True Love (Crystal Gayle album)

True Love
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1982
StudioJacks's Tracks Recording Studio, Sound Stage Studios and Emerald Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

True Love is the tenth studio 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.

Track listing

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US edition

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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

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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

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  • Crystal Gayle – lead vocals, harmony vocals (1, 2, 7)
  • Shane Keister – synthesizers (1, 5, 6, 9, 10)
  • Charles Cochran – string arrangements (1, 10), keyboards (3, 4, 7, 10)
  • Bobby Wood – acoustic piano (3, 4, 6, 7), keyboards (8, 9)
  • Chris Leuzinger – lead guitar (1–6, 9), guitars (7, 8, 10)
  • Bruce Dees – guitars (1, 5)
  • Jon Goin – guitars (2, 6, 8)
  • Reggie Young – guitars (3, 4, 7)
  • Larry Byrom – guitars (9)
  • David Hungate – bass (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10)
  • Tom Robb – bass (2)
  • Tommy Cogbill – bass (6, 8)
  • James Stroud – drums (1–5, 7)
  • Gene Chrisman – drums (6, 8)
  • Tony Newman – drums (9)
  • Jay Patten – saxophone (8)
  • Al De Lory – string arrangements (7)
  • Nashville String Machine – strings (1, 7, 10)
  • Kathy Burdick – harmony vocals (1, 5, 9)
  • Sherilyn Huffman – harmony vocals (1, 5, 7, 9)
  • Paul Davis – harmony vocals (2, 6)
  • Rodney Crowell – harmony vocals (3)
  • Bill Lamb – harmony vocals (4)
  • Roger Cook – harmony vocals (8)
  • Louis Nunley – harmony vocals (10)
  • Judy Rodman – harmony vocals (10)
  • Donna Sheridan – harmony vocals (10)
  • Hurshel Wiginton – harmony vocals (10)

Production

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  • Crystal Gayle – album direction
  • Alan Reynolds – producer (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
  • Jimmy Bowen – producer (3, 4, 7), engineer (3, 4, 7)
  • Joseph Bogan – engineer (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
  • Ron Treat – engineer (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
  • J.T. Cantwell – second engineer (3, 4, 7)
  • Curt Allen – recording, remixing
  • John Donegan – technical assistant
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Ron Coro – art direction
  • Denise Minobe – art direction, design
  • Norman Seeff – photography

Chart performance

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

References

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  1. ^ "True Love Review by Tom Roland". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 July 2023.