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."
Personnel
- Crystal Gayle – lead vocals, harmony vocals
- Randy Kerber – acoustic piano, electric piano, Yamaha DX7
- John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards
- Robbie Buchanan – electric piano, Yamaha DX7, synthesizer string arrangements
- Alan Steinberger – keyboards
- John Hobbs – acoustic piano
- Charles Cochran – acoustic piano
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Dean Parks – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Chris Leuzinger – guitars
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – guitars
- Reggie Young – guitars
- Billy Sanford – guitars
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass
- David Hungate – bass
- Joe Allen – acoustic bass
- John Robinson – drums
- Matt Betton – drums
- Kenny Malone – drums
- Tom Roady – percussion
- Jay Patten – saxophone
- Jim Horn – recorder, flute
- Warren Luening – trumpet
- Lee Holdridge – string arrangements
- Michael Masser – rhythm arrangements
- Gene Page – rhythm arrangements, string arrangements
- Larry Muhoberac – string arrangements, string conductor
- The Sid Sharp Strings – strings
- Beth Anderson – harmony vocals
- Andrea Robinson – harmony vocals
- Roger Cook – harmony vocals
- Ralph Murphy – harmony vocals
- Cindy Richardson – harmony vocals
- Darlene Koldenhoven – harmony vocals
- Angie Jareé – harmony vocals
- Allen Reynolds – harmony vocals
- Laura Creamer – harmony vocals
- Sue Sheridan – harmony vocals
Production
- Crystal Gayle – album direction
- Michael Masser – producer
- Jimmy Bowen – producer, recording, mix engineer
- Dean Burt – engineer
- Michael Mancini – engineer
- Russell Schmidt – engineer
- Dick Bogert – string recording
- Bill Schnee – mixing
- Ron Treat – recording
- Dave Hassinger – recording
- John Guess – string recording
- Gary Luchs – second string engineer
- Steve Tillisch – mix engineer
- Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab
- Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
- Harry Langdon – photography