Audio CD review:
Crystal Gayle - Classic Crystal

Crystal Gayle - Classic Crystal

Band: Crystal Gayle Title: Classic Crystal Rating: Release Date: 1990-10-25 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Somebody Loves You - Crystal Gayle, Reynolds, Allen 2: Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle, Leigh, Richard 3: Ready for the Times to Get Better - Crystal Gayle, Reynolds, Allen 4: You Never Miss a Real Good Thing ('Till He Says Goodbye) - Crystal Gayle, McDill, Bob 5: When I Dream - Crystal Gayle, Theoret, Sandy Maso 6: I'll Do It All Over Again - Crystal Gayle, Holyfield, Wayland 7: I'll Get Over You - Crystal Gayle, Leigh, Richard 8: Wrong Road Again - Crystal Gayle, Reynolds, A. Reid 9: Talking in Your Sleep - Crystal Gayle, Cook, Roger [1] 10: Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For - Crystal Gayle, True, Mark

Her Truly Classic Material Over twenty years later, they hold up remarkably well. These hits from Crystal's United Artists tenure (1975 - 1979) are what made her a star. The jewel of course is her signature hit, the bluesy "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes," which crossed over to # 2 pop, while my personal favorite is the spine-tingling "Talkin' In Your Sleep. " The gentle toe-tapper "Somebody Loves You" was the recording that made me first fall in love with Crystal's voice while the rollicking "Why Have You Left The One You Left Me For" has a hook that 24 years later is still stuck in my head! The lovely "When I Dream" may be Crystal's most heartfelt recording with "I'll Get Over You" her most economically effective (sparsely produced yet emotion-inducing). I give this collection five stars because they are all great recordings and it is very thematically varied, but I wish Capitol would get with it and put out a United Artists retrospective with more tracks (Cartified Hits includes the same 10 tracks while the Madacy Best Of just substitutes "Wrong Road Again" with "Your Old Cold Shoulder"). Let's get "Shoulder," "Your Kisses Will" "Karneval," "One More Time For Mexico," and "Heart Mender," (among others) added on so we can enjoy all of Crystal's United Artists singles on one cd!. Don't it make my browneyes blue I can not find her records here in Norway. Not much of a review. I have only one and I must have bought this in 1995 when I was in the US. It's Greatest Hits, but my favorits are not in here. I saw a tv production long time ago, where a man was playing an instrument like a long box with strings on. She was (among others) singing about a slamming door. Would be glad for any kind of information on this. I just loved that show or what ever it was, and I do still love her voice, her attitude and her mother whom she was presenting. It is hard to pick a favorit,'cause I love most of her songs. But I love;Half the way,- Livi'n in these troubled times,-too many lovers and Take it easy. Classic indeed Most of these tunes were my favourites of the moment, but 'When I dream' remains my all time best song to bring on a mood of contemplation. The unique purity of Crystal Gayle's voice is still remarkable, the songs hit one with a freshness which belies the years since they were released. A thoroughly enjoyable collection that I heartedly recommend for a stress free evening of musical enjoyment. You can see a complete list of all Crystal Gayle discography, or go back to the Crystal Gayle tabs