New CD Released with Five New Songs and Seven
Rerecorded Hits Including "Elvira"
LEBANON, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Oak Ridge Boys' latest CD, It's Only Natural, pays homage to
their history while making some more history as it debuts exclusively at
all Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® locations today. The CD features
fresh cuts of their biggest hits and five new songs, including "Sacrifice
…For Me" which was written by Joe Bonsall and is dedicated to
America's fallen heroes.
Newly inducted into the Grand Ole Opry®, these members of the Oak Ridge
Boys came together in 1973. Richard Sterban, Duane Allen, William LeeGolden and Joe Bonsall began as gospel singers, became a top act in
country music and then crossed over to pop with the monster hit "Elvira"
in 1981. The song became their fourth No. 1 country hit, reached No. 5
on the pop charts, won the group a Grammy® award and went on to become
one of only a handful of singles ever to go double platinum.
In honor of "Elvira's" thirtieth anniversary, the group
rerecorded the song, along with former Top Ten Billboard hits "Lucky
Moon," "No Matter How High," "Gonna Take a Lot of River," "Beyond
Those Years" and "True Heart" on It's Only Natural.
New songs on the CD are "What'cha Gonna Do," "Wish You Could Have
Been There," "Before I Die," "The Shade" and "Sacrifice…for Me."
"We think it's pretty special to have The Oak Ridge Boys' thirtieth
anniversary rerecording of ‘Elvira' on a CD in our exclusive
music program," said Cracker Barrel Marketing Manager Julie Craig.
"Their talent, enthusiasm and genuine love for what they do are
contagious. They've been getting it right for a long time and this CD
has the potential to attract a whole new generation of fans."
It's Only Natural is the latest in Cracker Barrel's exclusive
music program. In July, Cracker Barrel released Jason Michael Carroll's
all-country Numbers with 11 new songs and one previous hit.
In May, Cracker Barrel released Teddy Gentry's Best New Nashville
with original music from 12 talented new artists and Randy Travis'
self-titled album Randy Travis. In March of this year, Cracker
Barrel released Kenny Rogers' The Love of God, which debuted at
#8 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #2 on the Top Christian
Albums chart. In January, Cracker Barrel released The Grascals &
Friends - Country Classics With A Bluegrass Spin, which debuted at
#1 on Billboard magazine's Bluegrass Albums chart and at #26 on
Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. In November 2010, Cracker Barrel
released Smokey Robinson's Now & Then, which debuted at #19
on Billboard magazine's R&B chart and was nominated for an NAACP IMAGE
AWARD. September saw the release of the self-titled Rodney Atkins,
which included four #1 hits, and Mandy Barnett's Winter Wonderland.
Over the last few years, Cracker Barrel has released exclusive CDs with
Craig Morgan, Wynonna, Dailey & Vincent, Alan Jackson, the Zac Brown
Band, George Jones, Montgomery Gentry, Dolly Parton, Bill Gaither, Ricky
Skaggs, Aaron Tippin, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Josh Turner, Amy
Grant, Kenny Rogers, Sara Evans and Charlie Daniels.
Tracks on It's Only Natural:
1. What'cha Gonna Do? (Steven J. Williams, Wil Nance &
Sherrie Austin)
2. True Heart (Michael James Bruce
Clark & Don Schlitz)
3. Before I Die (Woody
Mullis & Trey Matthews)
4. Gonna Take a Lot of
River (Mark Henley & John Kurhajetz)
5. No Matter
How High (Even Stevens & Joey Scarbury)
6. The
Shade (Shane Decker & Troy Jones)
7. Elvira
(Dallas Frazier)
8. Louisiana Red Dirt Highway
(Vernon Rust)
9. Beyond Those Years (Troy Harold
Seals & Eddie F. Setser)
10. Wish You Could Have
Been There (Steven Dall, Casey Marshall & John Kennedy)
11.
Lucky Moon (Mark Wright & Doug Johnson)
12. Sacrifice…
For Me (Joe Bonsall)
For more information: http://oakridgeboys.com/natural.
About Cracker Barrel
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store provides a friendly home-away-from-home
in its old country stores and restaurants. Guests are cared for like
family while relaxing and enjoying real home-style food and shopping
that's surprisingly unique, genuinely fun and reminiscent of America's
country heritage…all at a fair price. The restaurant serves up
delicious, home-style country food such as meatloaf and homemade chicken
n' dumplins as well as its made from scratch biscuits using an old
family recipe. The authentic old country retail store is fun to shop and
offers unique gifts and self-indulgences.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL) was established in
1969 in Lebanon, Tenn. and operates 604 company-owned locations in 42
states. Every Cracker Barrel unit is open seven days a week with hours
Sunday through Thursday, 6 a.m. — 10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 6
a.m. - 11 p.m. For more information, visit crackerbarrel.com.
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
Julie Davis, 615-443-9266
jdavis@crackerbarrel.com
or
For
the Oak Ridge Boys
Kirt Webster, 615-777-6995
kirt@websterpr.com
Source: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
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