Fancy Free is the seventh album by the Oak Ridge Boys, released on March 26, 1981. It featured their biggest hit "Elvira", as well as the title track. "Somewhere in the Night" was covered by Sawyer Brown and "Dream Of Me" was covered by Vern Gosdin.
The album is certified double platinum by the RIAA. It also became the band's first album to reach number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
Track listing
Personnel
The Oak Ridge Boys
The Band
- Drums, Percussion: Kenneth A. Buttrey, Jerry Carrigan, Hayward Bishop
- Bass: John C. Williams
- Acoustic & Electric Guitars: Barry Burton, James Capps, Chip Young, Billy Sanford, Reggie Young
- Steel: Weldon Myrick
- Keyboards: Ron Oates
- Banjo: Bobby Thompson
- Trumpet: Harrison Calloway, Jr.
- Trombone: Charles Rose
- Saxophone: Ronnie Eades, Harvey Thompson
- Oboe: Bobby G. Taylor
- Strings: John David Boyle, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Connie Ellison, Carl Gorodetzky, Lennie Haight, Sheldon Kurland, Dennis Molchan, Samuel Terranova, Gary VanOsdale, Stephanie Woolf
- String Arrangements: D. Bergen White
Production
- Produced By Ron Chancey
- Engineers: Les Ladd
- Assistant Engineers: Steve Ham, Bob Krusen, Russ Martin, Steve Melton
- Mastering: Hank Williams
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
Notes