Miss the Mississippi

Miss the Mississippi
Studio album by Crystal Gayle
Released	September 1979
Genre	Country
Length	34:44
Label	Columbia
Producer	Allen Reynolds
Crystal Gayle chronology
Classic Crystal (1979) Miss the Mississippi (1979) These Days (1980)
Singles from Miss the Mississippi
"Half the Way" Released: September 1979 "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" Released: February 1980 "The Blue Side" Released: May 1980

Miss the Mississippi is a studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in September 1979, it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.

The album was her first album for Columbia Records, and contained three Country top ten hits; "Half the Way" (#2), "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" (#1) and "The Blue Side" (#8). "Half the Way" also reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.

The album was certified gold by the RIAA in 1980.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The New York Times wrote that "Gayle has a lovely voice and a seductive if somewhat mannered way with phrasing."[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Half the Way"	Bobby Wood, Ralph Murphy	4:03
2.	"The Other Side of Me"	Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield	3:49
3.	"Room for One More"	Ted Lindsay	2:53
4.	"Don't Go My Love"	James Valentini, Frank Saulino	3:00
5.	"Dancing the Night Away"	Russell Smith, James H. Brown Jr.	3:41
6.	"It's Like We Never Said Goodbye"	Roger Greenaway, Geoff Stephens	3:32
7.	"The Blue Side"	David Lasley, Allee Willis	3:16
8.	"A Little Bit of the Rain"	Marcia Routh	2:59
9.	"Danger Zone"	Dave Loggins	3:36
10.	"Miss the Mississippi and You"	Bill Halley	3:47

Personnel

• Gene Chrisman, Kenny Malone (tracks: A4, A5) – drums, percussion
• Joe Allan (track: B2), Joe Osborn (tracks A3 to A5), Spady Brannan (tracks A1, A2, B1, B3, B4), Bob Moore (track B5) – bass guitar
• Charles Cochran, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Bobby Wood – keyboards
• Chris Leuzinger, Jerry McEwen, Billy Sanford, Rod Smarr, Barry "Byrd" Burton – guitars
• Lloyd Green – dobro on (track B5)
• Billy Puett, Denis Solee – saxophone
• Roger Bissell, Dennis Good, Rex Peer, Terry Williams – trombone
• Terry McMillan – harmonica (track: B3)
• Crystal Gayle - backing vocals (tracks A2 to A4, B4)
• Crystal Gayle, Garth Fundis, Allen Reynolds - backing vocals (track B1)
• Allen Reynolds, Crystal Gayle, Garth Fundis, Frank Saulino, Jennifer Kimball, Jim Valenti, Spady Brannan - backing vocals (track A1)
• Vickie Carrico, Pebble Daniel, Allen Reynolds, Marcia Routh, Crystal Gayle – backing vocals (track A5)
• Pebble Daniel, Marcia Routh, Crystal Gayle, Vickie Carrico - backing vocals (track B4)

Cover photographs by Francesco Scavullo

Production

• Produced by Allen Reynolds
• Recorded and engineered by Garth Fundis

References

1. "Miss the Mississippi Review by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
2. Rockwell, John (14 Sep 1979). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C11.

External links

• "Crystal Gayle - Miss the Mississippi". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
• "Crystal Gayle - Miss The Mississippi CD Album". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.