Monongahela | ||||
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Released | August 10, 1988 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 35:49 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Jimmy Bowen | |||
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Singles from Monongahela | ||||
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Monongahela is the 14th country studio album by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys, released in 1988 via MCA Records. The album peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. [2]
The album includes three singles that charted on Hot Country Songs: "Gonna Take a Lot of River", which reached number 1, followed by "Bridges and Walls" at number 10 and "Beyond Those Years" at number 7. [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Gonna Take a Lot of River" | Mark Henley, John Kurhajetz | 3:00 |
2. | "I Can Count on You" | Roger Murrah, Randy VanWarmer | 3:36 |
3. | "Never Together (But Close Sometimes)" | Rodney Crowell | 2:20 |
4. | "No Way Out" | Steve Bogard, Rick Giles | 3:16 |
5. | "Beyond Those Years" | Troy Seals, Eddie Setser | 4:37 |
6. | "Private Lives" | Seals, Mentor Williams | 3:16 |
7. | "Too Many Heartaches" | Jerry G. Hludzik, Mark Wanko | 2:57 |
8. | "Bridges and Walls" | Murrah, VanWarmer | 3:52 |
9. | "When Karen Comes Around" | Dewayne Blackwell, Bobby Fischer, Earl Bud Lee, Robert Ellis Orrall | 4:20 |
10. | "Taking One Heartbeat (At a Time)" | Walker Igleheart | 4:35 |
Compiled from liner notes. [4]
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 9 |
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