Gonna Take a Lot of River
| "Gonna Take a Lot of River" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Oak Ridge Boys | ||||
| from the album Monongahela | ||||
| B-side | "Private Lives" | |||
| Released | July 1988 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriters | Mark Henley, John Kurhajetz | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Bowen | |||
| The Oak Ridge Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"Gonna Take a Lot of River", with the full name "Gonna Take a Lot of River (Mississippi, Monongahela, Ohio)", is a song written by John Kurhajetz and Mark Henley, and recorded by the Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in July 1988 as the lead single from Monongahela.
In October 1988, the song hit number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1] "Gonna Take a Lot of River" was the first song to feature Steve Sanders, who succeeded William Lee Golden in the group's lineup.
In 2011, the group rerecorded the song with a new arrangement and Joe Bonsall on lead vocals for It's Only Natural.
Chart positions
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1988) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 23 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 252.
- ^ "The Oak Ridge Boys Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. November 5, 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 8, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ "Best of 1988: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1988. Retrieved May 30, 2020.