 via MCA Records. The album peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. [2]

Contents

Although Steve Sanders is on the cover of the album, several tracks include William Lee Golden, most notably "Touch A Hand, Make A Friend," which has a lead vocal by Golden.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gonna Take a Lot of River"Mark Henley, John Kurhajetz3:00
2."^True Heart"Michael Clark, Don Schlitz 3:07
3."Little Things"Billy Barber3:24
4."This Crazy Love"James Dean Hicks, Roger Murrah 3:02
5."Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)"Rick Giles, George Green3:28
6."Bobbie Sue" Wood Newton, Adele Tyler, Dan Tyler, Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller 2:50
7."It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)"Steve Dean, James Dean Hicks, Roger Murrah3:56
8."Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson 3:28
9."Bridges and Walls"Roger Murrah, Randy VanWarmer 3:52
10."^^Take Pride in America"David Bracken, Clyde Otis 3:14

^The vocals on "True Heart" were re-recorded to match the live rendition more closely. This alternate version is exclusive to this album and has never been included on any other releases.

^^Previously released as a promotional single and video in 1987, this song was included as a "bonus track".

Chart performance

Chart (1989)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums22

References

  1. Campbell, Al. "Greatest Hits 3 review". Allmusic . Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  2. "Greatest Hits 3 Charts". Allmusic . Retrieved March 2, 2011.