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PAT BOONE AND CRYSTAL GAYLE “YOU AND I”
“You and I” is a song I wrote for my wife, Belinda.
Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle took it to the top of the Country charts, as well as the Top 5 Pop and AC charts in 1982-83.
“Crystal Gayle agreed to sing it with Pat for this project, and the result was pure magic!”
FRANK J. MYERS – SONGWRITER
Frank Myers’ music successes span over 40 years.
He has written and produced songs recorded by more than 50 Country and Pop artists, with 12 #1 and 20 Top #10 hits to his name.
Co-writes and productions feature work with Eddie Rabbitt, Crystal Gayle, Kenny Loggins, Richie McDonald, Lonestar, Vince Gill, Billy Ray Cyrus, All-4-One, Pam Tillis, The Gatlin Brothers, Andy Griggs, Eddy Raven, John Rich, Dave Fenley, Angie Keilhauer and more.
He has been recognized for his talents by various music industry organizations, including the Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music, Gospel Music Association, The Recording Academy and multiple others.
ABOUT PAT BOONE
Pat Boone is a 6x Grammy nominee, and member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
Singer, actor, TV host, producer, songwriter, author, motivational speaker, TV pitchman, radio personality, record company head, TV station owner, sports team owner, family man, humanitarian and a man unafraid to air his views.
Today he still holds the #1 ranking of all-time for two charts; spending 220 consecutive weeks on the charts with one or more songs each week, and the artist with the all-time longest chart career.
Seven decades of recording history behind him and a busy future ahead.
From the 1950s on, nearly 50 million records sold, 38 Top 10 hits (gold and platinum records).
Over 2,600 songs recorded.
Appeared in 28 Hollywood films, with one more in the can and multiple recent offers.
3 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
#1 Best-Selling Author of 28 Books.
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ABOUT CRYSTAL GAYLE
First country female artist to achieve Platinum sales of an album (over 1,000,000 copies) – “We Must Believe in Magic” released in 1977.
“Talking In Your Sleep” was awarded BMI’s Most Performed Country Song in 1978.
In 1999 “Don’t it Make My Brown Eye’s Blue” was recognized by ASCAP as one of the ten most performed country songs of the 20th century.
Crystal’s duet hit with Eddie Rabbit, “You and I,” was named the #7 all time favorite Country Music duet in CMT’s Top 100 Greatest Country Duets of All Time television special.
Charted 22 #1 Country singles on Billboard and Radio & Records.
Charted 34 top 10 Country singles on Billboard and Radio & Records.
Released over 30 albums – 3 Platinum and 5 Gold in the United States and numerous Platinum and Gold albums in foreign countries.
Charted 4 Top Twenty Pop Singles – “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue,” “Talking In Your Sleep,” “Half the Way” and “You and I” (duet with Eddie Rabbitt).
Hosted 2 CBS TV specials – “The Crystal Gayle Special” (1979) and “Crystal” (1980).
Hosted a holiday TV special – “A Crystal Christmas in Sweden” featuring David Hasselhoff, John Davidson, and world champion skaters Tai Babilonia & Randy Gardner.
Hosted a TV special – “Crystal Gayle’s Vacation in Finland” featuring John Davidson and Gloria Loring.
First female country artist to preform in China (“Bob Hope on the Road to China” – 1979).
Appeared on “Sesame Street”.
Appeared on “The Muppets”.
