Miss the Mississippi

Miss the Mississippi
Studio album by Crystal Gayle
Released	September 1979
Genre	Country
Length	34:44
Label	Columbia
Producer	Allen Reynolds
Crystal Gayle chronology
Classic Crystal (1979) Miss the Mississippi (1979) These Days (1980)
Singles from Miss the Mississippi
"Half the Way" Released: September 1979 "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" Released: February 1980 "The Blue Side" Released: May 1980

Miss the Mississippi is a studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in September 1979, it peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.

The album was her first album for Columbia Records, and contained three Country top ten hits; "Half the Way" (No. 2), "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" (No. 1) and "The Blue Side" (No. 8). "Half the Way" also reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.

The album was certified gold by the RIAA in 1980.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The New York Times wrote that "Gayle has a lovely voice and a seductive if somewhat mannered way with phrasing." ^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Half the Way"	Bobby Wood, Ralph Murphy	4:03
2.	"The Other Side of Me"	Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield	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, James H. Brown Jr.	3:41
6.	"It's Like We Never Said Goodbye"	Roger Greenaway, Geoff Stephens	3:32
7.	"The Blue Side"	David Lasley, Allee Willis	3:16
8.	"A Little Bit of the Rain"	Marcia Routh	2:59
9.	"Danger Zone"	Dave Loggins	3:36
10.	"Miss the Mississippi and You"	Bill Halley	3:47

Personnel

• Guitar: Barry "Byrd" Burton, Chris Leuzinger, Jerry McEwen, Billy Sanford, Rod Smarr Steel Guitar: Lloyd Green
• Bass: Joe Allen, Spady Brannan, Joe Osborn
• Keyboards: Charles Cochran, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Bobby Wood
• Drums, percussion: Gene Chrisman, Kenny Malone
• Harmonica: Terry McMillan
• Saxophone: Billy Puett, Denis Solee
• Strings: George Binkley, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Carl Gorodetzky, Lennie Haight, Sheldon Kurland,
  Willi Lehmann, Dennis Molchan, Bob Moore, Steven Smith, Samuel Terranova, Gary Vanosdale
• Horns: Roger Bissell, Dennis Good, Rex Peer, Terry Williams
• Backing Vocals: Spady Brannan, Vickie Carrico, Pebble Daniel, Garth Fundis, Jennifer Kimball, Allen Reynolds,
  Marcia Routh, Frank Saulino, Jim Valenti

Production

• Produced by Allen Reynolds
• Recorded and engineered by Garth Fundis

References

1. "Miss the Mississippi Review by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
2. Rockwell, John (September 14, 1979). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C11.

External links

• "Crystal Gayle - Miss the Mississippi". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
• "Crystal Gayle - Miss The Mississippi CD Album". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved October 2, 2018.