True Love (Crystal Gayle album) explained

True Love is the tenth studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in November 1982, it peaked at #14 on the Billboard 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 "Everything I Own" was released as a single in the UK where it peaked at #93 on the UK Singles Chart in early 1983. The song was originally recorded by the band Bread in 1972, and also was a UK #1 hit for Ken Boothe in 1974. In 1987, four years after Gayle's version, the song was recorded by Boy George (his first solo recording) who also had a UK #1 hit with it.

Track listing

UK edition

Personnel

• Crystal Gayle – lead vocals, harmony vocals (1, 2, 7)
• Shane Keister – 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)
• Reggie Young – guitars (3, 4, 7)
• Larry Byrom – guitars (9)
• David Hungate – bass (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10)
• Tom Robb – bass (2)
• Tommy Cogbill – bass (6, 8)
• James Stroud – drums (1–5, 7)
• Gene Chrisman – drums (6, 8)
• Tony Newman – drums (9)
• Jay Patten – saxophone (8)
• Al De Lory – string arrangements (7)
• Nashville String Machine – 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)
• Rodney Crowell – harmony vocals (3)
• Bill Lamb – harmony vocals (4)
• Roger Cook – harmony vocals (8)
• Louis Nunley – harmony vocals (10)
• Judy Rodman – 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
• Norman Seeff – photography

Chart performance

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Chart (1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	14
U.S. Billboard 200	120