| 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.[citation needed] 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.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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 |
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 171 |
