Miss the Mississippi

1979 studio album by Crystal Gayle

Studio album by

Crystal Gayle

Released

September 1979

Genre

Country

Length

34:44

Label

Columbia

Producer

Allen Reynolds

Crystal Gayle chronology

Classic Crystal
(1979)

Miss the Mississippi
(1979)

These Days
(1980)

Singles from Miss the Mississippi

"Half the Way"
Released: September 1979
"It's Like We Never Said Goodbye"
Released: February 1980
"The Blue Side"
Released: May 1980

Miss the Mississippi is a studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in September 1979, it peaked at #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" (#2), "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" (#1) and "The Blue Side" (#8). "Half the Way" also reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.

The album was certified gold by the RIAA in 1980.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

The New York Times wrote that "Gayle has a lovely voice and a seductive if somewhat mannered way with phrasing."^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Half the Way"	Bobby Wood, Ralph Murphy	4:03
2.	"The Other Side of Me"	Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield	3:49
3.	"Room for One More"	Ted Lindsay	2:53
4.	"Don't Go My Love"	James Valentini, Frank Saulino	3:00
5.	"Dancing the Night Away"	Russell Smith, James H. Brown Jr.	3:41
6.	"It's Like We Never Said Goodbye"	Roger Greenaway, Geoff Stephens	3:32
7.	"The Blue Side"	David Lasley, Allee Willis	3:16
8.	"A Little Bit of the Rain"	Marcia Routh	2:59
9.	"Danger Zone"	Dave Loggins	3:36
10.	"Miss the Mississippi and You"	Bill Halley	3:47

Personnel

Gene Chrisman, Kenny Malone (tracks: A4, A5) – drums, percussion
Joe Allan (track: B2), Joe Osborn (tracks A3 to A5), Spady Brannan (tracks A1, A2, B1, B3, B4), Bob Moore (track B5) – bass guitar
Charles Cochran, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Bobby Wood – keyboards
Chris Leuzinger, Jerry McEwen, Billy Sanford, Rod Smarr, Barry "Byrd" Burton – guitars
Lloyd Green – dobro on (track B5)
Billy Puett, Denis Solee – saxophone
Roger Bissell, Dennis Good, Rex Peer, Terry Williams – trombone
Terry McMillan – harmonica (track: B3)
Crystal Gayle - backing vocals (tracks A2 to A4, B4)
Crystal Gayle, Garth Fundis, Allen Reynolds - backing vocals (track B1)
Allen Reynolds, Crystal Gayle, Garth Fundis, Frank Saulino, Jennifer Kimball, Jim Valenti, Spady Brannan - backing vocals (track A1)
Vickie Carrico, Pebble Daniel, Allen Reynolds, Marcia Routh, Crystal Gayle – backing vocals (track A5)
Pebble Daniel, Marcia Routh, Crystal Gayle, Vickie Carrico - backing vocals (track B4)

Cover photographs by Francesco Scavullo

Production

Produced by Allen Reynolds
Recorded and engineered by Garth Fundis

References

^ "Miss the Mississippi Review by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
^ Rockwell, John (14 Sep 1979). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C11.

External links

"Crystal Gayle - Miss the Mississippi". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
"Crystal Gayle - Miss The Mississippi CD Album". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.