"I'll Be True to You" | ||||
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Single by The Oak Ridge Boys | ||||
from the album Y'all Come Back Saloon | ||||
B-side | "An Old Time Family Bluegrass Band" | |||
Released | April 15, 1978 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:40 | |||
Label | Dot | |||
Songwriter(s) | Alan Rhody | |||
Producer(s) | Ron Chancey | |||
The Oak Ridge Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"I'll Be True to You" is a song written by Alan Rhody, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in April 1978 as the third single from the album Y'all Come Back Saloon . "I'll Be True to You" was The Oak Ridge Boys' third single to hit the country chart and the first of seventeen number one country hits. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country chart. [1]
The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet. The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s. Their name was changed to the Oak Ridge Boys in the early 1960s, and they remained a gospel group until the mid-1970s, when they changed their image and concentrated on country music.
Y'all Come Back Saloon is a 1977 album by American vocal quartet The Oak Ridge Boys, and the group's first country music album.
Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] | 1 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [3] | 2 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 8 |
"Elvira" is a song written by Dallas Frazier which became a famous country and pop hit by The Oak Ridge Boys in 1981, now considered one of their signature songs.
"Bobbie Sue" is a song written by Wood Newton, Dan Tyler and Adele Tyler, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in January 1982 as the first single and title track to the group's album of the same name. That April, the song became the Oaks' sixth No. 1 single on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart.
"Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" is a song written by Rodney Crowell and Donivan Cowart. The song was initially covered by Emmylou Harris, who included it on her 1978 Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town album.
"Trying to Love Two Women" is a song written by Sonny Throckmorton, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in April 1980 as the first single from the album Together. The song was The Oak Ridge Boys' third number one hit on the Billboard country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the chart.
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"Love Song" is a song written by Steven Runkle, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in June 1983 as the second single from the album American Made. "Love Song" was The Oak Ridge Boys' eighth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart.
"Everyday" is a song written by Dave Loggins and J.D. Martin, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in July 1984 as the first new single from their Greatest Hits 2 album. "Everyday" was The Oak Ridge Boys' tenth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent thirteen weeks on the country chart.
"Little Things" is a song written by Billy Barber, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in March 1985 as the first single from the album Step On Out. The song was The Oak Ridge Boys' twelfth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.
"Make My Life with You" is a song written by Gary Burr, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in November 1984 as the second single from their Greatest Hits 2 compilation album. The song The Oak Ridge Boys' eleventh number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the chart.
"It Takes a Little Rain " is a song written by Roger Murrah, Steve Dean and James Dean Hicks, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in February 1987 as the first single from the album Where the Fast Lane Ends. It was their fourteenth number-one country single. The single went to number one for one week, spending a total of fourteen weeks on the chart.
"This Crazy Love" is a song written by Roger Murrah and James Dean Hicks, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in June 1987 as the second single from the album Where the Fast Lane Ends. "This Crazy Love" was The Oak Ridge Boys' fifteenth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart. It was released following the departure William Lee Golden in March 1987.
"You're the One" is a song written by Bob Morrison, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in December 1977 as the second single from the album Y'all Come Back Saloon. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Cryin' Again" is a song written by Rafe VanHoy and Don Cook, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in September 1978 as the second single from the album Room Service. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Beautiful You" is a song written by Dave Hanner, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in November 1980 as the third single from the album Together. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head " is a song written by Sonny Throckmorton. He was also the first artist to release it, doing so on Last Cheater's Waltz in 1978. His version went to number 54 on the country music charts that year.
"Come On In " is a song written by Rick Giles and George Green, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in November 1985 as the third single from the album Step On Out. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was also recorded by Oak Ridge Boy William Lee Golden on his 1986 solo album "American Vagabond".
"Love Without Mercy" is a song written by Don Pfrimmer and Mike Reid. It was originally recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys for their 1987 album Heartbeat, and later by Reid on his album Twilight Town. The Oak Ridge Boys' version was the B-side of their 1988 single "True Heart".
"Heart of Mine" is a song written by Michael Foster, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in July 1980 as the second single from the album Together. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Sail Away" is a song written by Rafe VanHoy, and first recorded by American country music artist Sam Neely. Neely's version was released in September 1977. The single peaked at number 98 on Hot Country Songs and 84 on the Billboard Hot 100. Kenny Rogers covered the song on his Love or Something Like It album.
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Preceded by "Two More Bottles of Wine" by Emmylou Harris | Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single June 24, 1978 | Succeeded by "It Only Hurts for a Little While" by Margo Smith |
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