Cage the Songbird

For the song by Elton John, see Cage the Songbird (song).
Cage the Songbird
Studio album by Crystal Gayle
Released 1983
Genre Country
Length 31:16
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Jimmy Bowen
Crystal Gayle chronology
True Love
(1982)
Cage the Songbird
(1983)
Crystal Gayle's Greatest Hits
(1983)
Professional ratings
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Cage the Songbird is an album by the American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in 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.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "The Sound of Goodbye"  Hugh Prestwood 3:12
2. "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love"  Joey Carbone 3:15
3. "Me Against the Night"  Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy, Pat Bunch 2:49
4. "Cage the Songbird"  Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Davey Johnstone 4:09
5. "Turning Away"  Tim Krekel 2:55
6. "Come Back (When You Can Stay Forever)"  Chris Waters, Bucky Jones, Tom Shapiro 2:55
7. "Victim or A Fool"  Rodney Crowell 2:35
8. "You Made a Fool Of Me"  Melissa Cordell, Eric Borenstein 3:30
9. "On Our Way to Love"  Norman Sallitt 3:21
10. "Take Me Home"  Tom Waits 2:35

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1983) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 5
U.S. Billboard 200 171
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