Miss the Mississippi

Miss the Mississippi
Studio album by Crystal Gayle
Released	1979
Genre	Country
Length	34:44
Label	Columbia
Producer	Allen Reynolds
Crystal Gayle chronology
Classic Crystal (1979)Classic Crystal1979 Miss the Mississippi (1979) These Days (1980)These Days1980

Miss the Mississippi is an 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.

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Track listing

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 – drums, percussion
• Joe Allan, Spady Brannan – bass guitar
• Charles Cochran, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Bobby Wood – keyboards
• Chris Leuzinger, Jerry McEwen, Billy Sanford, Rod Smarr – guitars
• Lloyd Green – dobro
• Billy Puett, Denis Solee – saxophone
• Roger Bissell, Dennis Good, Rex Peer, Terry Williams – trombone
• Terry McMillan – harmonica
• Vickie Carrico, Pebble Daniel, Allen Reynolds, Marcia Routh – backing vocals

Production

• Produced by Allen Reynolds
• Recorded and engineered by Garth Fundis