Three Good Reasons Explained
| Three Good Reasons |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Crystal Gayle |
| Cover: | CrystalGayleThreeGoodReasons.jpg |
| Released: | 1992 |
| Studio: | GroundStar Laboratory, Quad Studios, Sound Stage Studios, Sound Shop Studios and Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee). |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 32:34 |
| Label: | Liberty[1] |
| Producer: | Buzz Stone |
| Prev Title: | Ain't Gonna Worry |
| Prev Year: | 1990 |
| Next Title: | Best Always |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
Three Good Reasons is an album by the American musician Crystal Gayle, released in 1992.[2] [3] Many of its songs are about the ending of a relationship. The title track was released as the album's first single.[4] Gayle supported the album with a North American tour.[5]
Critical reception
The Ottawa Citizen wrote that Gayle's voice "retains its other-worldly quality, that cool distance that lets her pass through any song without getting the least bit involved in it."[6] The Richmond Times-Dispatch called the album "a smart departure from the syrupy, pops-flavored crossover hits she had in the mid-'70s."[7] The Miami Herald noted that "a bluesy rhythm track accents 'The Trouble With Me (Is You)' while Gayle delivers a sly, '40s style performance."[8]
Personnel
- Crystal Gayle – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Joel Bouchillon – acoustic piano
- Ronnie Godfrey – acoustic piano
- Bobby All – acoustic guitar
- Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar
- Brian Smith – electric guitar
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
- Ron De La Vega – bass
- Steve Turner – drums
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Charles Cochran – string arrangements
- Bob Mason – cello
- Gary Vanosdale – viola
- Kristin Wilkinson – viola
- Conni Ellisor – violin
- Carl Gorodetzky – violin
- Lee Larrison – violin
- Ted Madsen – violin
- Pamela Sixfin – violin
- Jim Ferguson – backing vocals
- Wendell Mobley – backing vocals
- Cindy Richardson-Walker – backing vocals
- Harry Stinson – backing vocals
- Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
Production
- Buzz Stone – producer
- Mike Griffith – digital recording, overdub engineer
- Stephen Tillisch – digital recording, mixing
- Joel Bouchillon – recording assistant, assistant overdub engineer, mix assistant
- Todd Culross – recording assistant, assistant overdub engineer
- Milan Bogdan – digital editing
- Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Virginia Team – art direction
- Jerry Joyner – design
- Mark Tucker – photography
- Mary Beth Felts – make-up
- Bill Gatzimos – management
Notes and References
- News: Other key country releases... . Rocky Mountain News . May 2, 1992 . Weekend . 76.
- News: Kohlhaase . Bill . Gayle Lets Only Her Hair Down at the Crazy Horse . Los Angeles Times . 6 May 1992 . F2.
- News: Hurst . Jack . Gayle's new force . Chicago Tribune . 5 July 1992 . Arts . 12.
- News: Edwards . Joe . Gayle's Force! . Toronto Sun . AP . May 28, 1992 . Entertainment . 49.
- News: Farmer . G. Robert . Crystal . Watertown Daily Times . June 28, 1992 . D1.
- News: Beyer . Susan . Country Music . Ottawa Citizen . 1 Aug 1992 . G3.
- News: Rowe . Norman . Gayle's Upbeat Delivery Tops Good Reasons for 'Reasons' . Richmond Times-Dispatch . June 28, 1992 . J6.
- News: Tarradell . Mario . Crystal Gayle's Reasons Showcases Pristine Voice . Miami Herald . August 14, 1992 . 11G.
