True Love (Crystal Gayle album)

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True Love
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Studio album by
Crystal Gayle
ReleasedNovember 1982
GenreCountry
Length33:04 (US edition)
35:58 (UK edition)
LabelElektra
ProducerJimmy Bowen, Allen Reynolds
Crystal Gayle chronology
A Woman's Heart
(1981) 		True Love
(1982) 		Cage the Songbird
(1983)
Singles from True Love
  1. "'Til I Gain Control Again"
    Released: October 27, 1982
  2. "Our Love Is on the Faultline"
    Released: March 1983
  3. "Baby, What About You"
    Released: June 1983

True Love is an album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in November 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 UK where it peaked at #93 on the UK Singles Chart in early 1983. The song was originally recorded by the band Bread in 1972, and also was a UK #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 #1 hit with it.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars [1]

Track listing[]

US edition[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Our Love Is on the Faultline"Reece Kirk3:54
2."Deeper in the Fire"Don Singleton3:26
3."'Til I Gain Control Again"Rodney Crowell3:56
4."Baby, What About You"Josh Leo, Wendy Waldman2:42
5."You Bring Out the Lover in Me"Charlie Black, Layng Martine, Jr.2:48
6."True Love"Craig Morley, Kelly Harland2:50
7."Everything I Own"David Gates3:01
8."Let Your Feelings Show"Roger Cook3:24
9."Easier Said Than Done"Barbara Wyrick, Suzy Storm3:54
10."He Is Beautiful to Me"Bobby Wood, Clive Westlake3:09

UK edition[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Our Love Is on the Faultline"Reece Kirk3:54
2."Deeper in the Fire"Don Singleton3:26
3."'Til I Gain Control Again"Rodney Crowell3:56
4."Baby, What About You"Josh Leo, Wendy Waldman2:42
5."You Bring Out the Lover in Me"Charlie Black, Layng Martine, Jr.2:48
6."Take Me to the Dance"Sharon Ferrara2:54
7."True Love"Craig Morley, Kelly Harland2:50
8."Everything I Own"David Gates3:01
9."Let Your Feelings Show"Roger Cook3:24
10."Easier Said Than Done"Barbara Wyrick, Suzy Storm3:54
11."He Is Beautiful to Me"Bobby Wood, Clive Westlake3:09

Personnel[]

  • Charles Cochran - arranger
  • Al DeLory - arranger
  • David Hungate - bass
  • Tom Robb - bass
  • Tommy Cogbill - bass
  • James Stroud - drums
  • Gene Chrisman - drums
  • Bruce Dees - guitar
  • John Goin - guitar
  • Reggie Young - guitar
  • Charles Cochran - keyboards
  • Bobby Wood - piano
  • Kathy Burdick - harmony vocals
  • Sheri Huffman - harmony vocals
  • Paul Davis - harmony vocals
  • Rodney Crowell - harmony vocals
  • Bill Lamb - harmony vocals
  • Roger Cook - harmony vocals
  • Donna Sheridan - harmony vocals
  • Hurshel Wiginton - harmony vocals
  • Judy Rodman - harmony vocals
  • Louis Nunley - harmony vocals
  • Chris Leuzinger - lead guitar
  • Nashville String Machine - strings
  • Shane Keister - synthesizer
  • Crystal Gayle - vocals

Chart performance[]

Chart (1982) Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 14
U.S. Billboard 200 120

References[]

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