Somebody Loves You (album)

Somebody Loves You
Studio album by
Crystal Gayle
ReleasedOctober 20, 1975
StudioJack Clement Recording (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length26:09
LabelUnited Artists[1]
ProducerAllen Reynolds
Crystal Gayle chronology
Crystal Gayle
(1975) 		Somebody Loves You
(1975) 		Crystal
(1976)
Singles from Somebody Loves You
  1. "Somebody Loves You"
    Released: December 1975
  2. "I'll Get Over You"
    Released: March 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide[1]

Somebody Loves You is the second studio album by American country music artist Crystal Gayle.[3] It was released on October 20, 1975. It peaked at #11 on the Billboard Country Albums chart, with two tracks that broke into the Top Ten Country Singles: the title song, "Somebody Loves You", peaked at #8, and Gayle scored her first ever #1 country hit with "I'll Get Over You".[4]

Critical reception

Reviewing a reissue of the album, Record Collector wrote that "the elegant two-step of 'I’ll Get Over You' and the bouncy title track [give] Gayle more substantial and challenging melodies to tackle."[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Before I'm Fool Enough (To Give It One More Try)"Allen Reynolds2:06
2."I'll Get Over You"Richard Leigh3:30
3."Sweet Baby on My Mind"Jim Owen2:34
4."I Want to Lose Me in You"Jim Rushing, Marshall Chapman2:21
5."High Time"Bobby David2:18
6."Somebody Loves You"Reynolds2:24
7."What You've Done for Me"Sandy Mason Theoret2:51
8."Coming Closer"Crystal Gayle, Bill Gatzimos2:29
9."Dreaming My Dreams with You"Reynolds2:56
10."What I've Been Needin'"Ray Griff2:40

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. ^ a b The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 194.
  2. ^ "Somebody Loves You - Crystal Gayle | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 704.
  4. ^ "Crystal Gayle". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Crystal Gayle/Somebody Loves You - Record Collector Magazine".
  6. ^ "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1976". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2021.