Miss the Mississippi

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

Miss the Mississippi
Studio album by
Crystal Gayle
ReleasedSeptember 1979
GenreCountry
Length34:44
LabelColumbia
ProducerAllen Reynolds
Crystal Gayle chronology
Classic Crystal
(1979)		 Miss the Mississippi
(1979)		 These Days
(1980)
Singles from Miss the Mississippi
  1. "Half the Way"
    Released: September 1979
  2. "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye"
    Released: February 1980
  3. "The Blue Side"
    Released: May 1980

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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Half the Way"Bobby Wood, Ralph Murphy4:03
2."The Other Side of Me"Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield3:49
3."Room for One More"Ted Lindsay2:53
4."Don't Go My Love"James Valentini, Frank Saulino3:00
5."Dancing the Night Away"Russell Smith, James H. Brown, Jr.3:41
6."It's Like We Never Said Goodbye"Roger Greenaway, Geoff Stephens3:32
7."The Blue Side"David Lasley, Allee Willis3:16
8."A Little Bit of the Rain"Marcia Routh2:59
9."Danger Zone"Dave Loggins3:36
10."Miss the Mississippi and You"Bill Halley3:47

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

References

[1]

  1. "Album Review: Crystal Gayle – 'Miss the Mississippi'". Mykindofcountry.wordpress.com. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.


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