'Til I Gain Control Again
"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, Crystal Gayle.
Waylon Jennings covered this song on his 1977 album, Ol' Waylon. Willie Nelson covered it on his 1978 live album Willie and Family Live. Crowell recorded his own version of the song as well in 1981 on his self-titled album. The song was by Blue Rodeo in 1993. It was also covered by Van Morrison on his 2006 Pay the Devil album. The gothic band This Mortal Coil covered it on their 1991 album Blood. Alison Krauss recorded it in 2016 as part of a tribute album to Harris titled: The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris.
Crystal Gayle version
"'Til I Gain Control Again" | ||||
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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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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.[2] A music video was filmed for the song.
Chart performance
Chart (1982–1983) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 12 |
Blue Rodeo version
"'Til I Gain Control Again" | ||||
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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 | |||
Blue Rodeo singles chronology | ||||
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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 Country Tracks chart.[4]
Chart performance
Chart (1994-1995) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 24 |
References
- ^ "Recording: Till I Gain Control Again - Willie Nelson". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Country Tracks chart for January 16, 1995". RPM. Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
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- 1982 singles
- 1994 singles
- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles
- Emmylou Harris songs
- Crystal Gayle songs
- Blue Rodeo songs
- RPM Country Tracks number-one singles
- Songs written by Rodney Crowell
- Song recordings produced by Allen Reynolds
- Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen
- Elektra Records singles
- 1975 songs
- 1980s country song stubs