Crystal Gayle

She is also noted for her trademark long hair, which reaches right down to the floor. In 2004 GZA released a greatest hits compilation titled Collection Of Classics, announced he was soon to be finishing work on a Wu-Tang Clan behind-the-scenes documentary, appeared opposite RZA and Bill Murray in Jim Jarmusch's Coffee & Cigarettes, toured first as a solo artist and then with the group throughout Europe and the US, and announced the forthcoming release of an album by his son. From October 1987 until March 1996, her duet was the theme song for the serial. GZA's last solo album was Legend of the Liquid Sword in 2002 (see 2002 in music), which was mostly well-received by critics. In 1987, she guest-starred on the soap opera Another World and sang a duet with Gary Morris. The album received good reviews, but failed to live up to expectations. Gayle continues to record and perform, but has not achieved the same level of commercial success she enjoyed in the late 1970s. After the Wu-Tang Clan's second album together, Wu-Tang Forever, GZA released Beneath the Surface in 1999 (see 1999 in music).

She continued achieve success on the country charts, with such songs as Why Have You Left The One You Left Me For, and achieved several hits on the pop charts including Talking In Your Sleep, Half The Way and a duet with Eddie Rabbitt, You And I. GZA's first post-Wu-Tang solo album was Liquid Swords (1995, 1995 in music) and was widely acclaimed; it is still remembered as one of the pre-eminent Wu-Tang solo LPs. She won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for this single. GZA signed to Geffen Records. Fuelled by the worldwide hit single Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue, which reached number two on the US pop charts, the album became the first album by a female country and western artist to achieve platinum sales in the US. All nine members became a hot commodity and were allowed to sign with whatever record label they wished for a solo career, due to an unusual clause in their contract. Her fourth album, We Must Believe in Magic (released in 1977) brought her to a wide audience. Their debut together was Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), which took the hip hop world by storm.

Born Brenda Gail Webb in Paintsville, Kentucky, Gayle began performing and recording during the early 1970s. However, the trio of friends from All In Together Now soon formed the Wu-Tang Clan with six others. She is also the sister of singer Loretta Lynn. The album was a flop, and GZA's experience with Cold Chillin, combined with a similar ordeal for his friend RZA at Tommy Boy, created a bitterness towards record labels that ensured the evils of the music industry would be a prominent theme in his music for the rest of his career. Crystal Gayle (born January 9, 1951) is an American country and western singer. The album's sound was heavily influence by the wishes of the label Cold Chillin, who were eager to make it a commercial success. After recording as All in Together Now with future Wu-Tangers Ol' Dirty Bastard and RZA, GZA released a solo album, Words from the Genius, in 1991 (see 1991 in music).

GZA is, along with Ghostface Killah, widely considered the best rapper in the nine-person clan, and his solo work has been critically acclaimed. GZA (pronounced The Jizza, aka The Genius, Maxi Million, Justice, born Gary Grice August 22, 1966 in Staten Island, New York) is an American rapper and member of The Wu-Tang Clan. Download sample of "Shadowboxing" from Liquid Swords.