No Matter How High
"No Matter How High" | ||||
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Single by The Oak Ridge Boys | ||||
from the album American Dreams | ||||
B-side | "Bed of Roses" | |||
Released | December 1989 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joey Scarbury Even Stevens | |||
Producer(s) | Jimmy Bowen | |||
The Oak Ridge Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"No Matter How High" is a song written by Even Stevens and Joey Scarbury, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in December 1989 as the second single from the album American Dreams. The song was The Oak Ridge Boys' seventeenth and final number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twenty-one weeks on the country chart.[1]
Music video
The music video, directed by Larry Boothby, features each of the Oaks in their hometowns, each visiting with their respective mothers. The original intent was to have the group sing the song to their mothers in the video, however, Duane Allen's mother was ill at the time, so Boothby decided to incorporate their hometowns, thus avoiding any lengthy or strenuous travel.
Chart performance
Chart (1989-1990) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 1 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1990) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 14 |
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 7 |
Remake
In 2011, the group rerecorded the song with a new arrangement and lead singer Duane Allen on lead vocals for their It's Only Natural project at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. The album included songs originally sung by Steve Sanders, who succeeded William Lee Golden on baritone vocals. The lineup on the new album included Golden.
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 252.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9237." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 17, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "The Oak Ridge Boys Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
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