'Til I Gain Control Again

1982 single by Crystal Gayle "Till I Gain Control Again" is a country song written by Rodney Crowell and originally recorded by Emmylou Harris in 1975.http://www.secondhandsongs.com/performance/11767 Recording: Till I Gain Control Again - Willie Nelson Second Hand Songs 2012-03-12 The song was included on her 1975 studio album Elite Hotel. The song is widely 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.Cooper, Peter, Rodney Crowell: Closer to Heaven, American Songwriter, October 31, 2008. 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. 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." Crystal Gayle version Til I Gain Control Again tiligaincontrolagain.jpg single Crystal Gayle True Love Easier Said Than Done October 27, 1982 Country 3:56 Elektra Rodney Crowell Jimmy BowenAllen Reynolds You and I 1982 Everything I Own 1983 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. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn 2004 Record Research 31 A music video was filmed for the song. Charts Weekly charts Chart (1982–1983)PeakpositionBillboardcountrysongs 1 Crystal GayleCanadian RPM Country Tracks12 Year-end charts Chart (1983)PositionUS Hot Country Songs (Billboard)https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1983/BB-1983-12-24.pdf 1984 Talent Almanat Billboard 95 51 TA-24 December 24, 1983 June 19, 202122 Blue Rodeo version Til I Gain Control Again single Blue Rodeo Five Days in July 1994 Country rock 4:30 Warner Music Canada Rodney Crowell Blue Rodeo Dark Angel 1994 Head over Heels 1995 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.http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.2706&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=d3eba9m9oamjpi9ja1mttam3c5 Country Tracks chart for January 16, 1995 RPM November 11, 2013 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 2013-11-11 dead Chart performance Chart (1994–1995)PeakpositionCanada RPM Country 24 1699 January 16, 1995 November 16, 2013 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 Category:1975 songs Category:1982 singles Category:1994 singles Category:Emmylou Harris songs Category:Crystal Gayle songs Category:Blue Rodeo songs Category:Songs written by Rodney Crowell Category:Song recordings produced by Allen Reynolds Category:Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen Category:Elektra Records singles