No Matter How High
| "No Matter How High" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Songwriters | Joey Scarbury Even Stevens | |||
| Producer | 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 The Oak Ridge Boys, featuring Steve Sanders. It was released in December 1989 as the second single from American Dreams. It was their 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 features the Oaks in their respective hometowns with their mothers.
Chart performance
| Chart (1989–1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| 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 Duane Allen on lead vocals for It's Only Natural.
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 252.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Image 9237". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 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.
