Somebody Loves You | ||||
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Released | October 20, 1975 | |||
Recorded | Jack Clement Recording Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 26:09 | |||
Label | United Artists [1] | |||
Producer | Allen Reynolds | |||
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Singles from Somebody Loves You | ||||
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [1] |
Somebody Loves You is the second studio album by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. [3] It was released on October 20, 1975. It peaked at #11 on the Billboard Country Albums chart, with two tracks that broke into the Top Ten Country Singles: the title song, "Somebody Loves You", peaked at #8, and Gayle scored her first ever #1 country hit with "I'll Get Over You". [4]
Reviewing a reissue of the album, Record Collector wrote that "the elegant two-step of 'I’ll Get Over You' and the bouncy title track [give] Gayle more substantial and challenging melodies to tackle." [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Before I'm Fool Enough (To Give It One More Try)" | Allen Reynolds | 2:06 |
2. | "I'll Get Over You" | Richard Leigh | 3:30 |
3. | "Sweet Baby on My Mind" | Jim Owen | 2:34 |
4. | "I Want to Lose Me in You" | Jim Rushing, Marshall Chapman | 2:21 |
5. | "High Time" | Bobby David | 2:18 |
6. | "Somebody Loves You" | Reynolds | 2:24 |
7. | "What You've Done for Me" | Sandy Mason Theoret | 2:51 |
8. | "Coming Closer" | Crystal Gayle, Bill Gatzimos | 2:29 |
9. | "Dreaming My Dreams with You" | Reynolds | 2:56 |
10. | "What I've Been Needin'" | Ray Griff | 2:40 |
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Crystal Gayle is the debut studio album by American country music artist Crystal Gayle, although she had previously recorded material which was not released until later. It was released on February 7, 1975. The album peaked at #25 on the Billboard Country Albums chart, and included three charting Hot Country Singles: "Wrong Road Again" at #6, "Beyond You" at #27, and "This Is My Year for Mexico" at #21.
We Must Believe in Magic is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released on June 24, 1977, it became her highest selling album, reaching #2 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and #12 on the main Billboard album chart. It was certified platinum by the RIAA in 1978. The album also has the distinction of being the first platinum album recorded by a female artist in country music. It was also Gayle's first album to chart in the UK, where it reached #15, and was certified silver by the BPI. In the Netherlands, it stayed on the charts for two weeks and peaked at #29.
When I Dream is the fifth studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. It was released on June 2, 1978, at the height of her career. It was her second consecutive #2 country album on the Billboard charts. Two singles from the album reached #1 on the Country Singles chart: "Talking in Your Sleep" and "Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For". The title song, "When I Dream", is a longer re-recorded version of a song that appeared originally on her 1975 debut album Crystal Gayle, and reached #3. A fourth single, "Heart Mender", peaked at #58. "Hello I Love You" was featured in the 1982 movie, Six Pack, starring Kenny Rogers, Erin Gray and Diane Lane.
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 " 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.
Miss the Mississippi is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in September 1979, it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.
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Golden Road is the third studio album by Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released on 8 October 2002 via Capitol Records Nashville. The album includes the singles "Somebody Like You", "Raining on Sunday", "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me", and "You'll Think of Me". This was Urban's first album to be produced by Dann Huff, who has produced all of his albums since.
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