Someday (Crystal Gayle album)
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| Someday | ||||
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| File:CrystalGayle-Someday.jpg | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | Reflections Studio, Quad Magnum Studio, Sound Emporium | |||
| Genre | Country, gospel | |||
| Length | 37:14 | |||
| Label | Intersound[1] | |||
| Producer | Crystal Gayle, Bobby Wood[2] | |||
| Crystal Gayle chronology | ||||
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Someday is the first gospel album by the American musician Crystal Gayle, released in 1995.[3][4] It received a nomination for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album at the Grammy Awards.[5] Gayle had intended for years to do a gospel album, considering it to be a country music tradition.[6]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [1] |
The Orange County Register wrote that Gayle uses "a top-notch band, smart arrangements and her beautiful soprano to deliver an album that will satisfy listeners from the country music ranks as well as those who enjoy the religious works of Amy Grant and Stephen Curtis Chapman."[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Anchor Deep" | Gary Harrison, Karen Staley | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Diamonds from Dust" | Cindy Sterling, Brian Barrett | 2:53 |
| 3. | "My Old Friend" | Jeff Silvey, Reggie Hamm | 3:42 |
| 4. | "He'll Be There" | Robert Ellis Orrall, Spady Brannan, David Malloy | 2:41 |
| 5. | "I Saw the Light" medley: a) "I Saw the Light" b) "Somebody Touched Me" c) "I’ll Fly Away" d) "Jesus on the Main Line" | Hank Williams, Sr. P.D. P.D. P.D. | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Someday" | Charles Bosarge, Tommy Greer, Mark Baldwin | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Ageless Dancer" | Jess Leary, Bobby Taylor | 2:55 |
| 8. | "Where Dear Friends Never Part" | Keith Little | 3:02 |
| 9. | "Would You Believe" | Melvin Webb Jr., Bill Gatzimos | 2:56 |
| 10. | "I Know, I Know" | Karla Worley | 3:20 |
| 11. | "I Believe" medley: a) "I Believe" b) "Amazing Grace" c) "Old Rugged Cross" d) "Softly and Tenderly" | Ervin Drake, Irwin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, Al Stillman P.D. George Bomer Will L. Thompson | 4:55 |
Personnel
- Bruce Bouton - steel guitar
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Mike Chapman - bass guitar
- Mike Eldred - background vocals
- Jim Ferguson - bass guitar, background vocals
- Joy Gardner - background vocals
- Bill Gatzimos - background vocals
- Crystal Gayle - lead vocals, background vocals
- Rob Hajacos - fiddle
- Chris Leuzinger - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Jay Patten - saxophone
- Allen Reynolds - background vocals
- Tom Roady - congas, tambourine
- Milton Sledge - drums
- Bobby Wood - Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer, background vocals
- Peggy Sue Wright - background vocals
- Sonny Wright - background vocals
References
- ^ a b The Encyclopedia of Popular Music - Colin Larkin - Google Books
- ^ Country Music: The Encyclopedia - Irwin Stambler, Grelun Landon - Google Books
- ^ The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002 - Google Books
- ^ Crystal Gayle Biography, Songs, & Albums | AllMusic
- ^ "Crystal Gayle". Recording Academy. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "GAYLE BRINGING TREASURE CHEST OF SONGS ABOARD 'SHOWBOAT'". The Flint Journal. July 9, 1995. p. G1.
- ^ Kinsler, Robert (August 6, 1995). "COUNTRY". Orange County Register. p. F30.