Hollywood, Tennessee
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.
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| Released | August 1981 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 27:24 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Allen Reynolds | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Keepin' Power" | Roger Cook, Bobby Wood | 3:05 |
| 2. | "The Woman in Me" | Susan Marie Thomas | 2:29 |
| 3. | "Ain't No Sunshine" | Bill Withers | 3:27 |
| 4. | "You Never Gave Up on Me" | Leslie Pearl | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Hollywood" | Cook, Charles Cochran | 2:25 |
| 6. | "Livin' in These Troubled Times" | Cook, Philip Donnelly, Sam Hogin | 3:12 |
| 7. | "Love Crazy Love" | Deborah Allen, Rafe Van Hoy | 2:37 |
| 8. | "Lean on Me" | Withers | 2:38 |
| 9. | "Crying in the Rain" | Carole King, Howard Greenfield | 2:16 |
| 10. | "Tennessee" | Cook | 1:57 |
Personnel
- 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
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- "Hollywood, Tennessee Review by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
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