Crystal Gayle "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" Single Of The Day

Greetings from Asheville, where good music is always on the turntable.  Today’s Single Of The Day is one of the true classics of Country music and one of the most memorable hits of the decade of the 1970′s.  You nearly would have had to have been on a deserted island in 1977, to have not heard Crystal Gayle’s “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue”.  The bluesy ballad became one of the biggest hits of the year, gaining wide popularity over multiple genres.

Released by United Artists in June, the record made it’s debut on the Country 40 in mid-July, just a few weeks after her previous hit, “I’ll Do It All Over Again” had fallen out of the top ten.  By the end of August, it was number one on the Country charts (it would spend four weeks, total, there), and quickly climbing the Pop and Adult Contemporary charts, where she would peak at two and four, respectively.

In addition, the single sold like crazy, topping the million mark in sales, earning Crystal a Gold record.

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Crystal Gayle "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" Single Of The Day