I would categorize this as a cross between an old-style torch song and 1970s adult contemporary. I didn't wince while listening to it but it's not my preferred style, so I shut it off after a bit.
Crystal Gayle, birth name Brenda Gail Webb (born 1951), is the youngest sister of country music star Loretta Lynn; the two are almost 19 years apart in age. Ms. Gayle is a country music star in her own right, having placed 38 songs on the U.S. country music chart between 1970 and 1988. She is also known for having floor-length hair.
"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" was her most successful song on the pop charts, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 nationally in Canada, and #5 in the UK. She also reached the top twenty on the Hot 100 in 1978 with "Talking in Your Sleep" and in 1979 with "Half the Way"; neither of these got airplay in Toronto.
In recent years, Ms. Gayle has received a number of honours. In 2008, she was inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame, and she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2009. She became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2017.
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