Another World (Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris song)

"Another World" (also known as "(You Take Me Away to) Another World") is a song written by John Loeffler and Ralph Schuckett, and recorded by American country music artists Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris. It was released on April 25, 1987 as the second single from the 1986 album What If We Fall in Love?. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

The single was used as the basis for the theme song of the NBC Daytime soap opera of the same name from 1987 to 1996. Crystal Gayle appeared on Another World as herself in a one-week guest arc during the week of March 23, 1987, during which she almost became a victim (in canon) of the "Sin Stalker" serial killer, a plotline that was ongoing at the time of her appearance. Gayle and Morris—appearing as special guests for the grand re-opening of TOPS, the fictional Bay City restaurant purchased by principal character Felicia Gallant (Linda Dano)—performed the song during the March 27, 1987 episode.

The serial subsequently began using an abbreviated instrumental rearrangement of the song as a placeholder theme on March 30, 1987 (replacing an orchestral composition by Jonathan L. Segal that had been in use since September 1981); a 35-second vocal version derived from that arrangement, consisting of only the main chorus, replaced it on October 26, 1987 and served as Another World's main theme until it (along with the title sequence that debuted with that version) was retired on March 1, 1996, in favor of a new industrial instrumental theme by Dominic Messinger. The full song, as heard during Gayle and Morris' 1987 guest appearance, was occasionally featured during the soap opera's closing credits from April to May 1987 (during which it was also used for sponsorship tags) and from February 1995 to March 1996.

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	4

References

Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 132.
"AWHP: Music". Another World Homepage. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
"Crystal Gayle Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

v t e Crystal Gayle singles
Albums Singles
1970s	"I've Cried (The Blue Right Out of My Eyes)" "Wrong Road Again" "Somebody Loves You" "I'll Get Over You" "You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye)" "I'll Do It All Over Again" "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" "Ready for the Times to Get Better" "Talking in Your Sleep" "Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For" "When I Dream" "Your Kisses Will" "Half the Way" "Your Old Cold Shoulder"
1980s	"It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" "The Blue Side" "If You Ever Change Your Mind" "Take It Easy" "Too Many Lovers" "The Woman in Me" "You Never Gave Up on Me" "Livin' in These Troubled Times" "'Til I Gain Control Again" "You and I" (with Eddie Rabbitt) "Everything I Own" "Our Love Is on the Faultline" "Baby, What About You" "The Sound of Goodbye" "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" "Turning Away" "Me Against the Night" "Nobody Wants to Be Alone" "A Long and Lasting Love" "Makin' Up for Lost Time (The Dallas Lovers' Song)" (with Gary Morris) "Cry" "Straight to the Heart" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "Another World" (with Gary Morris) "Nobody Should Have to Love This Way" "Only Love Can Save Me Now" "O Holy Night" "Nobody's Angel"
1990s	"Never Ending Song of Love" "Two Sleepy People" (with Willie Nelson)
2000s	"Hallelujah I Love Him So"

v t e Gary Morris
Studio albums	Gary Morris Why Lady Why Faded Blue Anything Goes Plain Brown Wrapper What If We Fall in Love?
Compilation albums	Hits
Notable singles	"Headed for a Heartache" "Don't Look Back" "Dreams Die Hard" "Velvet Chains" "The Love She Found in Me" "The Wind Beneath My Wings" "Why Lady Why" "Second Hand Heart" "Between Two Fires" "Baby Bye Bye" "Lasso the Moon" "I'll Never Stop Loving You" "100% Chance of Rain" "Anything Goes" "Honeycomb" "Leave Me Lonely" "Plain Brown Wrapper"
Collaboration singles	"Makin' Up for Lost Time (The Dallas Lovers' Song)" (with Crystal Gayle) "Another World" (with Crystal Gayle)
Guest singles	"You're Welcome to Tonight" (with Lynn Anderson)
Related articles	Discography

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