Crystal Gayle

Crystal's Gayle’s way with music is hardly surprising considering her life story. With almost three dozen hit records to her credit, she has come a long way from her roots in the Appalachian coal mining town of Paintsville, Kentucky. The youngest of eight children, Crystal was influenced by a wide variety of music growing up. She listened to folk, pop, rock and roll, Broadway show tunes, gospel and country with equal fascination. Loretta Lynn, Crystal's older sister, also encouraged her. While growing up, Crystal traveled and sang with Loretta for a few weeks each summer.
While still in school Crystal signed her first recording contract. Her debut single, "I've Cried (The Blue Right Out of My Eyes)," was written by Loretta and reached the Top 25 on the national country music charts. Three more singles were released during the next three years and each found a place on the charts.
Crystal Gayle, Somebody Loves You and Crystal yielded a bumper crop of smash singles. These included "Wrong Road Again" (her first single produced by Allen Reynolds and her first top ten record), "Beyond You," "Somebody Loves You," "I'll Get Over You" (her first #1 hit) and "Never Miss A Real Good Thing". With her fourth album, We Must Believe In Magic, Crystal became the first female country artist to achieve platinum sales status. This album included the international country and pop smash "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue." Her next album, also platinum, "When I Dream," contained the title song and "Talking In Your Sleep," which was BMI's most played country song in 1978. This impressive list grew with Miss The Mississippi, her fourth gold album, and it, along with albums such as These Days and Hollywood Tennessee, produced the hits "Half The Way," "If You Ever Change Your Mind," "The Woman In Me" and "Livin' In These Troubled Times." During this period Crystal recorded the soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola's acclaimed film "One From The Heart" with Tom Waits. In 1982 Crystal recorded her first ever duet single, the chart-topping "You and I," with Eddie Rabbit.
Crystal has a shelf full of awards to go along with her extraordinary run of hit singles and albums. Her first major award was Most Promising Female Vocalist in 1976 from the Academy of Country Music. This promise was realized when Crystal was named Country Music's Female Vocalist of the Year three times by the Academy of Country Music, twice by the Country Music Association and three times by the American Music Awards. Crystal won a Grammy for her extra-ordinary performance of her worldwide hit "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue." The American Music Awards also recognized her artistry and beauty by naming her its Favorite Female Country Video Artist.
Crystal has had two highly acclaimed CBS prime time TV specials, an HBO concert special and has hosted many specials such as the American Music Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards and A Crystal Christmas From Sweden. Gayle opened the new millennium with 2000's In My Arms, an album of children's songs.

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