''Crystal Gayle'' is the debut studio album by the American

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artist of the same name, although she had previously recorded material which was not released until later. It was released on February 7, 1975. The album peaked at #25 on the

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Country Albums chart, and included three charting

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: "Wrong Road Again" at #6, "Beyond You" at #27, and "This Is My Year for Mexico" at #21. Also included is her first rendition of "When I Dream," which would become a big hit three years later on the release of her 1978 album ''

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''. The recording of "Beyond You" is the same one that reappears on 1979's '' We Should Be Together''. The song was later covered by

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, who included a version on her 1976 album ''Country as Grits.'' It was composed by Gayle and her then husband and manager, Bill Gatzimos.

Track listing

Personnel

*Crystal Gayle – vocals *Jimmy Colvard - electric and rhythm guitar *

Allen Reynolds Allen Reynolds (born August 18, 1938) is an American record producer and songwriter who specializes in country music. He has been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. Biography Early ...

- rhythm guitar, backing vocals *

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- steel guitar, dobro *

Buddy Spicher Buddy Spicher (born July 28, 1938 in DuBois, Pennsylvania; pronounced “Spiker”) is an American country music fiddle player. He is a member of The Nashville A-Team of session musicians, and is Grammy-nominated. He was nominated as Instrumental ...

- fiddle *Joe Allen - bass *Charles Cochrane - keyboards, string arrangements *Bobby Wood - keyboards *Jimmy Isbell,

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- drums, percussion *

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- baritone horn, backing vocals, engineer ;Technical *Lloyd Ziff - art direction *Ria Lewerke - design *Doug Metzler - photography

References

{{Authority control Crystal Gayle albums 1975 debut albums Albums produced by Allen Reynolds United Artists Records albums