Summary
We Must Believe in Magic is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle.[2] Released on June 24, 1977, it became her highest selling album, reaching #2 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and #12 on the main Billboard album chart (her first album to enter the main chart and her only album to make the Top 30 there to date).[4] It was certified platinum by the RIAA in 1978. The album also has the distinction of being the first platinum album recorded by a female artist in country music.[5] It was also Gayle's first album to chart in the UK, where it reached #15, and was certified silver by the BPI. In the Netherlands, it stayed on the charts for two weeks and peaked at #29.
| We Must Believe in Magic | ||||
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| Released | June 24, 1977 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 29:49 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Producer | Allen Reynolds | |||
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| Singles from We Must Believe In Magic | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [3] |
The album contains Gayle's huge international chart hit "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue", which was not only her third #1 Country chart hit, but also reached #2 on the Billboard 100, becoming her biggest hit. Another track, "River Road", charted at #64 on the Country Singles chart when it appeared on the Favorites compilation album in 1980.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" | Richard Leigh | 2:37 |
| 2. | "I Wanna Come Back to You" | Johnny Christopher, Sam Hogin | 2:54 |
| 3. | "River Road" | Sylvia Fricker Tyson | 3:08 |
| 4. | "It's All Right with Me" | Cole Porter | 2:32 |
| 5. | "Going Down Slow" | Bobby Bond | 3:41 |
| 6. | "All I Wanna Do in Life" | Allen Reynolds, Sandy Mason Theoret | 2:26 |
| 7. | "Make a Dream Come True" | Larry Kingston | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Green Door" | Bob Davie, Marvin Moore | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Funny" | Liz Anderson | 2:05 |
| 10. | "We Must Believe in Magic" | Bob McDill, Reynolds | 4:09 |
Charts edit
| Chart (1977/78) | Peak position |
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| Australian (Kent Music Report) | 47[6] |
Production edit
Personnel edit
- Gene Chrisman, Jimmy Isbell, Kenny Malone – drums, percussion
- Joe Allen, Mike Leech – bass guitar
- David Kirby, Johnny Christopher, Jimmy Colvard, Reggie Young, Allen Reynolds – guitars
- Lloyd Green – steel guitar
- Bobby Wood, Hargus "Pig" Robbins – keyboards
- Charles Cochran - keyboards, string and horn arrangements
- Shane Keister – synthesizers
- New Grass Revival, The Trolleycar Band – special effects
- Buddy Spicher, Sam Bush – fiddle
- Courtney Johnson – banjo
- Billy Puett – flute, clarinet
- Carl Gorodetsky, Gary Vanosdale, George Binkley, Lennie Haight, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Sheldon Kurland – strings
- Janie Fricke, Marcia Routh, Pebble Daniel, Sandy Mason Theoret, Garth Fundis – backing vocals
References edit
- ^ "We Must Believe in Magic - Crystal Gayle | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. pp. 703–704.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 194.
- ^ "Crystal Gayle". Billboard.
- ^ "Crystal Gayle | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 122. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
External links edit
- "We Must Believe in Magic" at discogs