| Cage the Songbird | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Crystal Gayle |
| Cover: | CrystalGayleCagetheSongbird.jpg |
| Released: | October 17, 1983 |
| Studio: | Sound Stage, Nashville, Tennessee; Warner Bros. Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 31:16 |
| Label: | Warner Bros. Nashville |
| Producer: | Jimmy Bowen |
| Prev Title: | True Love |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | Crystal Gayle's Greatest Hits |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
Cage the Songbird is the eleventh studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released on October 17, 1983, it peaked at #5 on the Billboard Country Album chart. Four of the album's tracks became Top 5 hits on the Country Singles chart, with two of them reaching #1. Chronologically they were "The Sound of Goodbye" (#1), "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" (#2), "Turning Away" (#1), and "Me Against the Night" (#4).
The title song, "Cage the Songbird", was co-written and first recorded by Elton John in 1976 album, Blue Moves. "Victim or a Fool" was originally recorded by the songwriter, Rodney Crowell on his 1981 eponymous album.
"Take Me Home" was originally sung by Gayle on a Tom Waits composed 1982 soundtrack album called One from the Heart for a movie of the same name. The version on this album is a re-recorded longer version.
| Chart (1983) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 5 | |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 171 |