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"'Til I Gain Control Again"
"'Til I Gain Control Again"
Single by Blue Rodeo
from the album Five Days in July
Released	1994
Genre	Country rock
Length	4:30
Label	Warner Music Canada
Songwriter(s)	Rodney Crowell
Producer(s)	Blue Rodeo
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"'Til I Gain Control Again"
"'Til I Gain Control Again"
Single by Crystal Gayle
from the album True Love
B-side	"Easier Said Than Done"
Released	October 27, 1982
Genre	Country
Length	3:56
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Rodney Crowell
Producer(s)	Jimmy Bowen; Allen Reynolds
Crystal Gayle singles chronology

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"'Till I Gain Control Again" is a country song written by Rodney Crowell and originally recorded by Emmylou Harris in 1975.^[1] The song was included on her 1975 studio album Elite Hotel. The song is most known by the No. 1 single version recorded by Crystal Gayle on her 1982 album, True Love.

Composition

Rodney Crowell wrote the song while working for Jerry Reed's publishing company. At the time, he was hanging out with noted songwriters Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, and Steve Runkle, and wanted to show his own songwriting skill.^[2]

In retrospect, Crowell expresses regret at rhyming "been" with "can" in the lyric "What you've seen is what I've been/There is nothing I could hide from you/You see me better than I can." Had he written the song later in his career, Crowell says he would have spent time to find a hard rhyme. Crowell marvels when people tell him this song is their favorite of his.^[2] Crowell's version was released on his third (self titled) album in 1981.

Crowell wrote the song back-to-back with "Song for the Life" (recorded on his debut album Ain't Living Long Like This) in the 1970s and says both are a "projection into the future that I later lived through . . . and it was exactly like I predicted."^[2]

Crystal Gayle version

In 1982, the song would be recorded by Crystal Gayle and her recording was her tenth number one on the country chart. Her recording would go to number one for one week and spend a total of twelve weeks on the chart.^[3] A music video was filmed for the song.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982–1983)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	12

Year-end charts

Chart (1983)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	22

Blue Rodeo version

In 1993, the song was covered by Canadian country rock band Blue Rodeo for their album Five Days in July. Released as a single in 1994, the song peaked at number 24 on the RPM Country Tracks chart.^[6]

Chart performance

Chart (1994-1995)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[7]	24

Other versions

Waylon Jennings covered the song on his 1977 album, Ol' Waylon. Willie Nelson covered it on his 1978 live album Willie and Family Live. Jerry Jeff Walker also covered the song in 1978 on his Contrary to Ordinary album. Bobby Bare covered the song in 1979. Crowell recorded his own version of the song as well in 1981 on his self-titled album. The eclectic band This Mortal Coil covered it on their 1991 album Blood. Van Morrison covered it on his 2006 Pay the Devil album. Alison Krauss recorded it in 2016 as part of a tribute album to Harris titled The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris.

References

^ "Recording: Till I Gain Control Again - Willie Nelson". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cooper, Peter, Rodney Crowell: Closer to Heaven, American Songwriter, October 31, 2008.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 31.
^ "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "1984 Talent Almanat" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 51. December 24, 1983. p. TA-24. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
^ "Country Tracks chart for January 16, 1995". RPM. Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2706." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. January 16, 1995. Retrieved November 16, 2013.

[1] "Recording: Till I Gain Control Again - Willie Nelson". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 2012-03-12.

[american-2] Cooper, Peter, Rodney Crowell: Closer to Heaven, American Songwriter, October 31, 2008.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 31.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Crystal_Gayle-4] "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[5] "1984 Talent Almanat" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 51. December 24, 1983. p. TA-24. Retrieved June 19, 2021.

[6] "Country Tracks chart for January 16, 1995". RPM. Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved November 11, 2013.

[sc_Canadacountry_-7] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2706." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. January 16, 1995. Retrieved November 16, 2013.

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-"''''Til I Gain Control Again'''" is a country song written by [[Rodney Crowell]] and originally recorded by [[Emmylou Harris]] in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.secondhandsongs.com/performance/11767 |title=Recording: Till I Gain Control Again - Willie Nelson |publisher=Second Hand Songs |date= |accessdate=2012-03-12}}</ref> The song was included on her 1975 studio album ''[[Elite Hotel]]'' and was performed by [[Alison Krauss]] in 2016 as part of a tribute album to Harris titled: ''The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris''. The song was covered by Willie Nelson on his "Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be)", a compilation album by country artist Willie Nelson released in 1981 as a double-LP.The song was later covered by [[Crystal Gayle]] in 1982 and [[Blue Rodeo]] in 1993. Crowell recorded his own version of the song on his 1981 [[Rodney Crowell (album)|self-titled album]]. It was also covered by Van Morrison on his Pay the Devil Album out in 2006. The gothic band [[This Mortal Coil]] covered this song on their album Blood released on April 22, 1991.
+"'''{{-'}}Till I Gain Control Again'''" is a country song written by [[Rodney Crowell]] and originally recorded by [[Emmylou Harris]] in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.secondhandsongs.com/performance/11767 |title=Recording: Till I Gain Control Again - Willie Nelson |publisher=Second Hand Songs |date= |access-date=2012-03-12}}</ref> The song was included on her 1975 studio album ''[[Elite Hotel]]''.  The song is most known by the No. 1 single version recorded by [[Crystal Gayle]] on her 1982 album, ''[[True Love (Crystal Gayle album)|True Love]]''.
+==Composition==
+[[Rodney Crowell]] wrote the song while working for [[Jerry Reed]]'s publishing company. At the time, he was hanging out with noted songwriters [[Townes Van Zandt]], [[Guy Clark]], and [[Steve Runkle]], and wanted to show his own songwriting skill.<ref name="american">Cooper, Peter, [https://americansongwriter.com/rodney-crowell-closer-to-heaven/peter-cooper/ Rodney Crowell: Closer to Heaven], ''[[American Songwriter]]'', October 31, 2008.</ref>
+In retrospect, Crowell expresses regret at rhyming "been" with "can" in the lyric "What you've seen is what I've been/There is nothing I could hide from you/You see me better than I can." Had he written the song later in his career, Crowell says he would have spent time to find a hard rhyme. Crowell marvels when people tell him this song is their favorite of his.<ref name="american"/> Crowell's version was released on his third (self titled) album in 1981.
+Crowell wrote the song back-to-back with "[[Song for the Life]]" (recorded on his debut album ''[[Ain't Living Long Like This]]'') in the 1970s and says both are a "projection into the future that I later lived through . . . and it was exactly like I predicted."<ref name="american"/>
 ==Crystal Gayle version==
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+In 1982, the song would be recorded by [[Crystal Gayle]] and her recording was her tenth number one on the country chart.  Her recording would go to number one for one week and spend a total of twelve weeks on the chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=31}}</ref> A music video was filmed for the song.
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+| name       = {{-'}}Til I Gain Control Again
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+In 1993, the song was covered by Canadian country rock band [[Blue Rodeo]] for their album ''[[Five Days in July]]''. Released as a single in 1994, the song peaked at number 24 on the ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Country Tracks chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.2706&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=d3eba9m9oamjpi9ja1mttam3c5|title=Country Tracks chart for January 16, 1995|work=RPM|access-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111090817/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.2706&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=d3eba9m9oamjpi9ja1mttam3c5|archive-date=2013-11-11|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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+==Other versions==
+[[Waylon Jennings]] covered the song on his 1977 album, ''[[Ol' Waylon]]''. [[Willie Nelson]] covered it on his 1978 live album ''[[Willie and Family Live]]''.  [[Jerry Jeff Walker]] also covered the song in 1978 on his ''Contrary to Ordinary'' album.  [[Bobby Bare]] covered the song in 1979.  Crowell recorded his own version of the song as well in 1981 on his [[Rodney Crowell (album)|self-titled album]]. The eclectic band [[This Mortal Coil]] covered it on their 1991 album ''[[Blood (This Mortal Coil album)|Blood]]''. [[Van Morrison]] covered it on his 2006 ''[[Pay the Devil]]'' album. [[Alison Krauss]] recorded it in 2016 as part of a tribute album to Harris titled ''The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris''.
 ==References==
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 {{Crystal Gayle singles}}
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-[[Category:Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles]]
 [[Category:Emmylou Harris songs]]
 [[Category:Crystal Gayle songs]]
 [[Category:Blue Rodeo songs]]
-[[Category:RPM Country Tracks number-one singles]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Rodney Crowell]]
 [[Category:Song recordings produced by Allen Reynolds]]
 [[Category:Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen]]
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-{{1980s-country-song-stub}}

v t e Crystal Gayle singles
Albums Singles
1970s	"I've Cried (The Blue Right Out of My Eyes)" "Wrong Road Again" "Somebody Loves You" "I'll Get Over You" "You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye)" "I'll Do It All Over Again" "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" "Ready for the Times to Get Better" "Talking in Your Sleep" "Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For" "When I Dream" "Your Kisses Will" "Half the Way" "Your Old Cold Shoulder"
1980s	"It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" "The Blue Side" "If You Ever Change Your Mind" "Take It Easy" "Too Many Lovers" "The Woman in Me" "You Never Gave Up on Me" "Livin' in These Troubled Times" "'Til I Gain Control Again" "You and I" (with Eddie Rabbitt) "Everything I Own" "Our Love Is on the Faultline" "Baby, What About You" "The Sound of Goodbye" "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" "Turning Away" "Me Against the Night" "Nobody Wants to Be Alone" "A Long and Lasting Love" "Makin' Up for Lost Time (The Dallas Lovers' Song)" (with Gary Morris) "Cry" "Straight to the Heart" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "Another World" (with Gary Morris) "Nobody Should Have to Love This Way" "Only Love Can Save Me Now" "O Holy Night" "Nobody's Angel"
1990s	"Never Ending Song of Love" "Two Sleepy People" (with Willie Nelson)
2000s	"Hallelujah I Love Him So"

v t e Blue Rodeo
Jim Cuddy Greg Keelor Bazil Donovan Glenn Milchem Michael Boguski Colin Cripps Jimmy Bowskill Cleave Anderson Kim Deschamps Bob Egan Mark French James Gray Bob Packwood Bob Wiseman
Studio albums	Outskirts Diamond Mine Casino Lost Together Five Days in July Nowhere to Here Tremolo The Days In Between Palace of Gold Are You Ready Small Miracles The Things We Left Behind In Our Nature A Merrie Christmas to You 1000 Arms Many a Mile
Live albums	Just Like a Vacation Live in Stratford Blue Road Live at Massey Hall
Compilations	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Box sets	Blue Rodeo: 1987–1993
Notable singles	"Try" "Til I Am Myself Again" "What Am I Doing Here" "'Til I Gain Control Again" "Head over Heels"
Related articles	Discography Blue Rodeo: Lost Together