Crystal Gayle Sings the Heart and Soul of Hoagy Carmichael

Crystal Gayle Sings the Heart and Soul of Hoagy Carmichael
Studio album by
Crystal Gayle
ReleasedNovember 2, 1999
Studio
  • The Loft (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Javelina (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreEasy Listening
Length51:44
LabelIntersound
ProducerCrystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle chronology
Joy & Inspiration
(1997) 		Crystal Gayle Sings the Heart and Soul of Hoagy Carmichael
(1999) 		In My Arms
(2000)

Crystal Gayle Sings the Heart and Soul of Hoagy Carmichael is Crystal Gayle’s tribute to the songwriter Hoagy Carmichael. It was released on November 2, 1999, on Intersound Records.

Track listing

All music is composed by Hoagy Carmichael

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Heart and Soul"Frank Loesser3:14
2."Stardust"Mitchell Parish3:34
3."In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening"Johnny Mercer2:18
4."One Morning in May"Mitchell Parish3:26
5."Lazybones"Johnny Mercer3:18
6."Old Buttermilk Sky"Jack Brooks3:28
7."Georgia on My Mind"Stuart Gorrell4:06
8."Two Sleepy People" (with Willie Nelson)Frank Loesser2:44
9."I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)"Hoagy Carmichael4:07
10."Lazy River"Sidney Arodin2:35
11."Rockin' Chair"Hoagy Carmichael3:48
12."The Nearness of You"Ned Washington5:04
13."Small Fry"Frank Loesser2:58
14."Skylark"Johnny Mercer3:55
15."Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind"Robert DeLeon3:06

Personnel

  • Crystal Gayle – vocals
  • Charles Cochran – acoustic piano
  • Jay Patten – rhythm guitars, music director
  • Jim Ferguson – acoustic bass
  • Jim White – drums
  • Eric Darken – percussion
  • Willie Nelson – vocals (8)

Orchestra

  • Jeffrey Steinberg – arrangements and conductor
  • Carl Gorodetzky – string concertmaster
Horns and Woodwinds
  • Jay Patten – alto saxophone
  • Denis Solee – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Robbie Shankle – clarinet
  • Ann Richards – flute
  • Bobby Taylor – oboe
  • Dennis Good – trombone
  • George Tidwell – trumpet
  • Jennifer Kummer – French horn
Strings
  • John Catchings, Anthony LaMarchina, Bob Mason and Julie Tanner – cello
  • Liz Stewart – double bass
  • Monisa Angell, Bruce Christensen, Chris Farrell, Jim Grosjean, Dede Jacobs and Gary Vanosdale – viola
  • David Angell, Janet Askey, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Gerald Greer, Cate Myer, Pamela Sixfin, Alan Umstead, Cathy Umstead, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, and Carrie Wann – violin

Production

  • Crystal Gayle – producer
  • Eric Prestidge – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) – mastering location
  • Ron Keith – photography
  • Bill Gatzimos – liner notes, management