(I'm Settin') Fancy Free

"(I'm Settin') Fancy Free" (sometimes known as "I'm Setting Fancy Free" or simply "Fancy Free") is the title song written by Roy August and Jimbeau Hinson, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in August 1981 as the second single from the album Fancy Free. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in November 1981, during The Oak Ridge Boys' peak of popularity, and it is considered one of their signature songs.

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[1]	1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[2]	4
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[3]	17
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	2

References

↑ "The Oak Ridge Boys – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for The Oak Ridge Boys.
↑ "The Oak Ridge Boys – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for The Oak Ridge Boys.
↑ "The Oak Ridge Boys – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for The Oak Ridge Boys.

Works cited

Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006.

Preceded by "Never Been So Loved (In All My Life)" by Charley Pride	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single Nov. 7, 1981	Succeeded by "My Baby Thinks He's a Train" by Rosanne Cash

The Oak Ridge Boys
Duane Allen Joe Bonsall William Lee Golden Richard Sterban Steve Sanders
Studio albums	Y'all Come Back Saloon Room Service The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived Together Fancy Free Bobbie Sue American Made Deliver Step On Out Seasons Where the Fast Lane Ends Heartbeat Monongahela American Dreams Unstoppable The Long Haul Revival Voices From the Heart Colors The Journey Common Thread Front Row Seats A Gospel Journey The Boys Are Back It's Only Natural Back Home Again: Gospel Favorites
Other albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits 2 Greatest Hits 3 Christmas
Notable singles	"Y'all Come Back Saloon" "You're the One" "I'll Be True to You" "Cryin' Again" "Come On In" "Sail Away" "Dream On" "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" "Trying to Love Two Women" "Heart of Mine" "Beautiful You" "Elvira" "(I'm Settin') Fancy Free" "Bobbie Sue" "I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)" "Thank God for Kids" "American Made" "Love Song" "Ozark Mountain Jubilee" "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes" "Everyday" "Make My Life with You" "Little Things" "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)" "Juliet" "You Made a Rock of a Rolling Stone" "It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)" "This Crazy Love" "Time In" "True Heart" "Gonna Take a Lot of River" "Bridges and Walls" "Beyond Those Years" "An American Family" "No Matter How High" "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" "Lucky Moon" "Change My Mind" "Seven Nation Army"
Guest singles	"Same Ole Me" (with George Jones) "When You Get to the Heart (with Barbara Mandrell) "Out Goin' Cattin'" (Sawyer Brown with Joe Bonsall) "Broken Trust" (with Brenda Lee)
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