Search - Oak Ridge Boys :: From the Heart

The Boys Are Back Where They Belong!

Gene Reasoner | Nixa, Missouri | 06/06/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Wow! The Oaks back doing the stuff they cut their teeth on. This record reminds me why I've been an ORB fan for so long. I love all their secular hits but this is where they belong! This is the best record they've done in years. The authentic ORB sound with the best of today's production. Every man sings as good as I've ever heard them. This project shows why Duane Allen is still the greatest lead singer in Gospel music. Golden has never sung better and Joe and Richard also turn in stellar performances. Also there are no weak songs on this album. The only way they can top this one is to do a reunion project with Willie Wynn, Tommy Fairchild, and other ORB alumni. You'll love this one!"

"From The Heart" best ever!

Kyle | 05/26/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Oak Ridge Boys left gospel music to persue a career in country, but their hearts never left. Southern Gospel was ALWAYS a part of their show (and some of their albums). Now, 25 years after they left gospel, they've released "From The Heart," 11 new songs produced by renowned gospel producer Michael Sykes (the Martins, Gaither Vocal Band) and Oak member Duane Allen. The songs are nothing but top-notch! From the bouncy opening of "I'm Working On A Building" to the touching message of "Loving God, Loving Each Other," the Oaks return to their gospel roots and give us an album that truely is from the heart. Other songs include "Fall To Fly," a moving ballad about God giving His children room to grow, "I Know What Lies Ahead," the first single (and one of the best southern gospel songs I've ever heard!), and a new, rockin' rendition of the old classic, "Angels Watching Over Me." If you are a fan of gospel music at all, you MUST have this CD!"

Oak Ridge Boys - From the Heart

William W. Streett, Jr | Glen Rock, PA USA | 05/24/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"From the Heart marks the Oak Ridge Boys' return to thier roots in Southern Gospel music. But even if you are not sure you are a Gospel music fan, this album showcases the legendary talents of this familiar quartet of singers who have scored on Country, Pop, Adult Contemporary, as well as Gospel charts. True to character, the Oaks open up this album with "I'm Working on a Building, an upbeat, high energy, rollicking tune which promises the listener a good time with great music and a great chance to sing-a-long with the Boys. Richard Sterban, the Oak's incomparable bass singer teases us by hitting some of his lowest notes yet (only to go even lower in later tracks). Fun is followed by introspection, as William Lee Golden's wispy mountain voice takes the listener on a lesson-filled pilgrimage in "Show Me the Way to Go". No sooner have the Mountain Man's notes faded away, the Oaks' infectious energy once again gets a person's toe to tapping and spirit to flying with "I Know What Lies Ahead". And so it goes through the entire cd. The ballads are powerful and meaningful and the fast ones rock the soul. "From the Heart" is gospel music as only the Oak Ridge Boys can deliver it."