Gonna Take a Lot of River
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| “Gonna Take a Lot of River” | |||||
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| Single by The Oak Ridge Boys from the album Monongahela |
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| Released | July 1988 (U.S.) | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | 1988 | ||||
| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 3:00 | ||||
| Label | MCA Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Mark Henley and John Kurhajetz | ||||
| Producer | Jimmy Bowen | ||||
| The Oak Ridge Boys singles chronology | |||||
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"Gonna Take a Lot of River" (sometimes known by the extended title "Gonna Take a Lot of River (Mississippi, Monongahela, Ohio)") is a song made famous by the country music band The Oak Ridge Boys. Originally released in 1988, the song was the lead-off single to the band's 1988 album, Monongahela.
In October 1988, the song ascended to No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart. The band's 15th chart topper in a string dating to 1978, "Gonna Take a Lot of River" was the first to feature the lead vocals of group baritone Steve Sanders, who succeeded William Lee Golden in the group's lineup.
[edit] Sources
- Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits." (Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 (ISBN 0-82-307553-2))
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006.
| Preceded by "Strong Enough to Bend" by Tanya Tucker |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single by Oak Ridge Boys October 29, 1988 |
Succeeded by "Darlene" by T. Graham Brown |
