Gail Davies
Gail Davies (* 5. June 1948 in Broken Bow , Oklahoma as Patricia Gail Dickerson ), American country singer-songwriter.
Beginnings
As the daughter of country singer Tex Dickerson , Gail came into contact with music from an early age. She started out as a rock singer, switched to jazz and returned to country music in the early 1970s. She had to take some time off because of vocal cord problems. Without further ado, she decided to write songs and bought her first guitar.
Career
She moved to Nashville and worked for a music publisher there. In 1978 she landed her first hit song with her composition "Bucket To The South", recorded by Ava Barber. Lynn Anderson and others also covered this song. Gail's fame in the country scene grew, and so she got her first record deal that same year. Her debut LP and several of the singles released reached single-digit positions in the country charts; Her first top ten placement came in 1980 with "I'll Be There". Gail Davies' most played songs on the radio were "Somebody's Looking for Someone Like You" (which was covered in several foreign languages, including by Nana Mouskouri) and especially "Grandma's Song", her best-known song. Notably, she has been a producer on practically all of her releases. From 1980 to 1983 Gail Davies released one LP per year with Warner Brothers, all "Produced by Gail Davies", but the hit parade placements increasingly fell short of expectations (and behind previous successes).
In 1984 Gail Davies changed the label. But at RCA , too , she was unable to build on her earlier successes. She founded the group "Wild Choir" and acted there as lead singer. As there was no commercial success here either, she soon tried again as a solo singer, this time with MCA. After all, Davies, who was considered a tough and clever negotiator, worked as a producer on the Liberty label. In 1995 she founded her own record company "Little Chickadee Records". Gail Davies is considered one of the most influential women in country music.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 Country
|
|||
| 1980 | The Game |
Country40 (21 weeks) Country |
|
| 1981 | I'll be there |
Country27 (23 weeks) Country |
|
| 1982 | Givin 'Herself Away |
Country41 (18 weeks) Country |
|
| 1983 | What Can I Say |
Country48 (14 weeks) Country |
|
| 1984 | Where is a woman to go |
Country57 (15 weeks) Country |
More studio albums
- 1978: Gail Davies
- 1989: Pretty Words
- 1990: The Other Side of Love
- 1995: Eclectic
- 1998: Love Ain't Easy
- 2014: Since I Don't Have You ( feat.Benny Golson )
Live albums
- 2001: Live and Unplugged at the Station Inn
Compilations
- 1991: The Best of Gail Davies
- 1998: Greatest Hits
- 2003: The Songwriter Sessions
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Country
|
|||
| 1978 | No Love Have I Gail Davies |
Country26 (12 weeks) Country |
|
| Poison Love Gail Davies |
Country27 (12 weeks) Country |
||
| 1979 | Someone Is Looking for Someone Like You Gail Davies |
Country11 (12 weeks) Country |
|
| Blue Heartache The Game |
Country7 (16 weeks) Country |
||
| 1980 | Like Strangers The Game |
Country21 (11 weeks) Country |
|
| Good Lovin 'Man The Game |
Country21 (12 weeks) Country |
||
| I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) I'll Be There |
Country5 (15 weeks) Country |
||
| 1981 | It's a Lovely, Lovely World I'll Be There |
Country5 (18 weeks) Country |
|
| Grandma's song I'll Be There |
Country9 (15 weeks) Country |
||
| 1982 | Round the Clock Lovin ' Givin' Herself Away |
Country9 (18 weeks) Country |
|
| You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio Givin 'Herself Away |
Country17 (15 weeks) Country |
||
| Hold On Givin 'Herself Away |
Country24 (15 weeks) Country |
||
| 1983 | Singing the Blues Givin 'Herself Away |
Country17 (18 weeks) Country |
|
| You're a Hard Dog (To Keep Under the Porch) What Can I Say |
Country18 (19 weeks) Country |
||
| 1984 | Boys like You What Can I Say |
Country19 (17 weeks) Country |
|
| It's You Alone What Can I Say |
Country55 (12 weeks) Country |
||
| Jagged Edge of a Broken Heart Where Is a Woman to Go |
Country20 (25 weeks) Country |
||
| 1985 | Nothing Can Hurt Me Now Where Is a Woman to Go |
Country37 (12 weeks) Country |
|
| Unwed Fathers Where Is a Woman to Go |
Country56 (8 weeks) Country |
||
| Break Away Where Is a Woman to Go |
Country15 (25 weeks) Country |
||
| 1986 | Waiting For You Pretty Words |
Country50 (10 weeks) Country |
|
| Hearts in the Wind Pretty Words |
Country69 (4 weeks) Country |
More singles
- 1974: Party in My Heart
- 1990: Happy Ever After (Comes One Day at a Time)
- 1990: The Other Side of Love
Web links
swell
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Davies, Gail |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dickerson, Patricia Gail |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Broken Bow , Oklahoma |