Old Time Gospel Favorites

The Oak Ridge Boys | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 9, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Curb Records
• ASIN: B000000DEL
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,843 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Old Country Church

2. Because of Him

3. Farther Along

4. I Know Who Holds Tomorrow

5. My Heavenly Father Watches Over Me

6. When I Lay My Burdens Down

7. You'll Never Walk Alone

8. On the Sunny Banks

9. Lead Me to Calvary

10. In the Shelter of His Arms

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars old time favorites oak ridge boys, June 27, 2000

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john m. clark (camden, sc USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Old Time Gospel Favorites (Audio CD)

they aren't the new oak ridge boys but they are great! i love this cd.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS GROUP WAS A GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS, September 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Old Time Gospel Favorites (Audio CD)

THERE WILL NEVER BE A GROUP LIKE THE ORIGIONAL OAK RIDGE BOYS. SMITTY GATLIN, WILLIW WYNN, HERMAN HARPER, THEY WERE THE GREATEST. LET"S DONT FORGET TOMMY FAIRCHILD, WHAT A GREAT PIANO PLAYER. NEED MORE OF THIS KIND OF GOSPEL MUSIC TODAY

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Original Oak Ridge Boys at Their Very Best!, July 25, 2004

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88 Keys (West Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Old Time Gospel Favorites (Audio CD)

This collection of southern gospel classics is a re-release of the Oak Ridge Boys' "On The Sunny Banks" project, recorded in the early 1960's, well before the group's cross-over into country music. Personnel at the time these tracks were laid down included the great Smitty Gatlin (lead), Willie Wynn (tenor), William Lee Golden (baritone), Herman Harper (bass) and Tommy Fairchild (piano).

The group had been known as the Oak Ridge Boys for a relatively short period of time when these songs were released. Smitty Gatlin purchased the name "Oak Ridge Quartet" from the legendary Wally Fowler in the late 1950's, then changed it to reflect the new lineup. As fans of Southern Gospel know, Willie Wynn was one of the industry's leading tenor singers, and the late Herman Harper went on to create the premier talent management agency that still bears his name. Incidentally, contemporary Oaks fans may be interested to know that this project marked William Lee Golden's debut with the group, resulting in one of the longest tenures in either gospel or country music.

This CD contains positively stellar material from some of the greatest writers in southern gospel -- Dottie Rambo, Gov. Jimmie Davis, and Smitty Gatlin himself, performing his very own "When I Lay My Burdens Down Someday". This one is solid gold. Don't miss it!