Nobody Wants to Be Alone
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Nobody Wants to Be Alone is an album by the American
country music
singer Crystal Gayle
. Released in 1985, it peaked at #17 on the Billboard Country albums chart.
Two singles from the album also made the Country singles charts; the title track "Nobody Wants to Be Alone" reached #3 in early 1985, and "A Long and Lasting Love" reached #5 later that year.
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 1985, it peaked at #17 on the Billboard Country albums chart.
Two singles from the album also made the Country singles charts; the title track "Nobody Wants to Be Alone" reached #3 in early 1985, and "A Long and Lasting Love" reached #5 later that year.
Track listing
- "A Long and Lasting Love" (Michael MasserMichael MasserMichael Masser , a former stockbroker, is a composer and producer of popular music. He attended the University of Illinois College of Law, but left to pursue his interest in music...
, Gerry GoffinGerry GoffinGerry Goffin is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King. he has co-written six Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers.-Career:Goffin enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from...
) – 3:26 - "Tonight, Tonight" (Tony Brown, Roger CookRoger 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...
, Ralph Murphy) – 3:27 - "Nobody Wants to Be Alone" (Masser, Rhonda Fleming) – 3:48
- "Love Does That to Fools" (Paul WilliamsPaul Williams (songwriter)Paul Hamilton Williams, Jr. is an Academy Award-winning American composer, musician, songwriter, and actor. He is perhaps best known for popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s including Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song", Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World",...
, Steve Davis) – 3:18 - "Coming to the Dance" (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...
, Charles Cochran) – 2:46 - "You Were There for Me" (Michael Masser, Cynthia WeilCynthia WeilCynthia Weil is a prominent American songwriter. She is famous for having written many songs together with her husband Barry Mann....
) – 3:27 - "Touch and Go" (Brock Walsh, Curtis Stone) – 3:24
- "Someone Like You" (Paul Curtis, Tony HillerTony HillerTony Hiller is a British songwriter. He began his musical career as a member of the song and dance duo The Hiller Brothers, sharing the stage with his brother Irving...
) – 4:00 - "A New Way to Say I Love You" (Masser, Goffin) – 3:44
- "God Bless the ChildGod Bless the Child (Billie Holiday song)"God Bless the Child" is a song written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog, Jr. in 1939, first recorded on May 9, 1941 under the Okeh label.Holiday's version of the song was honored with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in...
" (Arthur Herzog Jr.Arthur Herzog Jr.Arthur Herzog, Jr. was a songwriter most known for work with Billie Holiday. He co-wrote several jazz songs she popularized, including "Don't Explain" and "God Bless the Child".-External links:*[ All Music page]...
, Billie HolidayBillie HolidayBillie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing...
) – 3:12
Chart performance
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 17 |