Crystal Gayle (album)
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Crystal Gayle is the eponymous debut album by Crystal Gayle
, although she had previously recorded material which was not released until later. The album peaked at #25 on the Billboard Country Albums chart, and included three charting Hot Country Singles: "Wrong Road Again" at #6, "Beyond You" at #27, and "This Is My Year For Mexico" at #21. Also included is her first rendition of "When I Dream," which would become a big hit three years later on the release of her 1978 album When I Dream
. The recording of "Beyond You" is the same one that reappears on 1979's We Should Be Together
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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...
, although she had previously recorded material which was not released until later. The album peaked at #25 on the Billboard Country Albums chart, and included three charting Hot Country Singles: "Wrong Road Again" at #6, "Beyond You" at #27, and "This Is My Year For Mexico" at #21. Also included is her first rendition of "When I Dream," which would become a big hit three years later on the release of her 1978 album When I Dream
When I Dream
When I Dream is an album by the American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in 1978 at the height of Gayle's career, it was her second consecutive #2 Country Album on the Billboard charts. Two singles from the album reached #1 on the Country SIngles chart: "Talking in Your Sleep" and...
. The recording of "Beyond You" is the same one that reappears on 1979's We Should Be Together
We Should Be Together
We Should Be Together is an album by the American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in 1979, it was Gayle's sixth and final album for United Artists Records...
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Track listing
- "Wrong Road AgainWrong 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....
" (Allen ReynoldsAllen ReynoldsAllen 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...
) – 2:15 - "A Woman's Heart (Is a Handy Place to Be)" (Marshall ChapmanMarshall ChapmanMarshall Chapman is an American singer-songwriter and author.Chapman, the daughter of a cotton mill owner, was taken to an Elvis Presley concert in 1957 and says the experience changed her from a southern debutante to a nascent rock and roller...
, Cort Casady) – 2:32 - "Gonna Lay Me Down Beside My Memories" (Ray GriffRay GriffRay Griff is a Canadian country music singer and songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia. Griff began songwriting in the early 1960s and had early cuts by Johnny Horton, Jim Reeves, and others. Griff moved to Nashville in 1964 to pursue his music career full-time...
) – 2:23 - "When I DreamWhen 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) – 2:49 - "You" (Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
) – 2:23 - "Loving You So Long Now" (Reynolds) – 2:56
- "Beyond You" (Bill Gatzimos, Crystal Gayle) – 2:36
- "Hands" (Theoret, Bill Backer) – 2:58
- "Counterfeit Love (I Know You've Got It)" (Paul Craft) – 2:44
- "This Is My Year For Mexico" (Vince Matthews) – 2:45