Classic Crystal is a compilation album by the American

United States

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 country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 singer Crystal Gayle

Crystal Gayle

Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s...

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Released in 1979, the album spans Gayle's time on the United Artists Records

United Artists Records

United Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 initially to distribute records of its movie soundtracks, though it soon branched out into recording music of a number of different genres.-History:...

 label, which proved to be the height of her career. It peaked at #8 on the Billboard Country Music Albums chart, and #62 on the Billboard 200. It was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1980.

In the United Kingdom

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, the album was released in 1980 as The Crystal Gayle Singles Album. It reached #7 on the UK Album Chart (Gayle's first and only UK Top 10 album) and was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry

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Track listing

1. "Somebody Loves You
   Somebody Loves You (Crystal Gayle song)
   "Somebody Loves You" is a country music song written by Allen Reynolds and became a hit for Crystal Gayle in 1976."Somebody Loves You" was one of two hits produced by Crystal Gayle in 1976. "Somebody Loves You" was followed by the single, "I'll Get Over You". Gayle's voice was still growing when...
   
   " (Allen Reynolds
   Allen Reynolds
   Allen Reynolds is an American record producer and songwriter who works primarily in the country music field.Reynolds was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas and started writing songs during his college years...
   
   ) – 2:24
2. "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
   Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
   "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" is a popular country-pop music song by Crystal Gayle , younger sister of Loretta Lynn. The song was written by Richard Leigh and first appeared on Gayle's 1977 album, We Must Believe in Magic....
   
   " (Richard Leigh
   Richard Leigh (songwriter)
   Richard Leigh is an American country music songwriter and singer. He is best known for penning "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" . In 1978 he received a Grammy Award for "Best Country Song" for the popular song...
   
   ) – 2:37
3. "Ready For the Times to Get Better
   Ready for the Times to Get Better
   "Ready for the Times to Get Better" is a 1978 single written by Allen Reynolds and recorded by Crystal Gayle. "Ready for the Times to Get Better" was Gayle's fourth number one on the U.S Billboard Hot Country Singles chart...
   
   " (Reynolds) – 2:11
4. "You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye)
   You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye)
   "You Never Miss a Real Good Thing " is a 1976 single written by Bob McDill and recorded by Crystal Gayle. "You Never Miss a Real Good Thing " would be Crystal Gayle's second number one song on the country chart. The single would stay at number one for one week and spend twelve weeks on the...
   
   " (Bob McDill
   Bob McDill
   Robert Lee "Bob" McDill is an American country music songwriter. Active from the 1960s until 2000, he has written several songs for country music artists, including more than thirty Number One hits...
   
   ) – 3:47
5. "When I Dream
   When I Dream (song)
   "When I Dream" is a single by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. Released in 1979, it the third single and title track from the album When I Dream. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
   
   " (Sandy Mason Theoret) – 3:23
6. "I'll Do It All Over Again
   I'll Do It All Over Again
   "I'll Do It All Over Again" is a single by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. Released in 1977, it was the third single from the album Crystal. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
   
   " (McDill/Wayland Holyfield
   Wayland Holyfield
   Wayland D. Holyfield, , is a prominent American songwriter and leader in the songwriting community.-Early life:Wayland Holyfield was born in Mallettown, Arkansas. He was educated in Arkansas public schools and attended Hendrix College at Conway, Arkansas before graduating from the University of...
   
   ) – 2:52
7. "I'll Get Over You
   I'll Get Over You
   "I'll Get Over You" is a song made famous by country music singer Crystal Gayle. Written by Richard Leigh, the song was Crystal Gayle's seventh chart hit and her first number-one country hit in 1976....
   
   " (Leigh) – 3:30
8. "Wrong Road Again
   Wrong Road Again
   "Wrong Road Again" is a country song written by songwriter Richard Leigh and was Crystal Gayle's first hit song. It was released in September 1974....
   
   " (Leigh) – 2:14
9. "Talking In Your Sleep
   Talking in Your Sleep (Crystal Gayle song)
   "Talking in Your Sleep" is a song written by Roger Cook and Bobby Wood, that was the second single released by Country-Pop crossover singer, Crystal Gayle, to become a hit on both the country and pop charts. It was a hit in 1978...
   
   " (Roger Cook
   Roger Cook (songwriter)
   Roger Cook is an English songwriter who has written many hits for other recording artists. He has also had a successful recording career in his own right.-Early life:Cook was born in Fishponds, Bristol, England...
   
   /Bobby Wood) – 2:52
10. "Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For
    Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For
    "Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For" is a 1978 single written by Mark True and recorded by Crystal Gayle. "Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For" would be Crystal Gayle's sixth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of ten...
    
    " (Mark True) – 2:54