1980 Gail Davies – The Game
The Game (1980, Warner Bros) is the second solo album from country singer Gail Davies.
The Game was even more successful than her previous record had been. It featured a Top 10 single entitled “Blue Heartache”, as well as two Top 20 hits, “Like Strangers” and another of her own compositions entitled “Good Lovin’ Man”. Gail went on to produce I’ll Be There in 1980, which spawned three more Top 10 Billboard hit singles. The title track went to No. 4 on the charts followed by “It’s a Lovely, Lovely World” (with harmony vocals by Emmylou Harris), and another, which Davies wrote for her maternal grandmother, “Grandma’s Song”. Davies was nominated for an ACMA and CMA Award in 1981 and voted “Best New Female Vocalist” by The DJs of America.
Tracks
1 Blue Heartache (Paul Craft) 01:56
2 The Game (Gail Davies) 03:23
3 Good Lovin’ Man (Gail Davies) 03:23
4 Careless Love (Gail Davies) 03:24
5 Love Is Living Around Us (Gail Davies) 03:25
6 Sorry That You’re Leavin’ (Gail Davies) 02:47
7 Never Seen A Man Like You (Gail Davies) 04:05
8 Drown In The Flood (Gail Davies) 02:52
9 Like Strangers (Boudleaux Bryant) 03:50
10 When I Had You In My Arms (Gail Davies) 02:53
Biography
Musicians
1 Blue Heartache
| Bass | Joe Allen |
| Drums | Kenny Malone |
| Guitar | Jeff Tassin |
| Guitar | Jon Goin |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jeff Tassin |
| Electric Piano | Bobby Wood |
| Piano | Charles Cochran |
| Harmonica | Terry McMillan |
| Fiddle | Buddy Spicher |
| Percussion | Kenny Malone |
| Background Vocals | Garth Fundis |
| Vocals | Gail Davies |
2 The Game
| Bass | Tommy Cogbill |
| Drums | Buster Phillips |
| Guitar | Barry Burton |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jeff Tassin |
| Acoustic Guitar | Gail Davies |
| Electric Piano | Bobby Wood |
| Flute | Billy Puett |
| Harp | Cindy Reynolds |
| Vocals | Gail Davies |
3 Good Lovin’ Man
| Bass | Joe Allen |
| Drums | Kenny Malone |
| Guitar | Jeff Tassin |
| Guitar | Jon Goin |
| Keyboards | Shane Keister |
| Percussion | Farrell Morris |
| Background Vocals | Jeff Tassin |
| Vocals | Gail Davies |
4 Careless Love
| Bass | David Hood |
| Drums | Roger Hawkins |
| Guitar | Duncan Cameron |
| Steel Guitar | Lloyd Green |
| Keyboards | Randy McCormick |
| Piano | Bobby Ogdin |
| Vocals | Gail Davies |
5 Love Is Living Around Us
| Bass | David Hood |
| Drums | Roger Hawkins |
| Guitar | Duncan Cameron |
| Keyboards | Randy McCormick |
| Fiddle | Buddy Spicher |
| Percussion | Farrell Morris |
| Background Vocals | Bergen White |
| Bov | Gail Davies |
6 Sorry That You’re Leavin’
| Bass | David Hood |
| Drums | Roger Hawkins |
| Guitar | Larry Byrom |
| Guitar | Pete Bordonali |
| Keyboards | Randy McCormick |
| Banjo | Bobby Thompson |
| Percussion | Roger Hawkins |
| Background Vocals | Bergen White |
| Vocals | Gail Davies |
7 Never Seen A Man Like You
| Bass | Gary Baker |
| Acoustic Guitar | Pete Carr |
| Acoustic Guitar | Gail Davies |
| Piano | Steve Nathan |
| French Horn | Tom McAninch |
| French Horn | Eberhard Ramm |
| Harp | Cindy Reynolds |
| Percussion | Farrell Morris |
| Vocals | Gail Davies |
8 Drown In The Flood
| Bass | David Hood |
| Drums | Roger Hawkins |
| Guitar | Reggie Young |
| Guitar | Duncan Cameron |
| Dobro | Lloyd Green |
| Keyboards | Bobby Ogdin |
| Percussion | Farrell Morris |
| Background Vocals | Yvonne Hodges |
| Vocals | Gail Davies |
9 Like Strangers
| Bass | David Hood |
| Drums | Roger Hawkins |
| Guitar | Duncan Cameron |
| Guitar | Jerry Shook |
| Steel Guitar | Lloyd Green |
| Electric Piano | Randy McCormick |
| Piano | Bobby Ogdin |
| Percussion | Farrell Morris |
| Vocals | Gail Davies |
10 When I Had You In My Arms
| Bass | David Hood |
| Drums | Roger Hawkins |
| Guitar | Larry Byrom |
| Acoustic Guitar | Larry Byrom |
| Keyboards | Randy McCormick |
| Congas | Farrell Morris |
| Percussion | Roger Hawkins |
| Background Vocals | Bergen White |
| Vocals | Gail Davies |
Other Musicians
Strings – Shelly Kurland Strings
Liner Notes
Producer – Gail Davies
Producer (Basic Track) – Denny Purcell, Pete Carr (Track 7)
Producer (Basic Tracks) – Garth Fundis (Tracks 1, 2, 3)
Arranged By – Gail Davies
Arranged By (Strings) – Buddy Skipper
Engineer – Bill Fair, Gene Eichelberger, Mary Beth McLemore, Skip Shimmin, Steve Goostree
Mastered By – Denny Purcell
Mixed By – Gail Davies, Tina Madison (Tracks 1, 2)
Mixed By – Gene Eichelberger (Tracks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ,9, 10)
Art Direction – Peter Whorl
Design – Martin Donald
Photography – Ed Thrasher
Mastered At Woodland Mastering
Mixed At Woodland Studios
Recorded At Woodland Studios
Recorded At Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records
Copyright Warner Bros Records