Cage the Songbird

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Cage the Songbird
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 17, 1983
StudioSound Stage, Nashville, Tennessee; Warner Bros. Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre Country
Length31:16
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer Jimmy Bowen
Crystal Gayle chronology
True Love
(1982)
Cage the Songbird
(1983)
Crystal Gayle's Greatest Hits
(1983)
Singles from Cage the Songbird
  1. "The Sound of Goodbye"
    Released: October 1983
  2. "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love"
    Released: February 25, 1984
  3. "Turning Away"
    Released: June 1984
  4. "Me Against the Night"
    Released: October 27, 1984
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Cage the Songbird is the eleventh studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released on October 17, 1983, it peaked at #5 on the Billboard Country Album chart.[ citation needed ] Four of the album's tracks became Top 5 hits on the Country Singles chart, with two of them reaching #1. Chronologically they were "The Sound of Goodbye" (#1), "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" (#2), "Turning Away" (#1), and "Me Against the Night" (#4).

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The title song, "Cage the Songbird", was co-written and first recorded by Elton John in 1976 album, Blue Moves . "Victim or a Fool" was originally recorded by the songwriter, Rodney Crowell on his 1981 eponymous album.

"Take Me Home" was originally sung by Gayle on a Tom Waits composed 1982 soundtrack album called One from the Heart for a movie of the same name. The version on this album is a re-recorded longer version.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Sound of Goodbye" Hugh Prestwood 3:12
2."I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" Joey Carbone 3:15
3."Me Against the Night" Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy, Pat Bunch 2:49
4."Cage the Songbird" Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Davey Johnstone 4:09
5."Turning Away" Tim Krekel 2:55
6."Come Back (When You Can Stay Forever)" Chris Waters, Bucky Jones, Tom Shapiro 2:55
7."Victim or a Fool" Rodney Crowell 2:35
8."You Made a Fool Of Me"Melissa Cordell, Eric Borenstein3:30
9."On Our Way to Love" Norman Sallitt 3:21
10."Take Me Home" Tom Waits 2:35

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Production

Chart performance

Chart (1983)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums5
U.S. Billboard 200171