True Love (Crystal Gayle album)
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True Love is an album by the American
country music
singer Crystal Gayle
. Released in 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 United Kingdom
where it peaked at #93 on the UK Singles Chart
in early 1983. The song was originally recorded by the band Bread
in 1972, but was a UK number 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 number 1 hit with it.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s...
. Released in 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
Everything I Own
"Everything I Own" is a song written by David Gates. Originally recorded by Gates's band Bread for their 1972 album Baby, I'm a Want You, the single was recorded by The Connells, Jack Jones, Ken Boothe, Olivia Newton-John, Georgie Fame, Boy George, *NSYNC, Jude, Rod Stewart, Crystal Gayle, Nicole...
" was released as a single in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
where it peaked at #93 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
in early 1983. The song was originally recorded by the band Bread
Bread (band)
Bread was a rock band from Los Angeles, California. They placed 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1970 and 1977 and were a prime example of what later was labeled soft rock....
in 1972, but was a UK number 1 hit for Ken Boothe
Ken Boothe
Ken Boothe OD is a Jamaican recording artist.-Biography:Ken Boothe was born in the Denham Town area of Kingston in 1948, the youngest of seven children, and began singing in school...
in 1974. In 1987, four years after Gayle's version, the song was recorded by Boy George
Boy George
Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...
(his first solo recording) who also had a UK number 1 hit with it.
Track listing
- "Our Love Is on the FaultlineOur Love Is on the Faultline"Our Love Is on the Faultline" is a 1983 single written by Reece Kirk and recorded by Crystal Gayle. "Our Love Is on the Faultline" was Crystal Gayle's eleventh number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart...
" (Reece Kirk) – 3:54 - "Deeper in the Fire" (Don Singleton) – 3:26
- "'Til I Gain Control Again'Til I Gain Control Again"Til I Gain Control Again" is a song written by Rodney Crowell. '"Til I Gain Control Again" was first recorded in 1975 by Emmylou Harris.-Crystal Gayle version:...
" (Rodney CrowellRodney CrowellRodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....
) – 3:56 - "Baby What About YouBaby What About You"Baby What About You is a 1983 single written by Josh Leo and Wendy Waldman and recorded by Crystal Gayle. "Baby What About You" was Crystal Gayle's twelfth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart .-Chart...
" (Josh LeoJosh LeoJosh Leo is an American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer active in Nashville, Tennessee.Leo was born in Des Moines, Iowa, but was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1973, he moved to Chicago, Illinois and subsequently became a guitarist of the short-lived Eddie Boy Band...
/Wendy Waldman) – 2:42 - "You Bring Out the Lover in Me" (Charlie Black/Layng Martine, Jr.Layng Martine, Jr.Layng Martine, Jr. is a singer and songwriter. He is notable for writing several songs, including "Rub It In", a Number One hit for Billy "Crash" Craddock in 1974, which became the long-running TV commercial "Plug It In" for Johnson & Johnson's Glade Plug-ins air freshening product...
) – 2:48 - "True Love" (Craig Morley/Kelly Harland) – 2:50
- "Everything I OwnEverything I Own"Everything I Own" is a song written by David Gates. Originally recorded by Gates's band Bread for their 1972 album Baby, I'm a Want You, the single was recorded by The Connells, Jack Jones, Ken Boothe, Olivia Newton-John, Georgie Fame, Boy George, *NSYNC, Jude, Rod Stewart, Crystal Gayle, Nicole...
" (David GatesDavid GatesDavid Gates is an American singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the group Bread, which reached the tops of the musical charts in Europe and North America on several occasions in the 1970s. The band was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame...
) – 3:01 - "Let Your Feelings Show" (Roger CookRoger Cook (songwriter)Roger Cook is an English songwriter who has written many hits for other recording artists. He has also had a successful recording career in his own right.-Early life:Cook was born in Fishponds, Bristol, England...
) – 3:24 - "Easier Said Than Done" (Barbara Wyrick/Suzy Storm) – 3:54
- "He Is Beautiful to Me" (Bobby Wood/Clive Westlake) – 3:09
Chart performance
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
---|---|
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 14 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 120 |