(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.

"(I'm Settin') Fancy Free"
Single by The Oak Ridge Boys
from the album Fancy Free
B-side""How Long Has It Been"
ReleasedAugust 1981 (U.S.)
Recorded1981
GenreCountry
Length3:49
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Don August, Jimbeau Hinson
Producer(s)Ron Chancey
The Oak Ridge Boys singles chronology
"Elvira"
(1981)		 "(I'm Settin') Fancy Free"
(1981)		 "Bobbie Sue"
(1982)

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
  1. "The Oak Ridge Boys Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  2. "The Oak Ridge Boys Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  3. "The Oak Ridge Boys Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.

Works cited

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


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