Gonna Take a Lot of River (Mississippi, Monongahela, Ohio)

Infobox Single
Name = Gonna Take a Lot of River


Artist = The Oak Ridge Boys
from Album = Monongahela
Released = July 1988 (U.S.)
Format = 7"
Recorded = 1988
Genre = Country
Length = 3:00
Label = MCA Records
Writer = Mark Henley and John Kurhajetz
Producer = Jimmy Bowen
Last single = "True Heart"
(1988)
This single = "Gonna Take a Lot of River] "
(1988)
Next single = "Bridges and Walls"
(1988)

"Gonna Take a Lot of River (Mississippi, Monongahela, Ohio)" — often known as simply "Gonna Take a Lot of River" — is a song made famous by the country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. Originally released in 1988, the song was the lead-off single to the band's 1988 album "Monongahela".

In October 1988, the song ascended to No. 1 on the "Billboard magazine" Hot Country Singles chart. The band's 15th chart topper in a string dating to 1978, "Gonna Take a Lot of River" was the first to feature the lead vocals of group baritone Steve Sanders, who succeeded William Lee Golden in the group's lineup.

ources

* Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits." (Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 (ISBN 0-82-307553-2))
* Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006.