Fancy Free (The Oak Ridge Boys album)

Fancy Free
Fancy Free
Studio album by the Oak Ridge Boys
Released	March 26, 1981
Studio	Woodland (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	34:58
Label	MCA
Producer	Ron Chancey
The Oak Ridge Boys chronology
Singles from Fancy Free
	"Elvira"; Released: March 1981 (US); "(I'm Settin') Fancy Free"; Released: August 1981;

ReleasedMarch 26, 1981

StudioWoodland (Nashville, Tennessee)^[1]^[2]

GenreCountry

Length34:58

Professional ratings
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allmusic	^[3]

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.

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Elvira"	Dallas Frazier	3:40
2.	"Somewhere in the Night"	Don Cook, Rafe Van Hoy	3:30
3.	"She's Gone to L.A. Again""	Mickey Clark	3:00
4.	"When I'm With You"	Mitch Humphries, Jerry Michael	3:50
5.	"Another Dream Just Came True"	Don Schlitz	2:54
6.	"(I'm Settin') Fancy Free"	Roy August, Jimbeau Hinson	3:36
7.	"Dream of Me"	Buddy Cannon, Jimmy Darrell, Raleigh Squires	2:58
8.	"When Love Calls You"	Michael Foster	4:14
9.	"How Long Has It Been"	Foster, Marshall Morgan	3:42
10.	"I Would Crawl All the Way (To the River)"	Bucky Jones, Curly Putman, Dan Wilson	4:43

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Country	US	US AC	CAN Country	CAN	CAN AC
1981	"Elvira"	1	5	8	1	26	13
1981	"(I'm Settin') Fancy Free"	1	104	17	2	—	—

v t e The Oak Ridge Boys
Duane Allen William Lee Golden Richard Sterban Ben James Joe Bonsall Steve Sanders
Studio albums	Y'all Come Back Saloon Room Service The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived Together Fancy Free Bobbie Sue American Made Deliver Step On Out Seasons Where the Fast Lane Ends Heartbeat Monongahela American Dreams Unstoppable The Journey Common Thread A Gospel Journey The Boys Are Back It's Only Natural Mama's Boys
Other albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits 2 Greatest Hits 3 Christmas
Notable singles	"Y'all Come Back Saloon" "You're the One" "I'll Be True to You" "Cryin' Again" "Come On In" "Sail Away" "Dream On" "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" "Trying to Love Two Women" "Heart of Mine" "Beautiful You" "Elvira" "(I'm Settin') Fancy Free" "Bobbie Sue" "So Fine" "I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)" "Thank God for Kids" "American Made" "Love Song" "Ozark Mountain Jubilee" "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes" "Everyday" "Make My Life with You" "Little Things" "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)" "Juliet" "You Made a Rock of a Rolling Stone" "It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)" "This Crazy Love" "Time In" "True Heart" "Gonna Take a Lot of River" "Bridges and Walls" "Beyond Those Years" "An American Family" "No Matter How High" "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" "Lucky Moon" "Change My Mind" "Seven Nation Army"
Guest singles	"Same Ole Me" (with George Jones) "When You Get to the Heart (with Barbara Mandrell) "Out Goin' Cattin'" (Sawyer Brown with Joe Bonsall) "Broken Trust" (with Brenda Lee)
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Fancy Free (The Oak Ridge Boys album)

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