Miss The Mississippi is an 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...

. Released in September 1979, it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.

The album was Gayle's first for Columbia Records

Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

, and contained three Country top 10 hits; "Half The Way" (#2), "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" (#1), and "The Blue Side" (#8).

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1980.

Track listing

1. "Half The Way
   Half The Way
   "Half the Way" is the name of Country-Pop crossover single, Crystal Gayle's third crossover Pop hit, released in 1979.After recently achieving major Country crossover success in 1977 with "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue." , followed by a Top 20 Pop hit and No...
   
   " (Bobby Wood/Ralph Murphy) – 4:03
2. "The Other Side Of Me" (Neil Sedaka
   Neil Sedaka
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   /Howard Greenfield
   Howard Greenfield
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   ) – 3:49
3. "Room For One More" (Ted Lindsay) – 2:53
4. "Don't Go My Love" (James Valentini/Frank Saulino) – 3:00
5. "Dancing The Night Away" (Russell Smith
   Russell Smith (singer)
   Russell Smith is an American country music singer-songwriter. Formerly the lead singer of the Amazing Rhythm Aces, Smith launched a solo country music career in 1984. He was signed by Epic Records in 1988, who released his debut album, This Little Town, the following year...
   
   /James H. Brown, Jr.) – 3:41
6. "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye
   It's Like We Never Said Goodbye
   "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" is a song made famous by country music singer Crystal Gayle.-Historic week:The song was part of a historic week on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the week it reached number one...
   
   " (Roger Greenaway
   Roger Greenaway
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   /Geoff Stephens
   Geoff Stephens
   Geoffrey 'Geoff' Stephens , was one of the top British songwriters of the 1960s and 1970s.-Career:...
   
   ) – 3:32
7. "The Blue Side" (David Lasley
   David Lasley
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   /Allee Willis) – 3:16
8. "A Little Bit Of The Rain" (Marcia Routh) – 2:59
9. "Danger Zone" (Dave Loggins
   Dave Loggins
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   ) – 3:36
10. "Miss The Mississippi And You" (Bill Halley) – 3:47

Personnel

• Drums, Percussion: Gene Chrisman, Kenny Malone
• Bass: Joe Allan, Spady Brannan
• Keyboards: Charles Cochran, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Bobby Wood
• Guitars: Chris Leuzinger, Jerry McEwen, Billy Sanford, Rod Smarr
• Dobro
  Dobro
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  : Lloyd Green
• Sax
  Saxophone
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  : Billy Puett, Denis Solee
• Trombone: Roger Bissell, Dennis Good, Rex Peer, Terry Williams
• Harmonica: Terry McMillan
• Backing Vocals: Vickie Carrico, Pebble Daniel, Allen Reynolds, Marcia Routh

Production

• Produced By Allen Reynolds
• Recorded & Engineered By Garth Fundis
  Garth Fundis
  Garth Fundis is an American country music record producer. Active since the 1970s, Fundis has produced albums for several country artists, including Alabama, Don Williams, Trisha Yearwood, Sugarland, and Keith Whitley. Fundis has also served as a judge on the Colgate Country Showdown.-References:...