Cage the Songbird

For the song by Elton John, see Cage the Songbird (song).

Cage the Songbird
Studio album by Crystal Gayle
Released	October 17, 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)

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Allmusic	[1]

Cage the Songbird is an album by the 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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(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

• Crystal Gayle – vocals

Chart performance

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