These Days is the eighth studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in August 1980, it peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Country Album chart.
Continuing Gayle's run of No. 1 Billboard Country singles, the album contained the No. 1 hits "If You Ever Change Your Mind" and "Too Many Lovers". Another track, "Take It Easy" also became a Country hit, peaking at No. 17.
The album was certified gold by the RIAA in 1994 for sales of over 500,000 copies.
Track listing
Personnel Crystal Gayle - lead and harmony vocals Jon Goin, Chris Leuzinger, Billy Sanford - guitar Tommy Cogbill, Richard "Spady" Brannan, Joe Allen - bass Bobby Wood - acoustic piano, organ Charles Cochran - electric and acoustic piano, string arrangements Larrie Londin, Gene Chrisman, Kenny Malone - drums Farrell Morris - tambourine Jay Patten - saxophone Denis Solee - saxophone, flute, clarinet The Sheldon Kurland Strings (Carl Gorodetzky, Dennis Molchan, George Binkley, Lennie Haight, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Samuel Terranova, Sheldon Kurland, Stephanie Woolf, Virginia Christensen) - strings Bruce Dees, David Loggins, Jennifer Kimball, Marcia Routh, Pebble Daniel, Steve Brantley - harmony vocals on "Take It Easy" Technical Garth Fundis, John Donegan - engineer Virginia Team - art direction Beverly Parker, Brian Hagiwara - photography
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1980) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1981) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 28
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