''Three Good Reasons'' is an album by the American musician

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, released in 1992. Many of its songs are about the ending of a relationship. The title track was released as the album's first single. Gayle supported the album with a North American tour.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' wrote that Gayle's voice "retains its other-worldly quality, that cool distance that lets her pass through any song without getting the least bit involved in it." The ''

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'' called the album "a smart departure from the syrupy, pops-flavored crossover hits she had in the mid-'70s." The ''

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'' noted that "a bluesy rhythm track accents 'The Trouble With Me (Is You)' while Gayle delivers a sly, '40s style performance."

Track listing

Personnel

* Crystal Gayle – lead vocals, backing vocals * Joel Bouchillon – acoustic piano * Ronnie Godfrey – acoustic piano * Bobby All – acoustic guitar * Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar * Brian Smith – electric guitar *

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– acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Sonny Garrish –

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* Ron De La Vega – bass * Steve Turner – drums * Rob Hajacos –

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* Charles Cochran – string arrangements * Bob Mason – cello * Gary Vanosdale – viola * Kristin Wilkinson – viola * Conni Ellisor – violin * Carl Gorodetzky – violin * Lee Larrison – violin * Ted Madsen – violin * Pamela Sixfin – violin * Jim Ferguson – backing vocals * Wendell Mobley – backing vocals * Cindy Richardson-Walker – backing vocals * Harry Stinson – backing vocals * Dennis Wilson – backing vocals

Production

* Buzz Stone – producer * Mike Griffith –

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, overdub engineer * Stephen Tillisch – digital recording, mixing * Joel Bouchillon – recording assistant, assistant overdub engineer, mix assistant * Todd Culross – recording assistant, assistant overdub engineer * Milan Bogdan – digital editing * Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) * Virginia Team – art direction * Jerry Joyner – design * Mark Tucker – photography * Mary Beth Felts – make-up * Bill Gatzimos – management

References

{{Authority control Crystal Gayle albums 1992 albums Liberty Records albums