Best Always Explained

Best Always
Type:studio
Artist:Crystal Gayle
Cover:Crystal Gayle--Best Always.jpg
Released:July 1993
Studio:The Music Mill, Sound Emporium, Soundshop Studios, Reflections Studio and Emerald Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
Genre:Country
Label:Branson Entertainment
Prev Title:Three Good Reasons
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:Someday
Next Year:1995

Best Always is the nineteenth studio album released by American country artist Crystal Gayle. The album was released in 1993 on Branson Entertainment and was co-produced by Gayle as well. The album was her first to be released on an independent label and contained a mix of re-recordings of some of Gayle’s songs and cover versions of songs originally recorded by others.

Background

During the early 1990s, Crystal Gayle had been recording for the major labels Capitol and Liberty Records. After 1992, she departed from these labels and began recording for smaller labels. The first independent label she recorded under was Branson Entertainment, which Best Always was released through.[1] The album contained cover versions of songs Gayle had previously recorded. Examples of this included Gayle's former hits from 1970s and 80s, "When I Dream" and "Ready for the Times to Get Better". Best Always also featured cover versions of songs Gayle had not yet recorded. Among these were "Crazy" by Patsy Cline and Irving Berlin's "Always".[2]

Critical reception and release

The album received 2 out of 5 stars from Allmusic.[3]

Best Always was officially released in July 1993 via Branson Entertainment. The album was released in both cassette and compact disc versions. In later editions, the album was released via Southpaw Music Productions.[4]

Personnel

All credits are adapted from Allmusic.[5]

Musicians


Creative

Technical

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wolff . Kurt . Country Music: The Rough Guide . 2000 . Penguin Book LTD . London, UK . 440.
  2. Book: Best Always Liner Notes (Cassette insert) . 1993 . Branson Entertainment.
  3. Web site: Best Always -- Crystal Gayle -- Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 5 January 2020.
  4. Web site: Best Always -- Crystal Gayle (Releases) . . 5 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Best Always -- Crystal Gayle -- Credits . . 5 January 2020.