Nobody Wants to Be Alone is the twelfth studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in April 1985, it peaked at #17 on the Billboard Country albums chart.
In a front page New York Times article titled, "Country Music in Decline," this album was noted as one of many that were indicative of a trend, marking "the end of an era" for the genre: despite two top 5 hits, "Crystal Gayle's latest album sold fewer than 80,000 copies" six months after its release.[1]
Two singles from the album also made the Country singles charts; the title track reached #3 in early 1985, and "A Long and Lasting Love" reached #5 later that year. Though the song wasn't released as a single to Country radio, a video was produced for "Touch and Go.[2]"
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| 1. | "A Long and Lasting Love" | Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin | 3:26 |
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| 2. | "Tonight, Tonight" | Tony Brown, Roger Cook, Ralph Murphy | 3:27 |
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| 3. | "Nobody Wants to Be Alone" | Masser, Kye Fleming | 3:48 |
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| 4. | "Love Does That to Fools" | Paul Williams, Stephen Allen Davis | 3:18 |
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| 5. | "Coming to the Dance" | Allen Reynolds, Charles Cochran | 2:46 |
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| 6. | "You Were There for Me" | Masser, Cynthia Weil | 3:27 |
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| 7. | "Touch and Go" | Brock Walsh, Curtis Stone | 3:24 |
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| 8. | "Someone Like You" | Paul Curtis, Tony Hiller | 4:00 |
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| 9. | "A New Way to Say I Love You" | Masser, Goffin | 3:44 |
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| 10. | "God Bless the Child" | Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday | 3:12 |
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- Crystal Gayle – lead vocals, harmony vocals (2)
- Randy Kerber – acoustic piano (1), electric piano (1), Yamaha DX7 (1)
- John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
- Robbie Buchanan – electric piano (3, 6, 9), Yamaha DX7 (3, 6, 9), synthesizer string arrangements (9)
- Alan Steinberger – keyboards (4, 7, 8)
- John Hobbs – acoustic piano (6, 9)
- Charles Cochran – acoustic piano (10)
- Dann Huff – electric guitar (1, 3, 6, 9)
- Dean Parks – electric guitar (1, 3, 6, 9), acoustic guitar (1, 3, 6, 9)
- Chris Leuzinger – guitars (2, 7, 8)
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – guitars (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
- Reggie Young – guitars (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
- Billy Sanford – guitars (10)
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass (1, 3, 6, 9)
- David Hungate – bass (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
- Joe Allen – acoustic bass (10)
- John Robinson – drums (1, 3, 6, 9)
- Matt Betton – drums (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
- Kenny Malone – drums (10)
- Tom Roady – percussion (5)
- Jay Patten – saxophone (4, 7)
- Jim Horn – recorder (5), flute (8)
- Warren Luening – trumpet (10)
- Lee Holdridge – string arrangements (1)
- Michael Masser – rhythm arrangements (1, 3, 6, 9)
- Gene Page – rhythm arrangements (1, 3, 6, 9), string arrangements (3, 6, 9)
- Larry Muhoberac – string arrangements (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10), string conductor (2, 4, 8, 10)
- The Sid Sharp Strings – strings (2, 4, 8, 10)
- Beth Anderson – harmony vocals (1)
- Andrea Robinson – harmony vocals (1, 3, 6, 9)
- Roger Cook – harmony vocals (2)
- Ralph Murphy – harmony vocals (2)
- Cindy Richardson – harmony vocals (2, 5, 7, 8)
- Darlene Koldenhoven – harmony vocals (3, 6)
- Angie Jareé – harmony vocals (3, 6)
- Allen Reynolds – harmony vocals (5)
- Laura Creamer – harmony vocals (9)
- Sue Sheridan – harmony vocals (9)
- Crystal Gayle – album direction
- Michael Masser – producer (1, 3, 6, 9)
- Jimmy Bowen – producer (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10), recording (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10), mix engineer (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10)
- Dean Burt – engineer (1, 3, 6, 9)
- Michael Mancini – engineer (1, 3, 6, 9)
- Russell Schmidt – engineer (1, 3, 6, 9)
- Dick Bogert – string recording (1, 3, 6, 9)
- Bill Schnee – mixing (1, 3, 6, 9)
- Ron Treat – recording (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10)
- Dave Hassinger – recording (10)
- John Guess – string recording (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10)
- Gary Luchs – second string engineer (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10)
- Steve Tillisch – mix engineer (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10)
- Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
- Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
- Harry Langdon – photography
