Cage the Songbird
Cage the Songbird is the eleventh studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released on October 17, 1983, it peaked at #5 on the Billboard Country Album chart. Four of the album's tracks became Top 5 hits on the Country Singles chart, with two of them reaching #1. Chronologically they were "The Sound of Goodbye", "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love", "Turning Away", and "Me Against the Night".
The title song, "Cage the Songbird", was co-written and first recorded by Elton John in 1976 album, Blue Moves. "Victim or a Fool" was originally recorded by the songwriter, Rodney Crowell on his 1981 eponymous album.
"Take Me Home" was originally sung by Gayle on a Tom Waits composed 1982 soundtrack album called One [from the Heart (album)|One from the Heart] for a movie of the same name. The version on this album is a re-recorded longer version.
Personnel
- Crystal Gayle – lead vocals, harmony vocals
- Charles Cochran – electric piano, grand piano
- John Barlow Jarvis – grand piano, electric piano
- Alan Steinberger – synthesizers
- Bobby Wood – organ
- Billy [Joe Walker Jr.] – electric guitars, electric lead guitar
- Reggie Young – electric guitars
- Chris Leuzinger – acoustic guitars
- David Hungate – bass
- Matt Betton – drums
- Jim Horn – piccolo flute, saxophone, flute,recorder
- Larry Muhoberac – string arrangements, string conductor
- Billy Strange – string conductor
- The Sid Sharp Strings – strings
- Nashville String Machine – strings
- Ava Aldridge – harmony vocals
- Cindy Richardson – harmony vocals
Production
- Crystal Gayle – album direction
- Jimmy Bowen – producer, recording
- Lee Herschberg – engineer
- Steve Tillisch – engineer
- Ron Treat – engineer
- Paul Brown – second engineer
- J.T. Cantwell – second engineer
- Mark Coddington – second engineer
- Vicki Hicks – second engineer
- David Hassinger – remix engineer
- Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics
- Simon Levy – art direction
- Laura LiPuma – design
- Harry Langdon – photography