| Crystal Gayle Sings the Heart and Soul of Hoagy Carmichael | ||||
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| Released | November 2, 1999 | |||
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| Genre | Easy Listening | |||
| Length | 51:44 | |||
| Label | Intersound | |||
| Producer | Crystal Gayle | |||
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Crystal Gayle Sings the Heart and Soul of Hoagy Carmichael is Crystal Gayle’s tribute to the songwriter Hoagy Carmichael. It was released on November 2, 1999, on Intersound Records.
Track listing
[edit]All music is composed by Hoagy Carmichael
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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| 1. | "Heart and Soul" | Frank Loesser | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Stardust" | Mitchell Parish | 3:34 |
| 3. | "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" | Johnny Mercer | 2:18 |
| 4. | "One Morning in May" | Mitchell Parish | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Lazybones" | Johnny Mercer | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Old Buttermilk Sky" | Jack Brooks | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Georgia on My Mind" | Stuart Gorrell | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Two Sleepy People" (with Willie Nelson) | Frank Loesser | 2:44 |
| 9. | "I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)" | Hoagy Carmichael | 4:07 |
| 10. | "Lazy River" | Sidney Arodin | 2:35 |
| 11. | "Rockin' Chair" | Hoagy Carmichael | 3:48 |
| 12. | "The Nearness of You" | Ned Washington | 5:04 |
| 13. | "Small Fry" | Frank Loesser | 2:58 |
| 14. | "Skylark" | Johnny Mercer | 3:55 |
| 15. | "Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind" | Robert DeLeon | 3:06 |
Personnel
[edit]- Crystal Gayle – vocals
- Charles Cochran – acoustic piano
- Jay Patten – rhythm guitars, music director
- Jim Ferguson – acoustic bass
- Jim White – drums
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Willie Nelson – vocals (8)
Orchestra
- Jeffrey Steinberg – arrangements and conductor
- Carl Gorodetzky – string concertmaster
- Horns and Woodwinds
- Jay Patten – alto saxophone
- Denis Solee – tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Robbie Shankle – clarinet
- Ann Richards – flute
- Bobby Taylor – oboe
- Dennis Good – trombone
- George Tidwell – trumpet
- Jennifer Kummer – French horn
- Strings
- John Catchings, Anthony LaMarchina, Bob Mason and Julie Tanner – cello
- Liz Stewart – double bass
- Monisa Angell, Bruce Christensen, Chris Farrell, Jim Grosjean, Dede Jacobs and Gary Vanosdale – viola
- David Angell, Janet Askey, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Gerald Greer, Cate Myer, Pamela Sixfin, Alan Umstead, Cathy Umstead, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, and Carrie Wann – violin
Production
[edit]- Crystal Gayle – producer
- Eric Prestidge – recording, mixing, mastering
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) – mastering location
- Ron Keith – photography
- Bill Gatzimos – liner notes, management