''We Should Be Together'' is the sixth studio album by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer

Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle (born Brenda Gail Webb; January 9, 1951) is an American country music singer widely known for her 1977 hit "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". Initially, Gayle's management and record label were the same as that of her oldest sist ...

. Allen Reynolds returned to produce this album, and released on June 19, 1979, it was her sixth and final album for

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. It peaked at #9 on the

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Country Albums chart, with two of its tracks reaching the Top Ten Country Singles chart: " Your Kisses Will" (#7) and "

Your Old Cold Shoulder "Your Old Cold Shoulder" is a song written by Richard Leigh that was originally performed by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. It was released as a promotional single in 1979 via United Artists Records. Background and reception "Your ...

" (#5). The album title comes from the album's last song, written by

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 ...

, and which was previously a hit single for

Don Williams Donald Ray Williams (May 27, 1939 – September 8, 2017) was an American country singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing seventeen number ...

in 1974.

Track listing

Personnel

*Crystal Gayle *Chris Leuzinger, David Kirby, Jimmy Colvard,

Ray Edenton Ray Quarles Edenton (November 3, 1926 – September 21, 2022) was an American guitar player and country music session musician. Early life Ray Edenton was born into a musical family on November 3, 1926, and grew up near Mineral, Virginia. His f ...

, Rod Smarr,

Sonny Curtis Sonny Curtis (born May 9, 1937) is an American singer and songwriter. Known for his collaborations with Buddy Holly, he was a member of the Crickets and continued with the band after Holly's death. Curtis's best known compositions include "Walk ...

- guitar * Lloyd Green - steel guitar *

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 * Bob Moore, Joe Allen, Spady Brannan - bass *Bobby Wood, Dwight Scott, Hargus "Pig" Robbins - keyboards *Charles Cochran - keyboards, string and horn arrangements *Gene Chrisman, Jimmy Isbell, Kenny Malone, Steve Krawczyn - drums *Dennis Good, Don Sheffield - horns *

Garth Fundis Garth Fundis is an American country music record producer. Active since the 1970s, Fundis has produced albums for several country artists, including Alabama, Don Williams, Trisha Yearwood, Sugarland, and Keith Whitley Jackie Keith Whitley ...

- backing vocals *The Shelly Kurland Strings - strings

References

{{Authority control 1979 albums Crystal Gayle albums Albums produced by Allen Reynolds United Artists Records albums