[1] ABC's actions with her were something of an exception to the trend that they were following by not signing acts that they felt could not develop into a substantial album selling artist.
[7] She was on the ABC Nashville roster that also included Tom Bresh, Roy Clark, John Conlee, Narvel Felts, Freddy Fender, Barbara Mandrell, The Oak Ridge Boys and Tommy Overstreet etc.
[10] Randy Gurley recorded the Carol Bayer Sager / David Wolfer song "Heartbreaker" which was produced by Harold Bradley.
[13] On February 14, 1978, Randy Gurley was set to headline at her first major show at the Palomino club in North Hollywood.
[14] Gurley's performance at the Palomino Club was reviewed by Patricia Thomas in the March 11, 1978 issue of Cash Box.
Thomas said that it was a well-chosen kick off for the set of songs which were written or performed by artists such as the Eagles, Bonnie Raitt and JD Souther.
The picks were the title song which was referred to as a standout and JD Souther's "Faithless Love" and Steve Young's "Old Memories Mean Nothing to Me".
[18] According to The Country Column in the April 15 issue of Cash Box, the song had been chosen by American Airlines for all of their aircraft's in-flight stereo music programming.
[20] Gurley recorded the Buddy Holly and Norman Petty composition "True Love Ways" which was released on ABC AB -12392 in 1978.
[21] On the week of September 23, 1978, her song "True Love Ways" entered the Record World Country Singles Chart at no.
[25] It was reported by Cash Box in the magazine's October 21 issue that Gurley and Roy Head had been in Plymouth, England headlining the first country show with ten to follow.
4 in the New Female Vocalists section of the 1978 Cash Box Country Album Winners Poll which was published the magazine's December 30 issue.
[27] It was reported by Cash Box in the June 30, 1979 issue that Cliff Cochran, Randy Gurley and Mary K. Miller were three artists that had been signed to the RCA label.
[31][32] It was reported by Record World in the October 13, 1979 issue that Gurley and fellow RCA newcomer Steve Wariner had recently performed at LA's Palamino Club.
[33] According to Record World Country Hotline columnist Marie Ratliff in the October 27 issue, Gurley's song "If I Ever" was getting good attention on radio stations, WWVA, KERE, KSOP, WWNC, WNYN, WBAM, and WSLC.
It said to the readers if they were wondering what happened to Randy Gurley and then mentioned that she was back in the studio the next month with Norbert Putman a well-known pop producer.