Gail Davies
b. 1 September 1948, Broken Bow, Oklahoma, USA. Her father was a country musician who, among other things, worked on LOUISIANA HAYRIDE and Davies was fascinated by his jukebox filled with country music. As a performer, she went on the road with her brother Ron, whose songs have since been recorded by Helen Reddy (Long Hard Climb) and Three Dog Night (It Ain't Easy). An album that they made for A&M was never released. Davies married a jazz musician and, for a while, tried to be a jazz singer. When they separated, she moved to the west coast where she worked as a session singer. As a writer, she wrote Bucket To The South, a US country hit for Ava Barber in 1978. Her first album, GAIL DAVIES, for the Lifesong label in 1978 included her first US country hit, No Love Have I, alongside further successes, Poison Love and Someone Is Looking For Someone Like You. She moved to Warner Brothers and became a rarity— a female country performer producing her own records. She had US country hits with Blue Heartache, I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) and Singing The Blues. At RCA in 1984 she had further success with Jagged Edge Of A Broken Heart and Trouble With Love. She is not to be confused with Gail Davies, who toured with Gene Autry's roadshow and was featured in the television series, ANNIE OAKLEY.