Miss the Mississippi
Miss the Mississippi is a studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in September 1979, it peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.
The album was her first album for Columbia Records, and contained three Country top ten hits; "Half the Way", "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" and "The Blue Side". "Half the Way" also reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.
The album was certified gold by the RIAA in 1980.
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote that "Gayle has a lovely voice and a seductive if somewhat mannered way with phrasing."Personnel
- Guitar: Barry "Byrd" Burton, Chris Leuzinger, Jerry McEwen, Billy Sanford, Rod Smarr Steel Guitar: Lloyd Green
- Bass: Joe Allen, Spady Brannan, Joe Osborn
- Keyboards: Charles Cochran, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Bobby Wood
- Drums, percussion: Gene Chrisman, Kenny Malone
- Harmonica: Terry McMillan
- Saxophone: Billy Puett, Denis Solee
- Strings: George Binkley, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Carl Gorodetzky, Lennie Haight, Sheldon Kurland,
- Horns: Roger Bissell, Dennis Good, Rex Peer, Terry Williams
- Backing Vocals: Spady Brannan, Vickie Carrico, Pebble Daniel, Garth Fundis, Jennifer Kimball, Allen Reynolds,
Production
- Produced by Allen Reynolds
- Recorded and engineered by Garth Fundis