Step On Out

Step On Out
Studio album by The Oak Ridge Boys
Released	March 6, 1985
Genre	Country
Length	33:17
Label	MCA (5555)
Producer	Ron Chancey
The Oak Ridge Boys chronology
Greatest Hits 2 (1984) Step On Out (1985) Seasons (1986)

Step On Out is the 12th album from American country music quartet The Oak Ridge Boys. The album, released in 1985, contains the group's number-one singles "Touch a Hand (Make a Friend)" and "Little Things", as well as the number-three single "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)". The title song was co-written by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member and former Byrds bass player Chris Hillman and former Crawdaddy magazine editor Peter Knobler. "Staying Afloat" would be covered two years later by Sawyer Brown on their self-titled debut album.

Track listing

1. "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" (Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, Carl Hampton) – 3:32
2. "Ophelia" (Robbie Robertson) – 3:04
3. "Love Is Everywhere" (Dennis Linde) – 3:26
4. "Only One I Love" (Michael Foster, Jimbeau Hinson) – 2:50
5. "Roll Tennessee River" (Russell Smith, Dave Loggins) – 3:38
6. "Little Things" (Billy Barber) – 3:33
7. "Class Reunion" (Craig Morris, Don Henry) – 4:22
8. "Staying Afloat" (J. D. Martin, Don King) – 2:48
9. "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)" (Rick Giles, George Green) – 3:31
10. "Step On Out" (Chris Hillman, Peter Knobler) – 3:12

Chart performance

Singles

• Little Things / Secret Of Love - 1985 - MCA 52556
• Come On In (You Did The Best You Could Do) / Roll Tennessee River - 1985 - MCA 52646
• Touch A Hand Make A Friend / Only One I Love - 1985 - MCA 57272

Personnel

The Oak Ridge Boys

• Duane Allen - baritone vocals
• Joe Bonsall - tenor vocals
• William Lee Golden - baritone vocals
• Richard Sterban - bass vocals

Additional musicians

• Barry Beckett - keyboards
• Mickey Buckins - percussion
• Harrison Calloway - horns
• Duncan Cameron - lead guitar, acoustic guitar
• Jimmy Capps - acoustic guitar
• Jerry Carrigan - drums
• Ronnie Eades - horns
• Lloyd Green - steel guitar
• Roger Hawkins - drums
• David Hood - bass guitar
• Jim Horn - horns
• Clayton Ivey - keyboards
• Jimmy Johnson - electric guitar
• Kenneth Lovelace - fiddle
• Nashville String Machine - string section
• Steve Nathan - keyboards
• Ron Oates - keyboards
• Wayne Perkins - lead guitar
• Charles Rose - horns
• Brent Rowan - lead guitar
• Billy Sanford - lead guitar, acoustic guitar
• Dennis Solee - horns
• Harvey Thompson - horns
• Jack Williams - bass guitar
• Reggie Young - lead guitar