1983 Crystal Gayle – Cage The Songbird

Billy Joe Walker Jr, Crystal Gayle, David Hungate, Jim Horn, John Jarvis

Cage the Songbird is an album by the American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released on October 17, 1983, it peaked at #5 on the Billboard Country Album chart

Tracks

1 The Sound Of Goodbye (Hugh Prestwood) 03:14
2 I Don’t Wanna Lose Your Love (Joey Carbone) 03:18
3 Me Against The Night (Mary Ann Kennedy; Pam Rose; Pat Bunch) 02:52
4 Cage The Songbird (Bernie Taupin; Davey Johnstone; Elton John) 04:12
5 Turning Away (Tim Krekel) 02:56
6 Come Back (Bucky Jones; Chris Waters; Tom Shapiro) 02:55
7 Victim Or A Fool (Rodney Crowell) 02:35
8 You Made A Fool Of Me (Eric Borenstein; Melissa Cordell) 03:29
9 On Our Way To Love (Norman Sallitt) 03:21
10 Take Me Home (Tom Waits) 02:33

Biography

Crystal Gayle

Musicians

1 The Sound Of Goodbye

Bass	David Hungate
Drums	Matt Betton Jr
Guitar	Billy Joe Walker Jr
Guitar	Reggie Young
Electric Piano	Charles Cochran
Piano	John Jarvis
Synthesizer	Alan Steinberger
Background Vocals	Ava Aldridge
Background Vocals	Cindy Richardson
Vocals	Crystal Gayle

2 I Don’t Wanna Lose Your Love

Bass	David Hungate
Drums	Matt Betton Jr
Guitar	Billy Joe Walker Jr
Guitar	Reggie Young
Acoustic Guitar	Chris Leuzinger
Electric Piano	Charles Cochran
Piano	John Jarvis
Sax	Jim Horn
Vocals	Crystal Gayle

3 Me Against The Night

Bass	David Hungate
Drums	Matt Betton Jr
Guitar	Reggie Young
Acoustic Guitar	Billy Joe Walker Jr
Acoustic Guitar	Chris Leuzinger
Electric Piano	John Jarvis
Organ	Bobby Wood
Piano	Charles Cochran
Background Vocals	Cindy Richardson
Vocals	Crystal Gayle

4 Cage The Songbird

Bass	David Hungate
Drums	Matt Betton Jr
Guitar	Reggie Young
Acoustic Guitar	Billy Joe Walker Jr
Electric Piano	Charles Cochran
Piano	John Jarvis
Flute	Jim Horn
Recorder	Jim Horn
Vocals	Crystal Gayle

5 Turning Away

Bass	David Hungate
Drums	Matt Betton Jr
Guitar	Billy Joe Walker Jr
Guitar	Reggie Young
Orgn	Bobby Wood
Piano	John Jarvis
Sax	Jim Horn
Background Vocals	Ava Aldridge
Background Vocals	Cindy Richardson
Vocals	Crystal Gayle

6 Come Back

Bass	David Hungate
Drums	Matt Betton Jr
Guitar	Billy Joe Walker Jr
Guitar	Reggie Young
Acoustic Guitar	Chris Leuzinger
Electric Piano	John Jarvis
Piano	Charles Cochran
Sax	Jim Horn
Background Vocals	Ava Aldridge
Background Vocals	Cindy Richardson
Vocals	Crystal Gayle

7 Victim Or A Fool

Bass	David Hungate
Drums	Matt Betton Jr
Guitar	Billy Joe Walker Jr
Guitar	Reggie Young
Acoustic Guitar	Chris Leuzinger
Electric Piano	Charles Cochran
Piano	John Jarvis
Sax	Jim Horn
Background Vocals	Cindy Richardson
Vocals	Crystal Gayle

8 You Made A Fool Of Me

Bass	David Hungate
Drums	Matt Betton Jr
Guitar	Billy Joe Walker Jr
Guitar	Reggie Young
Acoustic Guitar	Chris Leuzinger
Electric Piano	John Jarvis
Piano	Charles Cochran
Flute	Jim Horn
Vocals	Crystal Gayle

9 On Our Way To Love

Bass	David Hungate
Drums	Matt Betton Jr
Guitar	Billy Joe Walker Jr
Guitar	Reggie Young
Acoustic Guitar	Chris Leuzinger
Electric Piano	Charles Cochran
Piano	John Jarvis
Flute	Jim Horn
Background Vocals	Ava Aldridge
Background Vocals	Cindy Richardson
Vocals	Crystal Gayle

10 Take Me Home

Piano	John Jarvis
Vocals	Crystal Gayle

Other Musicians

Strings – The Sid Sharp Strings (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10)
Strings – The Nashville String Machine (Tracks 6, 8)

Liner Notes

Producer – Jimmy Bowen
Arranged By (Strings) – Larry Muhoberac
Conductor – Larry Muhoberac (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10)
Conductor – Billy Strange (Tracks 6, 8)
Directed By – Crystal Gayle
Engineer – Lee Herschberg, Ron Treat, Steve Tillisch
Engineer (Second) – J.T. Cantwell, Mark Coddington, Paul Brown, Vicki Hicks
Engineer (Remix) – Dave Hassinger
Mastered By – Glenn Meadows
Recorded By – Jimmy Bowen

Art Direction – Simon Levy
Design – Laura LiPuma
Photography – Harry Langdon