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
US edition
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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