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Crystal Gayle discography 
Crystal Gayle performing in the United Kingdom (2007).Releases ↙Studio albums 22 ↙Compilation albums 11 ↙Video albums 3 ↙Soundtracks 1 The albums discography of Crystal Gayle, an American country artist, consists of twenty two studio albums, eleven compilation albums, and three video albums. After a series of unsuccessful series of singles in the early 1970s, Crystal Gayle signed with United Artists Records in 1974 and released her self-titled debut studio album[1] the following year, which peaked at #25 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. With her next two releases, Somebody Loves You (1975) and Crystal (1976), her popularity began to steadily increase. Her major breakthrough came in 1977 with We Must Believe in Magic, which reached #2 on the Top Country Albums chart, #12 on the Billboard 200, and #15 on the UK Albums Chart.[2] In addition, the release became the first studio album by a female country artist to certify platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America.[1] Her follow-up release When I Dream (1978) also went platinum and was followed by a final studio album on United Artists in 1979. Upon her departure, the label would release a series of compilations, including Classic Crystal (1979), which certified gold in the United States.[3]
In 1979 Gayle switched to Columbia Records and released her debut album on the label, Miss the Mississippi the same year. The album and its follow-up record These Days (1980) certified gold in the United States.[3] While continuing her recording career, she also released recorded the soundtrack for the Francis Ford Coppola film One from the Heart (1982) with Tom Waits.[4] After releasing two more studio albums and a greatest hits album, Gayle moved to Warner Bros. Records in 1983. Her first album on the label was released the same year entitled Cage the Songbird, which reached #5 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #171 on the Billboard 200.[2] Gayle continued releasing successful albums on the label for the remainder of the decade, including Nobody Wants to Be Alone (1985), What If We Fall in Love (1985), and Straight to the Heart (1986). In 1990 she reunited with her first producer Allen Reynolds on her next release Ain't Gonna Worry, as well as Three Good Reasons (1992).[1] During the 1990s, Gayle also released a covers album, a gospel album, and a standards album.[5] In 2000 she released her first children's album on Madacy Entertainment entitled In My Arms, which was followed by a second standards album in 2003.[1][5]
Contents
Studio albums
1970s
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)US Country
[2]US
[2]CAN Country
[6]CAN
[7]UK
[8]Crystal Gayle - Release date: February 7, 1975
- Label: United Artists
- Formats: LP
25 — 12 — — Somebody Loves You - Release date: October 20, 1975
- Label: United Artists
- Formats: LP, cassette, CD, music download
11 — — — — Crystal - Release date: August 6, 1976
- Label: United Artists
- Formats: LP, cassette, CD, music download
7 — — — — We Must Believe in Magic - Release date: June 24, 1977
- Label: United Artists
- Formats: LP, cassette, CD, music download
2 12 — 5 15 When I Dream - Release date: June 2, 1978
- Label: United Artists
- Formats: LP, cassette, CD
2 52 1 50 25 We Should Be Together - Release date: June 19, 1979
- Label: United Artists
- Formats: LP, cassette, CD, music download
9 128 7 — — Miss the Mississippi - Release date: September 1979
- Label: Columbia
- Formats: LP, cassette, CD
3 36 6 — — - US: Gold[3]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country 1980s
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)US Country
[2]US
[2]These Days - Release date: August 1979
- Label: Columbia
- Formats: LP, cassette, CD
6 79 - US: Gold[3]
Hollywood, Tennessee - Release date: August 1981
- Label: Columbia
- Formats: LP, cassette, CD
5 99 True Love - Release date: November 1982
- Label: Elektra
- Formats: LP, cassette, CD
14 120 Cage the Songbird - Release date: October 17, 1983
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Formats: LP, cassette, CD
5 171 Nobody Wants to Be Alone - Release date: April 1985
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Formats: LP, cassette, CD
17 — Straight to the Heart - Release date: August 1986
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Formats: LP, cassette, CD
12 — Nobody's Angel - Release date: September 1988
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Formats: LP, cassette, CD
63 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country 1990s
Title Album details Ain't Gonna Worry - Release date: 1990
- Label: Capitol
- Formats: Cassette, CD
Three Good Reasons - Release date: 1992
- Label: Liberty
- Formats: Cassette, CD
Best Always - Release date: January 17, 1993
- Label: Branson Entertainment
- Formats: Cassette, CD
Someday - Release date: May 30, 1995
- Label: Intersound
- Formats: Cassette, CD
He Is Beautiful - Release date: 1996
- Label: Southpaw
- Formats: Cassette, CD
Crystal Gayle Sings the Heart and Soul of Hoagy Carmichael - Release date: October 23, 1999
- Label: Intersound
- Formats: Cassette, CD
2000s
Title Album details In My Arms - Release date: October 31, 2000
- Label: Madacy Entertainment
- Formats: Cassette, CD, music download
All My Tomorrows - Release date: September 20, 2003
- Label: Southpaw
- Formats: CD
Collaborative albums
Title Album details Peak positions US
Country
[2]What If We Fall in Love
(with Gary Morris)- Release date: November 1986
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Formats: LP, cassette, CD
25 Holiday albums
Title Album details Peak positions US
Country
[2]A Crystal Christmas - Release date: November 1987
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Formats: Cassette, CD
69 Soundtrack albums
Title Album details One from the Heart
(with Tom Waits)- Release date: February 1982
- Label: CBS
- Formats: LP, cassette, CD, music download
Compilation albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)US Country
[2]US
[2]I've Cried the Blue Right Out of My Eyes - Release date: February 1978
- Label: MCA
- Formats: LP
19 — Classic Crystal - Release date: October 1979
- Label: United Artists
- Formats: LP, cassette, CD
8 62 Favorites - Release date: April 1980
- Label: Liberty
- Formats: LP, cassette, CD
37 149 A Woman's Heart - Release date: November 1981
- Label: Liberty
- Formats: LP
40 — Crystal Gayle's Greatest Hits - Release date: August 1983
- Label: Columbia
- Formats: LP, cassette, CD
23 169 - US: Gold[3]
The Best of Crystal Gayle - Release date: August 1987
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Formats: LP, cassette, CD
53 — All-Time Greatest Hits - Release date: April 15, 1991
- Label: Curb
- Formats: Cassette, CD
— — Super Hits - Release date: February 17, 1998
- Label: Sony
- Formats: Cassette, CD, music download
— — Certified Hits - Release date: August 28, 2001
- Label: Capitol
- Formats: CD, music download
— — Greatest Hits - Release date: August 28, 2007
- Label: Capitol
- Formats: CD, music download
65 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country Video albums
Title Album details Crystal Gayle's Holiday in Finland - Release date: December 11, 2001
- Label: Winstar
- Formats: VHS
Crystal Gayle in Concert - Release date: January 25, 2005
- Label: White Star
- Formats: DVD
Live! An Evening with Crystal Gayle - Release date: August 29, 2006
- Label: ZYX
- Formats: CD, DVD
References
- ^ a b c d Huey, Steve. "Crystal Gayle > Biography". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/artist/crystal-gayle-p1621/biography. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Billboard chart positions > albums". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/crystal-gayle-p1621/charts-awards. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Gold & Platinum - Crystal Gayle". Recording Industry Association of America. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "One from the Heart > Overview". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/album/one-from-the-heart-r84496. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ a b Coyne, Kevin John. "100 Greatest Women of Country Music - Crystal Gayle (#23)". Country Universe. http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/06/07/100-greatest-women-23-crystal-gayle/. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Search results for "Crystal Gayle" (under country albums/CD's)". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=gmrhouli7kvfvaeu848ka389j0&q1=Crystal+Gayle&q2=Country+Albums%2FCDs&interval=20. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ "Search results for "Crystal Gayle" (under top albums/CD's)". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=gmrhouli7kvfvaeu848ka389j0&q1=crystal+gayle&q2=Top+Albums%2FCDs&interval=20. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ "Chart Stats — Crystal Gayle". The Official Charts Company. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=2860. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ a b c "CRIA searchable database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ a b c "BPI searchable database". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
Albums · Singles Studio albums Crystal Gayle · Somebody Loves You · Crystal · We Must Believe in Magic · When I Dream · We Should Be Together · Miss the Mississippi · These Days · Hollywood, Tennessee · True Love · Cage the Songbird · Nobody Wants to Be Alone · What If We Fall in Love (with Gary Morris) · Straight to the Heart · Nobody's Angel · Ain't Gonna Worry · Three Good Reasons · Best Always · Someday · He Is Beautiful · Crystal Gayle Sings the Heart and Soul of Hoagy Carmichael · In My Arms · All My TomorrowsCompilation albums I've Cried the Blue Right Out of My Eyes · Classic Crystal · Favorites · A Woman's Heart · Crystal Gayle's Greatest Hits · The Best of Crystal Gayle · All-Time Greatest Hits · Super Hits · Certified Hits · Greatest HitsSpecialty albums Video albums Related articles Categories:- Discographies of American artists
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