True Love | ||||
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Released | November 1982 | |||
Studio | Jacks's Tracks Recording Studio, Sound Stage Studios and Emerald Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee). | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 33:04 (US edition) 35:58 (UK edition) | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Producer | Jimmy Bowen, Allen Reynolds | |||
Crystal Gayle chronology | ||||
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Singles from True Love | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
True Love is the tenth studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in November 1982, it peaked at #14 on the Billboard Country Albums charts.
Three of the album's tracks reached #1 on the Country Singles chart; "'Til I Gain Control Again", "Our Love is on the Faultline" and "Baby What About You".
The oft-covered track "Everything I Own" was released as a single in the UK where it peaked at #93 on the UK Singles Chart in early 1983. The song was originally recorded by the band Bread in 1972, and also was a UK #1 hit for Ken Boothe in 1974. In 1987, four years after Gayle's version, the song was recorded by Boy George (his first solo recording) who also had a UK #1 hit with it.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Our Love Is on the Faultline" | Reece Kirk | 3:54 |
2. | "Deeper in the Fire" | Don Singleton | 3:26 |
3. | "'Til I Gain Control Again" | Rodney Crowell | 3:56 |
4. | "Baby, What About You" | Josh Leo, Wendy Waldman | 2:42 |
5. | "You Bring Out the Lover in Me" | Charlie Black, Layng Martine Jr. | 2:48 |
6. | "True Love" | Craig Morley, Kelly Harland | 2:50 |
7. | "Everything I Own" | David Gates | 3:01 |
8. | "Let Your Feelings Show" | Roger Cook | 3:24 |
9. | "Easier Said Than Done" | Barbara Wyrick, Suzy Storm | 3:54 |
10. | "He Is Beautiful to Me" | Bobby Wood, Clive Westlake | 3:09 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Our Love Is on the Faultline" | Reece Kirk | 3:54 |
2. | "Deeper in the Fire" | Don Singleton | 3:26 |
3. | "'Til I Gain Control Again" | Rodney Crowell | 3:56 |
4. | "Baby, What About You" | Josh Leo, Wendy Waldman | 2:42 |
5. | "You Bring Out the Lover in Me" | Charlie Black, Layng Martine, Jr. | 2:48 |
6. | "Take Me to the Dance" | Sharon Ferrara | 2:54 |
7. | "True Love" | Craig Morley, Kelly Harland | 2:50 |
8. | "Everything I Own" | David Gates | 3:01 |
9. | "Let Your Feelings Show" | Roger Cook | 3:24 |
10. | "Easier Said Than Done" | Barbara Wyrick, Suzy Storm | 3:54 |
11. | "He Is Beautiful to Me" | Bobby Wood, Clive Westlake | 3:09 |
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 14 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 120 |
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