Favorites (Crystal Gayle album)
Encyclopedia
Favorites is a compilation album by the American
country music
singer Crystal Gayle
. It was released in 1980, only a short time after another compilation album, Classic Crystal
, though consisted of her lesser known songs from the period she was signed to United Artists Records
.
The album peaked at #37 on the Billboard Country Albums chart, and #149 on the main Billboard 200
chart.
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...
. It was released in 1980, only a short time after another compilation album, Classic Crystal
Classic Crystal
Classic Crystal is a compilation album by the American country music singer Crystal Gayle.Released in 1979, the album spans Gayle's time on the United Artists Records 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...
, though consisted of her lesser known songs from the period she was signed to 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:...
.
The album peaked at #37 on the Billboard Country Albums chart, and #149 on the main Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart.
Track listing
- "Don't Treat Me Like A Stranger" (Dave LogginsDave LogginsDavid Allen "Dave" Loggins is a singer, songwriter and musician. He is widely remembered for his 1974 composition "Please Come to Boston", which was a top-10 hit in the U.S. for him, and was subsequently covered by numerous other artists. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame...
) – 3:12 - "I Wanna Come Back To You" (J. Christopher, S. Hogin) – 2:54
- "Right In The Palm Of Your Hand" (Bob McDillBob McDillRobert 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...
) – 3:03 - "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 - "Wayward Wind" (H. Newman, S. Lebowsky) – 2:53
- "River Road" (S. Tyson) – 3:08
- "Heart Mender" (R. Leigh, M. Blackford) – 2:54
- "All I Wanna Do In Life" (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...
) – 2:26 - "Come Home Daddy" (T. Newkirk) – 2:44
- "What I've Been Needin'" (R. Griff) – 2:40
Chart performance
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
---|---|
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 37 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 149 |