Īsk Me to Dance included two single releases. Adams compared Lane's music style to that of Lynn Anderson due to her "innocuous, broadly-appealing variety of country would have made her a Lawrence Welk Show favorite." Adams also praised Lane's "well-enunciated" vocal style and the record's "slick pop production". Ask Me to Dance received a positive review from AllMusic's Greg Adams, gave it four out of five stars. It was Lane's highest-peaking album on the chart. The disc became Lane's third to reach a peak position on the Billboard country albums chart, reaching number 14. The album was originally distributed as a vinyl LP and a cassette. It was Lane's fifth studio album released in her career and second issued with United Artists.
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Release and reception Professional ratings Review scoresĪsk Me to Dance was released in March 1980 on United Artists Records and LS Records. It was produced by songwriter Jerry Gillespie, who had previously composed tracks Lane had recorded for prior album releases.
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Production for the project finished in January 1980 at the same studio. Ask Me to Dance was recorded at LSI Studios, beginning in 1979. "One Day at a Time" was the project's only non-secular track and was penned by Kris Kristofferson.
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The disc's remaining songs were mostly "pop ballads", according to Greg Adams of AllMusic, highlighting Lane's cover of " Danny Boy" as an example. The album contained a collection of 11 tracks, including the up-tempo title track and "I Knew the Mason". The song's success as a country hit inspired the release of Ask Me to Dance. In 1980, Lane reached her commercial zenith with the Christian song, "One Day at a Time". She had top ten hit singles with songs like " Let Me Down Easy" and " I Just Can't Stay Married to You", in addition to an accolade from the Academy of Country Music Awards. During the late 1970s Cristy Lane had several years of major commercial success as a country music artist.