Lucky Moon Explained

Lucky Moon
Type:single
Artist:The Oak Ridge Boys
Album:Unstoppable
B-Side:Walkin' After Midnight
Released:March 23, 1991
Genre:Country
Length:3:26
Label:RCA
Producer:Richard Landis
Prev Title:(You're My) Soul and Inspiration
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:Change My Mind
Next Year:1991

"Lucky Moon" is a song written by Doug Johnson and Mark Wright and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in March 1991 as the first single from the album Unstoppable. The song reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] It was the group's last Top 10 hit.

Critical reception

Edward Morris wrote in a column for Billboard that "Besides being a catchy, sing-along tune, it's also one that unleashes the Oaks' rich, buoyant vocal harmonies. The lads haven't sounded this fresh in ages."[2]

Other versions

In 2011, the group rerecorded the song with a new arrangement and bass singer Richard Sterban on lead vocals for their It's Only Natural project at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. The album included songs originally sung by Steve Sanders, who succeeded William Lee Golden on baritone vocals. The lineup on the new album included Golden.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 37
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 56

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 252.

  2. Morris. Edward. March 2, 1991. Nashville Scene. Billboard. 44.
  3. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991. RPM. December 21, 1991. August 16, 2013.
  4. Web site: Best of 1991: Country Songs . . . 1991. August 16, 2013.