Cage the Songbird
| Cage the Songbird | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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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.