The Oak Ridge Boys do some 'Front Porch Singin''

Grammy winners and Country Music Hall of Fame members, The Oak Ridge Boys announce a new album, Front Porch Singin’, to be released on June 11. This is their fourth collaboration with Grammy Award-winning producer, Dave Cobb.

Recorded during the pandemic, it is preceded by first single, “Love, Light And Healing,'' available to download and stream on all digital services. 

“We were sitting in the studio when David Cobb walked in and asked, ‘If you were sitting on the front porch, just singing songs you know, what might you sing?’ Well, we started singing 'The Unclouded Day'...and he said, ‘Let’s go to the microphones.’ That’s how this album was recorded,” says Duane Allen.

"I always love working with The Oaks and with this album, they’ve really captured the warmest feelings of home and family,” adds Dave Cobb.

While preparing this album, The Oak Ridge Boys chose some of their favorite classics as well as a couple of new ones that offer a familiar feeling to every listener. Front Porch Singin’ draws optimism to both the present and the future while showcasing many of the simple things in life that may have been taken for granted until recently.

“This title has become more of an attitude than anything else,” shares Joe Bonsall. “What if the four of us were sitting on a porch together and someone begins to sing a favorite old gospel song, like Swing Down Chariot, or a country and western standard like Red River Valley, and everyone else just joined in? That is what happened at RCA Studio A. But, as usual under producer Dave Cobb’s leadership, this album turned into so much more.”

“This project is quite honestly one of the most heartfelt albums we have ever recorded,” expresses Bonsall. “It was a bit strange to social distance from each other in the studio, but I believe it drew us all closer and in doing so we may have inadvertently recorded the perfect project for this time period.”

The group—Duane Allen, Joe Bonsall, William Lee Golden, and Richard Sterban—are best known for their iconic and multi-platinum hit “Elvira,” along with other chart-toppers like “Bobbie Sue,” “Thank God For Kids,” “Y’All Come Back Saloon,” and “American Made.” The Oak Ridge Boys have won five Grammy Awards, multiple CMA and ACM awards for their crossover brand of pop, country, and gospel music that spans multiple generations. The Oak Ridge Boys became members of the Grand Ole Opry in 2011 and were inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame in 2015.

Track Listing:

01. Life Is Beautiful
02. Love, Light, And Healing
03. Old Ways
04. Promised Land
05. Red River Valley
06. Life’s Railway To Heaven
07. Rock My Soul
08. Swing Down Chariot
09. ‘Till I See You Again
10. Unclouded Day
11. When He Calls