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IN STORES TOMORROW! Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music Collects The Oak Ridge Boys’ Rare Recordings on “When I Sing for Him”

March 1, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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Before “Elvira” and “Bobbie Sue” catapulted them into the mainstream of commercial country and pop, The Oak Ridge Boys paid their dues as both recording artists and popular live performers.  The band’s history was a long one, with the original Oak Ridge Quartet dating back to the 1940s.  But the birth of The Oak Ridge Boys, as we know the group, really took place in 1973 at Columbia Records.  That was when Joe Bonsall joined Duane Allen, William Lee Golden, and Richard Sterban to complete the foursome that still packs houses today.  The Oak Ridge Boys recorded three albums for Columbia between 1973 and 1976, dipping their toes into pop, rock, R&B, and mainstream country for the first time while still fully embracing the group’s deeply-rooted gospel heritage.  Shockingly, none of these albums have ever been released on CD anywhere in the world…but that’s going to be rectified TOMORROW, March 2!  This special release arrives just two weeks before the Boys drop their latest, highly-anticipated new LP, 17th Avenue Revival, a return to their gospel roots as well as to the early days of rock and roll.

When I Sing for Him: The Complete Columbia Recordings and RCA Singles is the first comprehensive anthology of this lost period of Oak Ridge Boys history – and that’s not all.  This 2-CD, 49-song collection boasts the group’s complete Columbia albums The Oak Ridge Boys, Sky High, and Old Fashioned, Down Home, Hand Clappin’, Foot Stompin’, Southern Style, Gospel Quartet Music, plus all of their period Columbia non-LP singles, and songs that only appeared on compilations.  When I Sing for Him includes the Grammy-winning “The Baptism of Jesse Taylor” as well as homespun renditions of classics by Allen Toussaint, Paul Simon, Larry Gatlin, Kris Kristofferson, Dallas Frazier, David Allan Coe, Porter Wagoner, and Johnny Cash.  The Man in Black even appears on two tracks here, leading the group on his stirring “No Earthly Good” and as a special bonus, Cash’s own single “Praise the Lord and Pass the Soup” – the Oaks’ first chart entry and debut on Columbia Records.  Motown legend Janie Bradford’s award-winning “Plant a Seed” is just one of the numerous, unexpected treats here.

As an added treat, the Oaks’ Columbia years are joined by every single from their 1990-1993 tenure at RCA Records, during the time in which Steve Sanders had replaced William Lee Golden.  At RCA, the Oaks moved further into country-pop, even covering The Righteous Brothers’ “(You’re My) Soul and Inspiration” in their own inimitable style.  Every one of the Oaks’ RCA A-sides hit the charts, making this another key chapter in their rich legacy.  This comprehensive collection brings the group full circle to their gospel roots with a rousing, harmony-rich version of “Go Tell it on the Mountain.”

Vic Anesini has remastered every track at Sony’s Battery Studios from the original tapes, and I’ve supplied the new liner notes.  Throughout their career and continuing through 17th Avenue Revival, The Oak Ridge Boys have never stopped singing for Him.  Now, with When I Sing for Him: The Complete Columbia Recordings and RCA Singles, some of their rarest and most significant music is finally available again for you.  Look for this very special set from country’s enduring superstars TOMORROW from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music.  You’ll find pre-order links below!

The Oak Ridge Boys, When I Sing for Him: The Complete Columbia Recordings and RCA Singles (Second Disc Records/Real Gone Music RGM-0686, 2017) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

CD 1

  1. The Baptism of Jesse Taylor
  2. You Happened to Me
  3. Why Me
  4. Loves Me Like a Rock
  5. He’s Gonna Smile on Me
  6. Put Your Arms Around Me, Blessed Jesus
  7. He
  8. What a Time We Will Have Over There
  9. Give Me a Star
  10. Rhythm Guitar
  11. Sailing Toward Home
  12. Nobody Special
  13. We Gotta Love One Another
  14. When I Sing for Him
  15. Plant a Seed
  16. There Must Be a Better Way
  17. That’s Just Like Jesus
  18. I Just Want to Help You Be Free
  19. Mighty Fine
  20. Heaven Bound
  21. Look Away Mama
  22. Bringing It Back
  23. Joy Comes in the Morning
  24. Praise the Lord and Pass the Soup – Johnny Cash with The Carter Family and The Oak Ridge Boys

CD 2

  1. Lord I’ve Been Ready for Years
  2. No Earthly Good
  3. Jesus Knows Who I Am
  4. The Same Old-Fashioned Way
  5. I’m Winding My Way Back Home
  6. Where the Soul Never Dies
  7. It’s Been Done
  8. Doctor God
  9. Jesus Was There
  10. Last Train to Glory
  11. Family Reunion
  12. Don’t Be Late
  13. All Our Favorite Songs
  14. Whoever Finds This, I Love You
  15. (You’re My) Soul and Inspiration
  16. Lucky Moon
  17. Walkin’ After Midnight
  18. Change My Mind
  19. Our Love is Here to Stay
  20. Baby On Board
  21. When It Comes to You
  22. Fall
  23. Until You’re Back in My Arms Again
  24. Go Tell It on the Mountain

CD 1, Tracks 1-10 from The Oak Ridge Boys, Columbia LP KC 32742, 1974
CD 1, Tracks 11-20 from Sky High, Columbia LP KC 33057, 1975
CD 1, Tracks 21-22 from Columbia single 3-10226, 1975
CD 1, Tracks 23-24 from All Our Favorite Songs, Columbia LP FC 37737, 1982
CD 1, Track 25 from Columbia single 4-45890, 1973
CD 2, Tracks 1-10 from Old Fashioned, Down Home, Hand Clappin’, Foot Stompin’, Southern Style, Gospel Quartet Music, Columbia LP KC 33935, 1976
CD 2, Tracks 11-12 from Columbia single 3-10349, 1976
CD 2, Tracks 13-14 from Columbia single 3-10419, 1976
CD 2, Track 15 from RCA single 2665-7-R, 1990
CD 2. Tracks 16-17 from RCA single 2779-7-R, 1991
CD 2, Tracks 18-19 from RCA single 62013-7, 1991
CD 2, Tracks 20-21 from RCA single 62099-7, 1991
CD 2, Tracks 22-23 from RCA single 62228-7, 1992
CD 2, Track 24 from Sounds of the Season, BNA CD 66281-2, 1993

Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Country, Gospel Tags: Johnny Cash, The Oak Ridge Boys

Joe Marchese

Joe Marchese

JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Peggy Lipton, Doris Day, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and his work still appears with frequency in the magazine. In 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as The Supremes, Melissa Manchester, Laura Nyro, Bobby Darin and Johnny Mathis, legendary producer Bob Crewe, soul legend Wilson Pickett, and many others. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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