Somebody Loves You is the second studio album by American country music artist Crystal Gayle.[3] It was released on October 20, 1975. It peaked at #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 #8, and Gayle scored her first ever #1 country hit with "I'll Get Over You".[4]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 20, 1975 | |||
| Studio | Jack Clement Recording (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 26:09 | |||
| Label | United Artists[1] | |||
| Producer | Allen Reynolds | |||
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| Singles from Somebody Loves You | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [1] |
Critical reception
editReviewing 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
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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 David | 2:18 |
| 6. | "Somebody Loves You" | Reynolds | 2:24 |
| 7. | "What You've Done for Me" | Sandy Mason Theoret | 2:51 |
| 8. | "Coming Closer" | Crystal Gayle, Bill Gatzimos | 2:29 |
| 9. | "Dreaming My Dreams with You" | Reynolds | 2:56 |
| 10. | "What I've Been Needin'" | Ray Griff | 2:40 |
Personnel
edit- Crystal Gayle - vocals
- Jimmy Colvard - electric and acoustic guitar
- Allen Reynolds - acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Lloyd Green - steel guitar
- Buddy Spicher - fiddle
- Joe Allen - bass
- Shane Keister - keyboards
- Charles Cochran - keyboards, string arrangements
- Kenny Malone - drums, percussion
- Garth Fundis, Janie Fricke - backing vocals
Charts
editReferences
edit- ^ a b The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 194.
- ^ "Somebody Loves You - Crystal Gayle | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 704.
- ^ "Crystal Gayle". Billboard.
- ^ "Crystal Gayle/Somebody Loves You - Record Collector Magazine".
- ^ "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1976". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2021.