Here's to Us

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Here's to Us
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Studio album by
Cristy Lane
ReleasedDecember 1982 (1982-12)
RecordedApril 1982
Genre
Label
Producer Ron Oates
Cristy Lane chronology
One Day at a Time
(1981)		Here's to Us
(1982)		 Footprints in the Sand
(1983)
Singles from Here's to Us
  1. "The Good Old Days"
    Released: September 1982

Here's to Us is a studio album by American Christian and country singer Cristy Lane. It was released in December 1982 via Liberty and LS Records and contained a total of ten tracks. It was the ninth studio album of Lane's career and spawned one single to country music radio titled "The Good Old Days". The single charted on the American country survey in 1982. The album itself also reached a charting position on the American country albums list.

Contents

Background and content

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Cristy Lane had commercial success in country music with songs like "Let Me Down Easy" and "I Just Can't Stay Married to You". In 1980 she reached the number one spot with the Christian-themed "One Day at a Time", which brought her more public exposure. [2] However, following the single's success, her commercial popularity began to wane, but she continued recording secular country material before transitioning to Christian music in the middle 1980s. [3] Among these albums was 1982's Here's to Us. [4]

The project contained a total of ten tracks. [1] The album featured a mixture of original recordings and covers of previously-recorded songs. Among its new tracks was "The Good Old Days" and the title track. Covers included Skeeter Davis' "The End of the World" and the Bee Gees' "Lost in Your Love". Here's to Us was recorded in April 1982 in sessions held in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was produced by Ron Oates. [4]

Release and chart performance

Here's to Us was released in December 1982 on Liberty Records and LS Records. It was ninth studio album of Lane's career. It was issued as a vinyl LP with five tracks on either side of the record. [4] It was her fifth LP to reach the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, peaking at number 42. It was also among her final albums to reach the country albums chart. [5] The project included one single release, which was Lane's original track "The Good Old Days". The song was released as a single in September 1982 on Liberty Records. [6] The song later charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at number 81. It was Lane's lowest-charting single on the country survey and among her final singles to reach a peak position. [7]

Track listing

Side one [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Good Old Days"
  • Lynda Lance
  • Ron Oates
3:07
2."He Just Takes Me" Dottie Rambo 3:29
3."When the Hurtin' Ends"
3:20
4."Lost in Your Love" Barry Gibb 2:43
5."I Love You So Much It Hurts"
3:01
Side two [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Beautiful Sunday"
3:06
2."One More Lie"
  • Rich Smith
  • Dean Wenzel
3:19
3."Here's to Us"
3:04
4."The Power of Love"
  • Hill
  • Lee
2:30
5."End of the World"
3:24

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Here's to Us. [4]

Musical personnel

Charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums ( Billboard ) [5] 42

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
CanadaDecember 1982Vinyl
  • Liberty Records
  • LS Records
 [8]
New Zealand [9]
United States [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Here's to Us: Cristy Lane: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Manheim, James. "Cristy Lane: Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Adams, Greg (January 26, 2005). "Cristy Lane: Greatest Country Hits (CD Biography)". EMI . 72435-63454-2-3.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Lane, Cristy (December 1982). "Here's to Us (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Liberty Records/LS Records. LT-51137.
  5. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1997). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums: 1967-1997. Record Research Inc. ISBN   0898201241.
  6. ↑ Lane, Cristy (September 1982). ""The Good Old Days"/"Do I Dare" (7" vinyl single)". Liberty Records . P-B-1483.
  7. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  8. ↑ Lane, Cristy (December 1982). "Here's to Us (Canada LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Liberty Records . LT-51137.
  9. ↑ Lane, Cristy (December 1982). "Here's to Us (Canada LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Liberty Records . LIBLP-1031.
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