aking ▁at ▁number ▁ 1 2 ▁and ▁ach ieving ▁gold - record ▁status . ▁It ▁did , ▁however , ▁generate ▁we aker ▁sales ▁than ▁previous ▁albums . ▁The ▁group ▁dis band ed ▁shortly ▁after ward ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁released . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁re union ▁of ▁all ▁four ▁original ▁members ▁was ▁at ▁Tom ▁F og ert y ' s ▁wed ding ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁F og ert y , ▁Cl iff ord , ▁and ▁Cook ▁played ▁a ▁ 4 5 - min ute ▁set ▁at ▁their ▁ 2 0 th ▁class ▁re union ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁and ▁F og ert y ▁and ▁Cl iff ord ▁were ▁reun ited ▁again ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁set ▁at ▁their ▁ 2 5 th ▁class ▁re union . ▁ ▁Solo ▁career ▁▁ 1 9 7 2 – 1 9 8 5 ▁As ▁C CR ▁was ▁coming ▁to ▁an ▁end , ▁F og ert y ▁began ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁solo ▁album ▁of ▁country ▁and ▁western ▁covers , ▁on ▁which ▁he ▁produced , ▁arranged , ▁and ▁played ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁instruments . ▁Despite ▁the ▁solo ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁record ings , ▁however , ▁F og ert y ▁elected ▁to ▁credit ▁the ▁album ▁to ▁The ▁Blue ▁R idge ▁R angers — a ▁band ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁member . ▁ ▁The ▁e pon ym ous ▁The ▁Blue ▁R idge ▁R angers ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ; ▁it ▁sp un ▁off ▁the ▁top - 2 0 ▁hit ▁"