A Woman's Heart (Crystal Gayle album)

A Woman's Heart
Compilation album by Crystal Gayle
Released November 1981 (1981-11)
Recorded 1974–1977
Genre
Label Liberty Records
Producer Allen Reynolds
Crystal Gayle chronology
Hollywood, Tennessee
(1981)		 A Woman's Heart
(1981)		 True Love
(1982)

A Woman's Heart is a compilation album by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. It was released in November 1981 via Liberty Records and was produced by Allen Reynolds. The album consisted of songs originally included on Gayle's studio albums during her recording period with United Artists Records (later re-titled Liberty Records). It was one of several compilation albums released by the label that contained Gayle's material.

Background and reception

A Woman's Heart contained ten tracks of previously recorded material. Of the ten songs, only two were previously released as singles ("This Is My Year for Mexico" and "One More Time") while the remaining songs had been included on Gayle's studio albums.[1] "Hands" and the title track were originally recorded on Gayle's self-titled studio album (1975).[2] "Let's Do It Right" was first included on Gayle's third studio album, Crystal (1976).[3] "Make a Dream Come True" was the seventh track on her fourth studio album, We Must Believe in Magic (1977).[4]

A Woman's Heart was originally released in November 1981 via Liberty Records. The album was issued as both a vinyl LP and an audio cassette.[5] A Woman's Heart peaked in the fortieth position on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in 1981. It did not spawn any singles or any other major releases.[6]

Track listing

Standard edition[5]
No. Title Length
1. "Hello I Love You"   2:31
2. "A Woman's Heart (Is a Handy Place to Be)"   2:32
3. "Loving You So Long Now"   2:56
4. "Hands"   2:58
5. "One More Time (Karneval)"   3:55
6. "This Is My Year for Mexico"   2:45
7. "Sweet Baby on My Mind"   2:34
8. "Before I'm Fool Enough"   2:06
9. "Let's Do It Right"   2:04
10. "Make a Dream Come True"   3:06

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 40

References

  1. 1 2 "A Woman's Heart - Crystal Gayle: Songs, Reviews, Credits: Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Crystal Gayle - "Crystal Gayle" at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Crystal Gayle - "Crystal" at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Crystal Gayle - "We Must Believe in Magic" at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Crystal Gayle - "A Woman's Heart" at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  6. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1997). Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0898201241.
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