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. Released in November 1982, it peaked at #14 on the

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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 "

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" was released as a single in the UK where it peaked at #93 on the

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in early 1983. The song was originally recorded by the band

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in 1972, and also was a UK #1 hit for

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in 1974. In 1987, four years after Gayle's version, the song was recorded by

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(his first solo recording) who also had a UK #1 hit with it.

Track listing

US edition

UK edition

Personnel

* Crystal Gayle – lead vocals, harmony vocals (1, 2, 7) *

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– 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) *

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– guitars (3, 4, 7) *

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– guitars (9) *

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– bass (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10) *

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– bass (2) *

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– bass (6, 8) *

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– drums (1-5, 7) * Gene Chrisman – drums (6, 8) * Tony Newman – drums (9) * Jay Patten – saxophone (8) *

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– string arrangements (7) *

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– 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) *

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– harmony vocals (3) * Bill Lamb – harmony vocals (4) * Roger Cook – harmony vocals (8) * Louis Nunley – harmony vocals (10) *

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– harmony vocals (10) * Donna Sheridan – harmony vocals (10) * Hurshel Wiginton – harmony vocals (10)

Production

* 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 *

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– photography

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control Crystal Gayle albums 1982 albums Albums produced by Jimmy Bowen Albums produced by Allen Reynolds Elektra Records albums