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According to Gayle, the song "came from a place of trying so hard to be the nice, respectful ex-girlfriend, to the point where it was negatively affecting me". [11] In an interview with Tongue Tied Mag , Gayle explained the inspiration behind the song: "After the breakup, I was trying really, really hard to be a nice person.
The song was originally made successful in the United States by Marty Robbins, and later on by Connie Smith. [5] "Ribbon of Darkness" was the first song Gayle performed on the Grand Ole Opry. [3] The album's fourteenth track "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" features Gayle's siblings Loretta Lynn and Peggy Sue. It is the first time the siblings have ...
"We Must Believe in Magic" is a song written by Allen Reynolds and Bob McDill [1] and originally released by Crystal Gayle on her fourth studio album We Must Believe in Magic (1977). [2] In 1978, it was covered by Jack Clement on his album All I Want to Do in Life. [1] [3]
Gayle co-wrote Kelly Clarkson's 2023 single "Me", which was released on the same day. [26] On May 5, 2023, she released "Don't Call Me Pretty". [27] Gayle performed and co-wrote "Butterflies"—a re-titled "bedroom-pop" rework of the song "Butterfly" by Crazy Town, which it also interpolates—for Barbie the Album, which was released in July.
During the mid-1990s, Gayle began venturing into different styles of music. [3] She issued an album of Gospel music entitled Someday in 1995 and an album of Children's music in 2000, In My Arms. [1] She also recorded two albums of American standard songs during this time. Gayle's most recent was 2003's All My Tomorrows. [9]
The upcoming project from filmmaker Karin Junger hits video on demand this September through Freestyle Digital Media, Allen Media Group’s The post Musical fairy tale ’10 Songs for Charity ...
The song became a worldwide hit single. In the United States, it topped the Billboard country music chart for four weeks, and was Gayle's first (and biggest) crossover pop hit, reaching number 1 on the Cashbox Top 100 for two weeks, and number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, stalled behind Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life".
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]