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 (Till He Says Goodbye)" 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.
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| Released | August 6, 1976 | |||
| Studio | Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 28:03 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Producer | Allen Reynolds | |||
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| Singles from Crystal | ||||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I'll Do It All Over Again" | Bob McDill, Wayland Holyfield | 2:52 |
| 2. | "Oh My Soul" | Marcia Routh | 2:18 |
| 3. | "Ready for the Times to Get Better" | Allen Reynolds | 2:11 |
| 4. | "Come Home Daddy" | Tina Newkirk | 2:44 |
| 5. | "One More Time (Karneval)" | Joachim Heider, Christian Heilburg, Bryan Blackburn | 3:55 |
| 6. | "You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye)" | McDill | 3:47 |
| 7. | "Right in the Palm of Your Hand" | McDill | 3:03 |
| 8. | "Forgettin' 'Bout You" | Reynolds, Don Williams | 2:27 |
| 9. | "Let's Do It Right" | Richard Leigh, Richard Mainegra | 2:04 |
| 10. | "I'm Not So Far Away" | Garth Fundis | 2:42 |
Personnel
edit- Crystal Gayle – vocals
- Chris Leuzinger, Jimmy Colvard - electric guitar
- Allen Reynolds, David Kirby, Garth Fundis, Jimmy Colvard - acoustic guitar
- Lloyd Green - steel guitar, resonator guitar
- Buddy Spicher - fiddle
- Joe Allen - bass
- Bobby Wood - keyboards
- Charles Cochran - keyboards, string and horn arrangements
- Jimmy Isbell - drums, percussion
- Allen Reynolds, Garth Fundis, Sandy Mason, Crystal Gayle - backing vocals
- Billy Puett, Dennis Good, Don Sheffield - horns
- Carl Gorodetzky, Gary Vanosdale, George Binkley III, Lennie Haight, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Sheldon Kurland - strings
- The Trolley Car Band - special effects
Charts
editReferences
edit- ^ Crystal at AllMusic
- ^ "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2021.