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The Kenny Rogers Singles Album
''The Kenny Rogers Singles Album'' is the seventh studio album by Kenny Rogers. Overview This album was issued in the UK by United Artists Records in 1979 and was the second Kenny Rogers album to reach the pop UK Albums Chart Top 2 It featured every one of his singles to make the UK Singles Chart, UK Pop Top 75 to that point. It is fairly similar to 1977's ''Ten Years Of Gold'' album issued in the United States, but it featured four more songs that were hits in 1978, such as "The Gambler" and "She Believes In Me". In Australia, the album was issued with the same track listing and album art and was known as ''The Best of Kenny Rogers'' and peaked at number 4 on the charts. Track listing Side 1 # "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" (Mel Tillis) :49br>(original version from the 1969 album ''Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town'' with The First Edition) # "Reuben James" (Barry Etris, Alex Harvey) :38br>(original version from the 1969 album ''Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences but also charted more than 120 hit singles across various genres, topping the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the United States alone. He sold more than 100 million records worldwide during his lifetime, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. His fame and career spanned multiple genres: jazz, folk, pop, rock, and country. He remade his career and was one of the most successful cross-over artists of all time. In the late 1950s, Rogers began his recording career with the Houston-based group the Scholars, who first released "The Poor Little Doggie". After some solo releases, including 1958's "That Crazy Feeling", Rogers then joined a group with the jazz singer Bobby Doyle. In 1966, he became a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Edition (album)
''The First Edition'' is the debut studio album by the group the First Edition. Kenny Rogers sang the lead vocals on two tracks "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" and "Dream On". "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" became the only hit single from the album and marked the start of things to come, with Rogers soon becoming the lead singer of the group and the group being renamed "Kenny Rogers & the First Edition". This album was re-issued as a 180 Gram Limited Edition by Golden Lane Records in 2010 (as #CLP-LP-1822). While the cover art and back art is exactly the same as the original Reprise record, the record itself is poor quality, and the inner sleeve has the original Alcoa Aluminum sweepstakes ad, on one side, but on the reverse side it has an updated Biography of The First Edition written by Dave Thompson. The producer of this album (and also the band's second and third albums), Mike Post gained later renown for the theme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Music Report
The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to January 1999. The chart was re-branded the Australian Music Report (AMR) in July 1987. From June 1988, the Australian Recording Industry Association, which had been using the top 50 portion of the report under licence since mid-1983, chose to produce their own listing as the ARIA Charts. Before the Kent Report, ''Go-Set'' magazine published weekly Top-40 Singles from 1966, and Album charts from 1970 until the magazine's demise in August 1974. David Kent later published Australian charts from 1940 to 1973 in a retrospective fashion, using state by state chart data obtained from various Australian radio stations. Background Kent had spent a number of years previously working in the music industry at both EMI and Phonogram records and had developed the report initially as a hobby. The Kent Music Report was first release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Believes In Me
"She Believes in Me" is a song recorded by American country music singer Kenny Rogers. It was released in April 1979 as the second single from his 1978 album '' The Gambler''. The song was written by American singer-songwriter Steve Gibb (not to be confused with Steve Gibb, son of Barry Gibb) who first released his version as a 7" single in 1978. A version by T. G. Sheppard appears on his 1978 album ''Daylight'', released a month before Rogers' album. Content The song is the tale of a struggling songwriter/performer who has a beloved who supports him, although he sometimes wonders why. Kenny Rogers version "She Believes in Me" became one of his biggest crossover hits in the late spring of 1979, reaching number one on the ''Billboard'' Country Singles chart. "She Believes in Me" also peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop singles chart, and number one on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart. It was also a minor pop hit in the UK, reaching number 42. ''Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gambler (album)
''The Gambler'' is the sixth studio album by Kenny Rogers, released by United Artists in November 1978. One of his most popular, it has established Rogers' status as one of the most successful artists of the 1970s and 1980s. The album reached many markets around the world, such as the Far East and Jamaica, with Rogers later commenting "When I go to Korea or Hong Kong people say 'Ah, the gambler!'" (as per the sleeve notes to the 1998 released box set ''Through the Years'' on Capitol Records). The album has sold over 5 million copies. The title track " The Gambler" was written by Don Schlitz, who was the first to record it. It was also covered by several other artists, but it was Kenny Rogers' adaptation of the tale that went on to top the country charts and win a Song of the Year Grammy, later becoming Rogers' signature song. Although Johnny Cash recorded the song first, Rogers's version was released first. Both this song and "She Believes in Me" became pop music hits, helping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gambler (song)
"The Gambler" is a song written by Don Schlitz and recorded by several artists, most famously by American country singer Kenny Rogers. Schlitz wrote the song in August 1976 when he was 23 years old. It took two years of shopping the song around Nashville before Bobby Bare recorded it on his album ''Bare'' at the urging of Shel Silverstein. Bare's version did not catch on and was never released as a single, so Schlitz recorded it himself, but that version failed to chart higher than No. 65. Other musicians took notice and recorded the song in 1978, including Johnny Cash, who put it on his album '' Gone Girl''. It was Rogers, however, who made the song a mainstream success. His version was a No. 1 country hit, and made its way to the pop charts at a time when country songs rarely crossed over. It was released in November 1978 as the title track from his album '' The Gambler'', and won him the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1980. Rogers is accompanied on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Or Something Like It
''Love or Something Like It'' is the fifth studio album by country music superstar Kenny Rogers, released in 1978. It was Rogers' fourth #1 hit album. Overview The album's title cut ("Love or Something Like It") also topped the charts. Though this was the only single to be issued from the album, another cut, "Momma's Waiting" (written by Rogers), was issued on the B-side of a 1978 major hit single, " The Gambler". "Momma's Waiting" was originally recorded by Rogers and The First Edition in 1970. The song "We Could Have Been The Closest of Friends" was also recorded by a number of other artists including B J Thomas, Sammy Davis Jr. and Tom Jones. Biographer Chris Bolton notes in the sleevenotes of the 2009 reissue on the Edsel record label that "I Could Be So Good For You", was Kenny's attempt to "go Disco" and suggests the Disco influence may be the reason only one single was pulled from this album. Bolton goes on to call "Momma's Waiting" a close cousin of Merle Haggard's "Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Or Something Like It (song)
"Love or Something Like It" is a song co-written and performed by American country music artist Kenny Rogers Kenneth Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences but also charted mo .... It was released in May 1978 as the first single and title track from the album '' Love or Something Like It''. The song was written by Rogers and Steven Glassmeyer (a member of Rogers's backing band) and was Kenny Rogers's third number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week (the only number one of his career that he had a hand in writing) and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart. Chart performance References 1978 singles 1978 songs Kenny Rogers songs Deryl Dodd songs Songs written by Kenny Rogers Song recordings produced by Larry Butler (producer) United Artists R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back Roads (album)
''Back Roads'' is an album by guitarist Pat Donohue. Track listing All songs by Pat Donohue unless otherwise noted # "Stealin' from Chet" (Chet Atkins, Pat Donohue) – 3:44 # "The Road to Kingdome Come" – 3:33 # "(The Other End Of) The Mississippi River Blues" – 4:11 # "Baby, Can't Get Over You" – 4:13 # "I Don't Worry 'Bout the Blues" – 4:24 # "Touch 'Em All" – 3:04 # "Saguaro Slide" – 2:47 # "Love and Desire" – 4:30 # "Nothin'" – 2:44 # "Stumblin' Through" – 3:58 # "Matter of Time" – 3:19 # "Summer's End" – 2:03 Personnel * Pat Donohue – guitar, vocals, slide guitar, percussion * Rich Dworsky – piano * Butch Thompson – clarinet, piano * Howard Levy – harmonica * Chet Atkins – guitar, vocals * Gordy Johnson – double bass * Marc Anderson Marc Dennis Anderson (born December 10, 1955) is an American born percussionist, composer, poet and Zen Buddhist priest. Best known for records and live performances with guitarist and composer Stev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Today I Started Loving You Again
"Today I Started Loving You Again" is a 1968 song written by Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens. Haggard first recorded it as a B-side to his number 1 hit, " The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde", but it failed to chart. It also appears on his 1968 album, ''The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde''. The song was later recorded by Al Martino in 1969, followed by many other artists, including Waylon Jennings 1968, Conway Twitty 1968, Martina McBride 2005, Gene Summers 1980, Charlie McCoy 1972, David Peters, Jerry Lee Lewis 1968, Kenny Rogers and the First Edition 1972, Bettye Swann 1969, Connie Smith 1969, Barbara Mandrell 1974, Sammi Smith 1975, Bobby Bland 1975, Emmylou Harris 1986, Skeeter Davis 1970 and Dolly Parton 1996. More recently it was recorded by Jeff Carson Jeffrey Lee Herndon (December 16, 1963 – March 26, 2022), known professionally as Jeff Carson, was an American country music artist. Originally a session musician in Branson, Missouri, and later a demo singer, he was signed to Curb Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Lifted Me (album)
''Love Lifted Me'' is the first solo studio album by Kenny Rogers for United Artists Records, released in 1976. This is Rogers' first solo effort following the break-up of The First Edition (band), The First Edition earlier that year. The album was a minor success, reaching #28 on the Country charts. Three singles were released from the album including the title track, a 1912 gospel hymn (released as a single in 1975), which hit #19 on the U.S. Country charts and crossed to the U.S. Hot 100 by ranking #97. The second single, "Homemade Love", did not rank on the charts, but the final single, "While The Feeling's Good" hit #46 on the U.S. Country charts. Track listing Personnel * Kenny Rogers – lead vocals * George Richey, Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano * Billy Sanford, Dale Sellers, Fred Carter Jr., Jack Eubanks, Jerry Shook, Jimmy Capps, Jimmy Colvard, Kelso Herston, Pete Wade – guitars * Pete Drake – steel guitar * Tommy Allsup – six-string bass guitar * Bob Moore †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
While The Feeling's Good
''While'' is a word in the English language that functions both as a noun and as a subordinating conjunction. Its meaning varies largely based on its intended function, position in the phrase and even the writer or speaker's regional dialect. As a conjunction, it is synonymous with the word ''whilst'', a form often considered archaic in American English, as well as in some style guides on both sides of the Atlantic. Usage Noun ''A while'' and ''awhile'' are often confused due to the fact that ''while'' is often accompanied by the indefinite article. The main difference is that ''a while'' means "an amount of time" or "some duration" whereas ''awhile'' is an adverb meaning "''for'' some amount of time" or "''for'' some duration". :"I slept for a while before dinner." :"I slept awhile before dinner." Both of these sentences yield the same effective meaning. ''Whilst'' is only a conjunction, and so its use here would be incorrect. Conjunction The primary function of the word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
