The Best of Crystal Gayle

The Best of Crystal Gayle is a compilation album by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. It was released in August 1987 on Warner Bros. Records. The album contained Gayle's major hit singles while recording for the latter label between 1982 and 1986. She would depart from Warner Bros. the following year.

The Best of Crystal Gayle
Compilation album by
Crystal Gayle
ReleasedAugust 1987 (1987-08)
Recorded1982–1986
Genre
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
Producer
Crystal Gayle chronology
What If We Fall in Love?
(1986)		 The Best of Crystal Gayle
(1987)		 Nobody's Angel
(1988)
Singles from The Best of Crystal Gayle
  1. "Only Love Can Save Me Now"
    Released: October 24, 1987

Background and reception

The Best of Crystal Gayle consists of ten tracks, all of which had been previously recorded and been issued on Gayle's albums for the Warner Bros. label. According to Allmusic, the album contained many of her major hits with the record company including, "'Til I Gain Control Again", "Turning Away", and "Straight to the Heart".[1] The album was originally released in several different formats. It was first issued as a Vinyl LP, followed by an audio cassette and then a compact disc. The Best of Crystal Gayle was released in the United States, Canada, Germany, and Japan.[2]

The Best of Crystal Gayle was officially issued in August 1987 on Warner Bros. Records. The record reached the fifty third position on the Billboard Top Country Albums on the chart issued for August 13.[3] The album spawned one single in late 1987 entitled "Only Love Can Save Me Now". It originally had been recorded for Gayle's 1986 studio album Straight to the Heart. The single peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number eighteen on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[4][5]

Track listing
Standard edition[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cry"Churchill Kohlman4:16
2."Turning Away"Tim Krekel2:54
3."Baby, What About You"Josh Leo, Wendy Waldman2:43
4."Straight to the Heart"Graham Lyle, Terry Britten3:58
5."'Til I Gain Control Again"Rodney Crowell3:56
6."Only Love Can Save Me Now"Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters, Bucky Jones3:22
7."A Long and Lasting Love"Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser3:27
8."Our Love Is on the Faultline"Reece Kirk3:45
9."I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love"Joey Carbone3:16
10."The Sound of Goodbye"Hugh Prestwood3:13

Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 53

References
  1. "The Best of Crystal Gayle - Crystal Gayle: Songs, reviews, credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. "Crystal Gayle - The Best of Crystal Gayle (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. "Crystal Gayle - Chart history: Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  4. "Crystal Gayle - Chart history (Hot Country Songs): Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  5. "Canadian country search results for "Crystal Gayle"". RPM. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  6. "Crystal Gayle - The Best of Crystal Gayle (overview) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  7. "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
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