Crystal Gayle albums discography

American country artist Crystal Gayle has released 25 studio albums, 17 compilation albums, two video albums, one live album, one soundtrack album, and has appeared on 16 additional albums. Gayle signed with United Artists Records in 1974 and began recording albums.[1] Her self-titled debut album was issued in 1975, peaking at number 25 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[2] After releasing two similar studio albums, Gayle issued We Must Believe in Magic in 1977. Reaching number two on the country albums chart and number 12 on the Billboard 200, it became the first album by a female country artist to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[3][4] When I Dream (1978) also peaked in the second position of the Top Country Albums survey and was certified platinum in the US.[2][4] Her seventh studio album, Miss the Mississippi (1979), was issued on Columbia Records and certified gold in the United States. These Days achieved similar status in 1980.[4] Her ninth studio album entitled Hollywood, Tennessee (1981) contained several cover versions of pop music songs.[5] In 1983, Gayle issued her first greatest hits compilation, Crystal Gayle's Greatest Hits before leaving Columbia.[6] The album was certified gold from the RIAA a decade later.[4]

Crystal Gayle albums discography
Studio albums25
Soundtrack albums1
Live albums1
Compilation albums17
Video albums2
Other appearances16

Gayle recorded the soundtrack for One from the Heart with Tom Waits before signing with Elektra Records.[7] Her tenth studio album, True Love (1982), peaked at number 14 on the Top Country Albums chart and number 120 on the Billboard 200. Cage the Songbird (1983) reached the fifth position on the country albums survey and became her final release to appear on the Billboard 200.[2] Following the release of her twelfth studio album in 1985, Gayle collaborated with Gary Morris to record What If We Fall in Love? (1986).[1] This was followed by a Christmas album and her final studio album of the decade in 1988, Nobody's Angel.[2][8] Although her popularity declined, Gayle continued recording, releasing the studio albums Ain't Gonna Worry (1990) and Three Good Reasons. During the mid-1990s, Gayle began venturing into different styles of music.[3] She issued an album of Gospel music entitled Someday in 1995 and an album of Children's music in 2000, In My Arms.[1] She also recorded two albums of American standard songs during this time. Gayle's most recent was 2003's All My Tomorrows.[9]

Studio albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[2]
US
Cou.

[2]
AUS
[10]
CAN
[11]
CAN
Cou.

[12]
UK
[13]
Crystal Gayle 25 12
Somebody Loves You
  • Released: October 20, 1975
  • Label: United Artists
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
11
Crystal
  • Released: August 6, 1976
  • Label: United Artists
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
7
We Must Believe in Magic
  • Released: June 24, 1977
  • Label: United Artists
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
12 2 47 5 15
When I Dream
  • Released: June 2, 1978
  • Label: United Artists
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
52 2 50 1 25
We Should Be Together
  • Released: June 19, 1979
  • Label: United Artists
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
128 9 7
Miss the Mississippi
  • Released: September 1979
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
36 3 6
These Days
  • Released: August 1980
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
79 6
Hollywood, Tennessee
  • Released: August 1981
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
99 5
True Love
  • Released: November 1982
  • Label: Elektra
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
120 14
Cage the Songbird
  • Released: October 17, 1983
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
171 5
Nobody Wants to Be Alone
  • Released: April 1985
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
17
Straight to the Heart
  • Released: August 1986
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
12
A Crystal Christmas
  • Released: October 1986
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
69
What If We Fall in Love?
(with Gary Morris)
  • Released: November 1986
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette, CD
25
Nobody's Angel
  • Released: September 1988
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette, CD
63
Ain't Gonna Worry
  • Released: July 2, 1990
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
Three Good Reasons
  • Released: June 2, 1992
  • Label: Liberty
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
Best Always
(re-recordings)
  • Released: July 1993
  • Label: Branson/Intersound
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
Someday
  • Released: May 30, 1995
  • Label: Intersound
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
Joy & Inspiration
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Beautiful/Warner
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
Crystal Gayle Sings the Heart and
Soul of Hoagy Carmichael
  • Released: November 2, 1999
  • Label: Intersound
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
In My Arms
  • Released: October 31, 2000
  • Label: Madacy
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
All My Tomorrows
  • Released: September 30, 2003
  • Label: Southpaw
  • Formats: CD
You Don't Know Me:
Classic Country
  • Released: September 6, 2019
  • Label: Southpaw
  • Formats: CD, digital download
[a]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[2]
US
Cou.

[2]
UK
[13]
I've Cried the Blue Right Out of My Eyes
  • Released: February 1978
  • Label: MCA Records
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
19
Classic Crystal
  • Released: October 1979
  • Label: Liberty
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
62 8
The Crystal Gayle Singles Album
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
7
Favorites
  • Released: April 1980
  • Label: Liberty
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
149 37
A Woman's Heart
  • Released: November 1980
  • Label: Liberty
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
40
Crystal Gayle's Greatest Hits
  • Released: August 1983
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
169 23
The Best of Crystal Gayle
  • Released: August 1987
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
53
All-Time Greatest Hits[25]
  • Released: August 27, 1990
  • Label: Curb
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
The Best of Crystal Gayle[26]
  • Released: October 5, 1993
  • Label: Curb
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
50 Original Tracks[27]
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
Super Hits[28]
  • Released: February 17, 1998
  • Label: Columbia/Sony
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
Certified Hits[29]
  • Released: August 28, 2001
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD
The Best of Crystal Gayle[30]
  • Released: March 19, 2002
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD
20 Love Songs[31]
  • Released: December 3, 2002
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
The Hits 65
10 Great Songs[32]
  • Released: June 3, 2012
  • Label: Capitol Nashville
  • Formats: CD
Icon: Crystal Gayle[33]
  • Released: August 30, 2013
  • Label: Capitol Nashville
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other major releases

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Other albums

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Title Album details
One from the Heart
(with Tom Waits)
  • Released: February 1982
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: Vinyl, cassette
Live! An Evening with Crystal Gayle

Video albums

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List of albums, showing all relevant details
Title Album details
Crystal Gayle's Holiday in Finland[34]
  • Released: December 11, 2001
  • Label: White Star
  • Formats: VHS
Crystal Gayle in Concert
  • DVD release date: January 25, 2005
  • Label: White Star
  • Formats: DVD

Other appearances

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List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Faded Love"[35] 1980 Willie Nelson
Ray Price
San Antonio Rose
"Here Comes the Rainbow"[36] 1982 none In Harmony 2
"Just Beyond the Pain"[37] 1992 Charlie Louvin 50 Years of Makin' Music
"Barbara Allen" 1993 Harold Carr,
Kansas Settlers Band,
John McEuen
The Wild West: Music From the Epic Television Mini-Series[38]
"It Had to Be You"[39] 1994 Peter Nero It Had to Be You
"Special Kind of Christmas"[40] 1995 Jay Patten Impressions of Christmas
"Falling in Love for the Night"[41] 1997 Charlie Daniels Volunteer Jam VII
"Hallelujah", "What Child Is This?"[42] none Country Christmas: Stars of Nashville
"Secret of Your Heart"[43] 1999 Benny Martin Big Tiger Roars Again, Pt. 1
"I Can't Forget You"[44] Patsy Cline Patsy Cline Duets, Volume 1
"We Could, You and I"[45] Don Walser Here's to Country Music
"In a Mansion Stands My Love"[46] 2000 Johnny Russell Actin' Naturally
"Slim Chance"[47] 2001 Benny Martin The Big Tiger Roars Again, Pt. 2
"More and More"[48] 2002 none Caught in the Webb: A Tribute to the Legendary Webb Pierce
"It's Really Surprising"[49] none 36 Greatest Gospel Memories: A Loving Tribute to Albert E. Brumley
"Did You Know"[50] 2005 none Songs from the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers

Notes

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  1. ^ Although You Don't Know Me did not peak on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, it did reach number 27 on the Billboard Top Country Albums sales list. It also peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart.[21]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Whitburn, Joel (1997). Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0898201241.
  3. ^ a b Coyne, Kevin John (8 June 2008). "100 Greatest Women, #23: Crystal Gayle". Country Universe. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d "Gold and Platinum -- Crystal Gayle". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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  8. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Nobody's Angel - Crystal Gayle: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  9. ^ Jurek, Thom. "All My Tomorrows - Crystal Gayle: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  10. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 121. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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  15. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Crystal Gayle – We Must Believe in Magic". Music Canada.
  16. ^ "American album certifications – Crystal Gayle – We Must Believe in Magic". Recording Industry Association of America.
  17. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Crystal Gayle – When I Dream". Music Canada.
  18. ^ "American album certifications – Crystal Gayle – When I Dream". Recording Industry Association of America.
  19. ^ "American album certifications – Crystal Gayle – Miss the Mississippi". Recording Industry Association of America.
  20. ^ "American album certifications – Crystal Gayle – These Days". Recording Industry Association of America.
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  22. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Crystal Gayle – Classic Crystal". Music Canada.
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  24. ^ "American album certifications – Crystal Gayle – Crystal Gayle's Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.
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  27. ^ "50 Original Tracks: Crystal Gayle: Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  28. ^ "Super Hits: Crystal Gayle: Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  29. ^ "Certified Hits: Crystal Gayle: Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  30. ^ "The Best of Crystal Gayle (RHINO): Crystal Gayle: Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  31. ^ "20 Love Songs: Crystal Gayle: Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  32. ^ "10 Great Songs: Crystal Gayle: Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  33. ^ "Icon: Crystal Gayle: Crystal Gayle: Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  34. ^ "Crystal Gayle's Holiday in Finland: Crystal Gayle: Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
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  36. ^ "In Harmony 2 > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  37. ^ "50 Years of Makin' Music - Charlie Louvin: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  38. ^ "The Wild West: Music From the Epic Television Mini-Series: Various artists: Songs, reviews, credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  39. ^ "It Had to Be You > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  40. ^ "Jay Patten: Impressions of Christmas". CD Baby. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  41. ^ "Volunteer Jam VII". Amazon. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  42. ^ "Country Christmas: Stars of Nashville - Various artists: Songs, reviews, credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  43. ^ "Big Tiger Roars Again, Pt. 1 - Benny Martin: Songs, reviews, credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  44. ^ "Patsy Cline Duets, Volume 1". Patsified. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  45. ^ "Here's to Country Music". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  46. ^ "Actin' Naturally". Amazon. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  47. ^ "The Big Tiger Roars Again, Pt. 2 - Benny Martin: Songs, reviews, credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  48. ^ "Caught in the Webb: A Tribute to the Legendary Webb Pierce - Various artists: Songs, reviews, credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  49. ^ "36 Greatest Gospel Memories: A Loving Tribute to Albert E. Brumley - Various artists: Songs, reviews, credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  50. ^ "Songs from the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers - Various artists: Songs, reviews, credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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