Nobody Wants to Be Alone

Nobody Wants to Be Alone is the twelfth studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in April 1985, it peaked at #17 on the Billboard Country albums chart.

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.

Two singles from the album also made the Country singles charts; the title track reached #3 in early 1985, and "A Long and Lasting Love" reached #5 later that year. Though the song wasn't released as a single to Country radio, a video was produced for "Touch and Go."

Track listing

Personnel

• Crystal Gayle – lead vocals, harmony vocals (2)
• Randy Kerber – acoustic piano (1), electric piano (1), Yamaha DX7 (1)
• John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
• Robbie Buchanan – electric piano (3, 6, 9), Yamaha DX7 (3, 6, 9), synthesizer string arrangements (9)
• Alan Steinberger – keyboards (4, 7, 8)
• John Hobbs – acoustic piano (6, 9)
• Charles Cochran – acoustic piano (10)
• Dann Huff – electric guitar (1, 3, 6, 9)
• Dean Parks – electric guitar (1, 3, 6, 9), acoustic guitar (1, 3, 6, 9)
• Chris Leuzinger – guitars (2, 7, 8)
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. – guitars (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
• Reggie Young – guitars (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
• Billy Sanford – guitars (10)
• Neil Stubenhaus – bass (1, 3, 6, 9)
• David Hungate – bass (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
• Joe Allen – acoustic bass (10)
• John Robinson – drums (1, 3, 6, 9)
• Matt Betton – drums (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
• Kenny Malone – drums (10)
• Tom Roady – percussion (5)
• Jay Patten – saxophone (4, 7)
• Jim Horn – recorder (5), flute (8)
• Warren Luening – trumpet (10)
• Lee Holdridge – string arrangements (1)
• Michael Masser – rhythm arrangements (1, 3, 6, 9)
• Gene Page – rhythm arrangements (1, 3, 6, 9), string arrangements (3, 6, 9)
• Larry Muhoberac – string arrangements (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10), string conductor (2, 4, 8, 10)
• The Sid Sharp Strings – strings (2, 4, 8, 10)
• Beth Anderson – harmony vocals (1)
• Andrea Robinson – harmony vocals (1, 3, 6, 9)
• Roger Cook – harmony vocals (2)
• Ralph Murphy – harmony vocals (2)
• Cindy Richardson – harmony vocals (2, 5, 7, 8)
• Darlene Koldenhoven – harmony vocals (3, 6)
• Angie Jareé – harmony vocals (3, 6)
• Allen Reynolds – harmony vocals (5)
• Laura Creamer – harmony vocals (9)
• Sue Sheridan – harmony vocals (9)

Production

• Crystal Gayle – album direction
• Michael Masser – producer (1, 3, 6, 9)
• Jimmy Bowen – producer (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10), recording (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10), mix engineer (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10)
• Dean Burt – engineer (1, 3, 6, 9)
• Michael Mancini – engineer (1, 3, 6, 9)
• Russell Schmidt – engineer (1, 3, 6, 9)
• Dick Bogert – string recording (1, 3, 6, 9)
• Bill Schnee – mixing (1, 3, 6, 9)
• Ron Treat – recording (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10)
• Dave Hassinger – recording (10)
• John Guess – string recording (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10)
• Gary Luchs – second string engineer (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10)
• Steve Tillisch – mix engineer (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10)
• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
• Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
• Harry Langdon – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References