We Should Be Together is the sixth studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. It was released on June 19, 1979. Like all of her previous albums for United Artists, Allen Reynolds produced. It peaked at #9 on the Billboard Country Albums chart, with two of its tracks reaching the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart: "Your Kisses Will" (#7) and "Your Old Cold Shoulder" (#5). The album title comes from the album's last song, written by Allen Reynolds, and which was previously a hit single for Don Williams in 1974.[1][2][3][4]
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| Released | June 19, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 24:15 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Producer | Allen Reynolds | |||
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| Singles from We Should Be Together | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| Record Mirror | [6] |
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sneakin' Out the Back Door" | James Valentini, Frank Saulino | 2:19 |
| 2. | "You'll Be Loved Someday" | Sandy Mason Theoret | 2:41 |
| 3. | "Beyond You" | Bill Gatzimos, Crystal Gayle | 2:38 |
| 4. | "You're the Best Thing in My Life" | Charley Sauls | 2:41 |
| 5. | "Time Will Prove That I'm Right" | Harlan Howard | 2:38 |
| 6. | "Your Kisses Will" | Van Stephenson | 2:05 |
| 7. | "Your Old Cold Shoulder" | Richard Leigh | 2:17 |
| 8. | "Through Believing in Love Songs" | Gatzimos, Gayle | 2:39 |
| 9. | "Too Deep for Tears" | Leigh | 2:11 |
| 10. | "We Should Be Together" | Allen Reynolds | 3:06 |
Personnel edit
- Crystal Gayle
- Chris Leuzinger, David Kirby, Jimmy Colvard, Ray Edenton, Rod Smarr, Sonny Curtis - guitar
- Lloyd Green - steel guitar
- Buddy Spicher - fiddle
- Bob Moore, Joe Allen, Spady Brannan - bass
- Bobby Wood, Dwight Scott, Hargus "Pig" Robbins - keyboards
- Charles Cochran - keyboards, string and horn arrangements
- Gene Chrisman, Jimmy Isbell, Kenny Malone, Steve Krawczyn - drums
- Dennis Good, Don Sheffield - horns
- Allen Reynolds, Garth Fundis - backing vocals
- The Shelly Kurland Strings - strings
References edit
- ^ "We Should Be Together". AllMusic. November 23, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- ^ Henderson, Lol, Stacey, Lee (2014). Encyclopedia of Music from the 20th Century. Routledge. p. 239. ISBN 9781579580797.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Allen Reynolds Biography". PBS-Country Music. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 463–464. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "AllMusic Rating". AllMusic. Netaktion LLC. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Coyne, Peter (20 October 1979). "Review: Crystal Gayle — We Should Be Together" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 18. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022 – via World Radio History.