Miss the Mississippi

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Miss the Mississippi
CrystalGayleMisstheMississippi.jpg
Studio album by
Crystal Gayle
ReleasedSeptember 1979
GenreCountry
Length34:44
LabelColumbia
ProducerAllen Reynolds
Crystal Gayle chronology
Classic Crystal
(1979) 		Miss the Mississippi
(1979) 		These Days
(1980)
Singles from Miss the Mississippi
  1. "Half the Way"
    Released: September 1979
  2. "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye"
    Released: February 1980
  3. "The Blue Side"
    Released: May 1980

Miss the Mississippi is an album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in September 1979, it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.

The album was her first album for Columbia Records, and contained three Country top ten hits; "Half the Way" (#2), "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" (#1) and "The Blue Side" (#8). "Half the Way" also reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.

The album was certified gold by the RIAA in 1980.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars [1]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Half the Way"Bobby Wood, Ralph Murphy4:03
2."The Other Side of Me"Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield3:49
3."Room for One More"Ted Lindsay2:53
4."Don't Go My Love"James Valentini, Frank Saulino3:00
5."Dancing the Night Away"Russell Smith, James H. Brown, Jr.3:41
6."It's Like We Never Said Goodbye"Roger Greenaway, Geoff Stephens3:32
7."The Blue Side"David Lasley, Allee Willis3:16
8."A Little Bit of the Rain"Marcia Routh2:59
9."Danger Zone"Dave Loggins3:36
10."Miss the Mississippi and You"Bill Halley3:47

Personnel[]

  • Gene Chrisman, Kenny Malone (tracks: A4, A5) – drums, percussion
  • Joe Allan (track: B2), Joe Osborn (tracks A3 to A5), Spady Brannan (tracks A1, A2, B1, B3, B4), Bob Moore (track B5) – bass guitar
  • Charles Cochran, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Bobby Wood – keyboards
  • Chris Leuzinger, Jerry McEwen, Billy Sanford, Rod Smarr, Barry "Byrd" Burton – guitars
  • Lloyd Green – dobro on (track B5)
  • Billy Puett, Denis Solee – saxophone
  • Roger Bissell, Dennis Good, Rex Peer, Terry Williams – trombone
  • Terry McMillan – harmonica (track: B3)
  • Crystal Gayle - backing vocals (tracks A2 to A4, B4)
  • Crystal Gayle, Garth Fundis, Allen Reynolds - backing vocals (track B1)
  • Allen Reynolds, Crystal Gayle, Garth Fundis, Frank Saulino, Jennifer Kimball, Jim Valenti, Spady Brannan - backing vocals (track A1)
  • Vickie Carrico, Pebble Daniel, Allen Reynolds, Marcia Routh, Crystal Gayle – backing vocals (track A5)
  • Pebble Daniel, Marcia Routh, Crystal Gayle, Vickie Carrico - backing vocals (track B4)

Cover photographs by Francesco Scavullo

Production[]

References[]

[1]

  1. ^ "Album Review: Crystal Gayle – 'Miss the Mississippi'". Mykindofcountry.wordpress.com. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.

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