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Live Close By, Visit Often is a studio album by American country singer–songwriter K. T. Oslin. It was released on March 6, 2001 via BNA Records and contained 12 tracks. The album was co-produced by Oslin herself and Raul Malo. The project was Oslin's first in five years and second to be issued on the BNA label. It included a mix of new material and cover songs. Its title track was a charting single, as well as its cover of "Come on-a My House." Live Close By, Visit Often would reach a charting position following its release and receive reviews from music publications as well.
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- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 254.
- ↑ "K.T. Oslin Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. January 21, 1989.
