Crystal Gayle Sings the Heart and Soul of Hoagy Carmichael is Crystal Gayle’s tribute to the songwriter Hoagy Carmichael. It was released on November 2, 1999, on Intersound Records.
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| Released | November 2, 1999 | |||
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| Genre | Easy Listening | |||
| Length | 51:44 | |||
| Label | Intersound | |||
| Producer | Crystal Gayle | |||
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Track listing
editAll music is composed by Hoagy Carmichael
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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| 1. | "Heart and Soul" | Frank Loesser | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Stardust" | Mitchell Parish | 3:34 |
| 3. | "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" | Johnny Mercer | 2:18 |
| 4. | "One Morning in May" | Mitchell Parish | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Lazybones" | Johnny Mercer | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Old Buttermilk Sky" | Jack Brooks | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Georgia on My Mind" | Stuart Gorrell | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Two Sleepy People" (with Willie Nelson) | Frank Loesser | 2:44 |
| 9. | "I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)" | Hoagy Carmichael | 4:07 |
| 10. | "Lazy River" | Sidney Arodin | 2:35 |
| 11. | "Rockin' Chair" | Hoagy Carmichael | 3:48 |
| 12. | "The Nearness of You" | Ned Washington | 5:04 |
| 13. | "Small Fry" | Frank Loesser | 2:58 |
| 14. | "Skylark" | Johnny Mercer | 3:55 |
| 15. | "Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind" | Robert DeLeon | 3:06 |
Personnel
edit- Crystal Gayle – vocals
- Charles Cochran – acoustic piano
- Jay Patten – rhythm guitars, music director
- Jim Ferguson – acoustic bass
- Jim White – drums
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Willie Nelson – vocals (8)
Orchestra
- Jeffrey Steinberg – arrangements and conductor
- Carl Gorodetzky – string concertmaster
- Horns and Woodwinds
- Jay Patten – alto saxophone
- Denis Solee – tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Robbie Shankle – clarinet
- Ann Richards – flute
- Bobby Taylor – oboe
- Dennis Good – trombone
- George Tidwell – trumpet
- Jennifer Kummer – French horn
- Strings
- John Catchings, Anthony LaMarchina, Bob Mason and Julie Tanner – cello
- Liz Stewart – double bass
- Monisa Angell, Bruce Christensen, Chris Farrell, Jim Grosjean, Dede Jacobs and Gary Vanosdale – viola
- David Angell, Janet Askey, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Gerald Greer, Cate Myer, Pamela Sixfin, Alan Umstead, Cathy Umstead, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, and Carrie Wann – violin
Production
edit- Crystal Gayle – producer
- Eric Prestidge – recording, mixing, mastering
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) – mastering location
- Ron Keith – photography
- Bill Gatzimos – liner notes, management