Crystal (Crystal Gayle album)

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Crystal
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 6, 1976
Studio Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length28:03
Label United Artists
Producer Allen Reynolds
Crystal Gayle chronology
Somebody Loves You
(1975)
Crystal
(1976)
We Must Believe in Magic
(1977)
Singles from Crystal
  1. "You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye)"
    Released: October 11, 1976
  2. "I'll Do It All Over Again"
    Released: March 26, 1977
  3. "Ready for the Times to Get Better"
    Released: January 18, 1978
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Crystal is the third studio album by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. The album rose to the number 7 spot on the Billboard Country Albums chart. It was released on August 6, 1976. It contained four charting singles, including two number 1 hits: "You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye)" and "Ready for the Times to Get Better." Another single, "I'll Do It All Over Again," just barely missed being the third chart-topper, stalling out at number 2, while "One More Time (Karneval)" could only rise to number 31.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll Do It All Over Again" Bob McDill, Wayland Holyfield 2:52
2."Oh My Soul"Marcia Routh2:18
3."Ready for the Times to Get Better" Allen Reynolds 2:11
4."Come Home Daddy"Tina Newkirk2:44
5."One More Time (Karneval)"Joachim Heider, Christian Heilburg, Bryan Blackburn3:55
6."You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye)"McDill3:47
7."Right in the Palm of Your Hand"McDill3:03
8."Forgettin' 'Bout You"Reynolds, Don Williams 2:27
9."Let's Do It Right" Richard Leigh, Richard Mainegra2:04
10."I'm Not So Far Away" Garth Fundis 2:42

Personnel

Charts

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References

  1. Crystal at AllMusic
  2. "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  3. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2021.