Your Old Cold Shoulder
{{Short description|1979 single by Crystal Gayle}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Your Old Cold Shoulder
| cover =
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = Single
| artist = Crystal Gayle
| album = We Should Be Together
| released = November 1979
| recorded = October 13, 1977
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
| studio = Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee)
| venue =
| genre = {{flat list|
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| length = 2:17
| label = United Artists Records
| writer = Richard Leigh
| producer = Allen Reynolds
| prev_title = Half The Way
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = It's Like We Never Said Goodbye
| next_year = 1980
}}
"Your Old Cold Shoulder" is a song written by Richard Leigh that was originally performed by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. It was released in November of 1979, and was her last single released to radio from the United Artists record label. It was the second single released from the album, We Should Be Together.
Background and reception
"Your Old Cold Shoulder" was originally recorded on October 13, 1976 at Jack's Tracks, a studio located in Nashville, Tennessee. Other tracks recorded at the session were the hits "When I Dream" and "Ready for the Times to Get Better". The session was produced by Allen Reynolds.{{cite web|title=Praguefrank's Country Discography 2: Crystal Gayle|url=http://countrydiscoghraphy2.blogspot.com/2014/04/crystal-gayle.html|website=Praguefrank's Country Discographies|date=2 April 2014 |access-date=31 July 2016}}
"Your Old Cold Shoulder" was officially released in November 1979 and it peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart for the week ending Saturday, February 9, 1980.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research}} The song also peaked at number five on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart.{{cite magazine|title=Canadian country search results for "Crystal Gayle"|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=gmrhouli7kvfvaeu848ka389j0&q1=crystal+gayle&q2=Country+Singles&interval=20|magazine=RPM|access-date=31 October 2010}}
Weekly charts
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! Chart (1979–1980) ! Peak |
| Canada Country Songs (RPM)
|align="center"|5 |
| US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)
|align="center"|5 |
References
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{{Crystal Gayle singles}}
Category:Song recordings produced by Allen Reynolds
Category:Songs written by Richard Leigh (songwriter)
Category:United Artists Records singles
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