These Days is the eighth studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in August 1980, it peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Country Album chart.
These Days | ||||
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Released | August 1980 | |||
Studio | Jack's Tracks Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 33:53 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Allen Reynolds | |||
Crystal Gayle chronology | ||||
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Singles from These Days | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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Continuing Gayle's run of No. 1 Billboard Country singles, the album contained the No. 1 hits "If You Ever Change Your Mind" and "Too Many Lovers". Another track, "Take It Easy" also became a Country hit, peaking at No. 17.
The album was certified gold by the RIAA in 1994 for sales of over 500,000 copies.
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Too Many Lovers" | Mark True, Ted Lindsay, Sam Hogin | 3:46 |
2. | "If You Ever Change Your Mind" | Parker McGee, Bob Gundry | 3:16 |
3. | "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" | Michael Price, Daniel Walsh | 3:50 |
4. | "Same Old Story (Same Old Song)" | Joe Sample, Will Jennings | 3:12 |
5. | "Help Yourselves to Each Other" | Allen Reynolds, Bob McDill | 2:50 |
6. | "Take It Easy" | Delbert McClinton | 3:58 |
7. | "I Just Can't Leave Your Love Alone" | Sample, Jennings | 2:54 |
8. | "You've Almost Got Me Believin'" | Barbara Wyrick | 3:30 |
9. | "Lover Man" | Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill | 3:44 |
10. | "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" | Harry M. Woods | 2:53 |
Personnel
edit- Crystal Gayle - lead and harmony vocals
- Jon Goin, Chris Leuzinger, Billy Sanford - guitar
- Tommy Cogbill, Richard "Spady" Brannan, Joe Allen - bass
- Bobby Wood - acoustic piano, organ
- Charles Cochran - electric and acoustic piano, string arrangements
- Larrie Londin, Gene Chrisman, Kenny Malone - drums
- Farrell Morris - tambourine
- Jay Patten - saxophone
- Denis Solee - saxophone, flute, clarinet
- The Sheldon Kurland Strings (Carl Gorodetzky, Dennis Molchan, George Binkley, Lennie Haight, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Samuel Terranova, Sheldon Kurland, Stephanie Woolf, Virginia Christensen) - strings
- Bruce Dees, David Loggins, Jennifer Kimball, Marcia Routh, Pebble Daniel, Steve Brantley - harmony vocals on "Take It Easy"
- Technical
- Garth Fundis, John Donegan - engineer
- Virginia Team - art direction
- Beverly Parker, Brian Hagiwara - photography
Charts
editWeekly charts
editChart (1980) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[2] | 79 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] | 6 |
Year-end charts
editChart (1981) | Position |
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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] | 28 |
References
edit- ^ "These Days Review by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
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