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Hollywood, Tennessee

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Hollywood, Tennessee
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1981
GenreCountry
Length27:24
LabelColumbia
ProducerAllen Reynolds
Crystal Gayle chronology
These Days
(1980)
Hollywood, Tennessee
(1981)
A Woman's Heart
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Hollywood, Tennessee is the ninth studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in August 1981, it peaked at #5 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.

As the title intends to suggest, half of the album was produced in a pop music style, whilst the other half was produced in a "Tennessee" country music style. It includes four singles released in 1982 and 1983 which appeared on the Billboard Country charts: "The Woman in Me" (#3), "You Never Gave Up on Me" (#5), "Living in These Troubled Times" (#9), and "Keepin' Power" (#49).

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Keepin' Power"Roger Cook, Bobby Wood3:05
2."The Woman in Me"Susan Marie Thomas2:29
3."Ain't No Sunshine"Bill Withers3:27
4."You Never Gave Up on Me"Leslie Pearl3:18
5."Hollywood"Cook, Charles Cochran2:25
6."Livin' in These Troubled Times"Cook, Philip Donnelly, Sam Hogin3:12
7."Love Crazy Love"Deborah Allen, Rafe Van Hoy2:37
8."Lean on Me"Withers2:38
9."Crying in the Rain"Carole King, Howard Greenfield2:16
10."Tennessee"Cook1:57

Personnel

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  • Crystal Gayle - lead vocals
  • Chris Leuzinger, Jon Goin - guitar
  • Joe Allen, Tommy Cogbill - bass
  • Alan Steinberger - keyboards
  • Charles Cochran - keyboards, vibraphone, string arrangements
  • Bobby Wood - piano
  • Gene Chrisman, Kenny Malone - drums, percussion
  • Buddy Spicher - fiddle, mandolin
  • Wanda Vick - mandolin
  • Denis Solee - saxophone
  • Billy Puett, Sam Levine - flute
  • The Sheldon Kurland Strings - strings
  • Dennis Good - horn arrangements
Technical
  • Garth Fundis - recording, mixing
  • Virginia Team - art direction
  • Norman Seeff - photography

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "Hollywood, Tennessee Review by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.