The Other Side of Me - Crystal Gayle, Greenfield, Howard
Room for One More - Crystal Gayle, Lindsay, Ted
Don't Go My Love - Crystal Gayle, Saulino, Frank
Dancing the Night Away - Crystal Gayle, Brown, James H. Jr.
It's Like We Never Said Goodbye - Crystal Gayle, Greenaway, Roger
The Blue Side - Crystal Gayle, Lasley, David
A Little Bit of Rain - Crystal Gayle, Routh, Marcia
Danger Zone - Crystal Gayle, Loggins, Dave
Miss the Mississippi and You - Crystal Gayle, Halley, Bill [Count
Too Many Lovers - Crystal Gayle, Hogin, Sam
If You Ever Change Your Mind - Crystal Gayle, Gundry, Bob
Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City - Crystal Gayle, Price, Michael
Same Old Story (Same Old Song) - Crystal Gayle, Jennings, Will
Help Yourselves to Each Other - Crystal Gayle, McDill, Bob
Take It Easy - Crystal Gayle, McClinton, Delbert
I Just Can't Leave Your Love Alone - Crystal Gayle, Jennings, Will
You've Almost Got Me Believing - Crystal Gayle, Wyrick, Barbara
Lover Man - Crystal Gayle, Anderson, Maxwell
2008 digitally remastered two-fer featuring a pair of Crystal Gayle's original albums on one CD: Miss The Mississippi (1979) and These Days (1980). These two albums were produced by Country Music legend Allen Reynolds (pro... more »ducer for Garth Brooks, Don Williams, Kathy Mattea, Emmylou Harris and many others) with the backing of Nashville's finest session musicians, and a selection of songs from Nashville's finest songwriters. Miss The Mississippi spawned three hit singles: "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye", "Half The Way" and "The Blue Side". These Days produced two # 1 singles in "Too Many Lovers" and "If You Ever Change Your Mind". 20 tracks. Edsel.« less
2008 digitally remastered two-fer featuring a pair of Crystal Gayle's original albums on one CD: Miss The Mississippi (1979) and These Days (1980). These two albums were produced by Country Music legend Allen Reynolds (producer for Garth Brooks, Don Williams, Kathy Mattea, Emmylou Harris and many others) with the backing of Nashville's finest session musicians, and a selection of songs from Nashville's finest songwriters. Miss The Mississippi spawned three hit singles: "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye", "Half The Way" and "The Blue Side". These Days produced two # 1 singles in "Too Many Lovers" and "If You Ever Change Your Mind". 20 tracks. Edsel.
"I lost track of Crystal Gayle after switching from albums to CDs because her CDs were hard to find. Then I came across a used copy of These Days, a fantastic album, which has revived my interest in her. I bought Miss the Mississippi/These Days just for Miss the Mississippi, but now I can retire my previous version of These Days since the remastering of the double CD is so superior. My copy doesn't skip, so Edsel might have fixed the problem. If yours skips, try cleaning your laser lens, which can make a difference. I've ordered a couple of more Crystal Gayle double CDs and look forward to their arrival."
GOOD MATERIAL....BAD PRESSING
W. Budris | Rosedale, NY | 08/28/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)
"As the previous review indicates, had trouble with Track 20 "What A Little Moonlight Can Do". My first purchase at a store had 1/2 of Track 19 "Lover Man" and Track 20 with skipping or stopping. Upon exchange, the second time was just Track 20. I'm on my third go-around and waiting to see if "three is the charm". Other discs in this series that I've purchased have no flaws at all. It just seems to be this first one. Since different dealers are having similar issues with the product, definitely a mastering problem at Edsel.
3 stars are for the recorded material. Crystal's first two Columbia albums have been favorites. Just need the new CD issue to play correctly all the way through."
Defective track 20??
Edward G. Chernesky | waconorth | 08/26/2008
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I have ordered 2 separate copies of this from 2 sellers. Both skipped all through last track. Just wondering if anyone has had a decent playable copy? thanks"
Superb cd and mine plays fine
barry | Boston, MA United States | 06/18/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I was thrilled to see these remastered two albums on one cd releases from Crystal Gayle. This whole series represents her in her prime and the two albums on this cd were my absolute favorites. I was nervous after reading that everyone seemed to have a problem with track 20. Well, I lucked out. Also, I purchased my copy new from an Amazon store. When I first played it I held my breath when track 19 and then 20 played. Smooth sailing and I have played it at least 6 times now.
Enough cannot be said of the quality of the remastering. For anyone wondering, the quality is so excellent that it sounds like new music just recorded today. Crystal's voice is crisp and clear as is the music. Any fan will be delighted.
The songs here are from the two albums that are the most country pop out of her repertoire and we have classic singles HALF THE WAY, THE OTHER SIDE OF ME and TOO MANY LOVERS. There are some superior cuts THE BLUE SIDE, DANGER ZONE, IF YOU EVER CHANGE YOUR MIND, YOU'VE ALMOST GOT ME BELIEVING and LOVER MAN. Then there are the pure country tracks where Crystal's pure vocal talents always soar like MISS THE MISSISSIPPI AND YOU, TAKE IT EASY and WHAT A LITTLE MOONLIGHT CAN DO.
I find all of these songs hits with no misses. MISS THE MISSISSIPPI and THESE DAYS are classic Crystal Gayle and a must for all Crystal fans as well as fans of quality music. Crystal Gayle is a true artist and though recorded in 1979 and 1980 these albums are in no way dated. This is superb quality music remastered for the best quality possible. And good luck with track 20. Hopefully it was a fluke on just a few copies for as I said, mine plays fine.
Highly recommend."
Daring choices for a Country Artist
caj | 05/28/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"My copy also had problems with Track 20, but my review is over the music itself. Boy do I remember riding in the car with my parents as a child and listening to our 8-track of Miss the Mississippi. This album is full of great songs, but as always, Crystal never settled for singing only country songs. She added her own flavor to pop songs like Half the Way and Danger Zone. And boy did she have fun with Room for One More and A Little Bit of the Rain. Classic album
Her most daring album had to be These Days because there's not one country song on it. If You Ever Change Your Mind and Too Many Lovers were both #1 country hits, but this is mostly a mixture of blues and jazz. Crystal proved that she was a force to be reckoned with by belting out some great vocals on this impressive collection of songs. This album shows more than any the incredible range that Crystal could sing.
This will be a great disc to add to your collection for sure."
Track Listings (19) - Disc #1
