Somebody Loves You (album)

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Somebody Loves You
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 20, 1975
Studio Jack Clement Recording (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length26:09
Label United Artists [1]
Producer Allen Reynolds
Crystal Gayle chronology
Crystal Gayle
(1975)
Somebody Loves You
(1975)
Crystal
(1976)
Singles from Somebody Loves You
  1. "Somebody Loves You"
    Released: December 1975
  2. "I'll Get Over You"
    Released: March 1976

Somebody Loves You is the second studio album by the American country music musician Crystal Gayle. [2] It was released on October 20, 1975. It peaked at No. 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 No. 8, and Gayle scored her first ever No. 1 country hit with "I'll Get Over You". [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
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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]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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 David2:18
6."Somebody Loves You"Reynolds2:24
7."What You've Done for Me" Sandy Mason Theoret 2:51
8."Coming Closer" Crystal Gayle, Bill Gatzimos2:29
9."Dreaming My Dreams with You"Reynolds2:56
10."What I've Been Needin'" Ray Griff 2:40

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 194.
  2. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 704.
  3. "Crystal Gayle". Billboard.
  4. "Somebody Loves You - Crystal Gayle | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  5. "Crystal Gayle/Somebody Loves You - Record Collector Magazine".
  6. "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1976". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2021.