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.

Nobody Wants to Be Alone
Studio album by Crystal Gayle
Released	April 1985
Studio	Sound Stage Studios, GroundStar Studios and Emerald Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); Evergreen Studios (Burbank, California); Devonshire Studios (North Hollywood, California); A&M Studios (Hollywood, California); Studio 55 (Los Angeles, California).
Genre	Country
Length	34:32
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer	Jimmy Bowen, Michael Masser
Crystal Gayle chronology
Cage the Songbird (1983) Nobody Wants to Be Alone (1985) Straight to the Heart (1986)
Singles from Nobody Wants to Be Alone
"Nobody Wants to Be Alone" Released: March 23, 1985 "A Long and Lasting Love" Released: August 10, 1985

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.^[1]

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.^[2]"

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Long and Lasting Love"	Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin	3:26
2.	"Tonight, Tonight"	Tony Brown, Roger Cook, Ralph Murphy	3:27
3.	"Nobody Wants to Be Alone"	Masser, Kye Fleming	3:48
4.	"Love Does That to Fools"	Paul Williams, Stephen Allen Davis	3:18
5.	"Coming to the Dance"	Allen Reynolds, Charles Cochran	2:46
6.	"You Were There for Me"	Masser, Cynthia Weil	3:27
7.	"Touch and Go"	Brock Walsh, Curtis Stone	3:24
8.	"Someone Like You"	Paul Curtis, Tony Hiller	4:00
9.	"A New Way to Say I Love You"	Masser, Goffin	3:44
10.	"God Bless the Child"	Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday	3:12

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

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3]	17

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4]	35

References

1. "Nashville Sound: Country Music in Decline". New York Times. September 17, 1985.
2. ""Touch and Go" music video". YouTube.
3. "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
4. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2020.