''Tell It All Brother'' is the sixth album by Kenny Rogers & The First Edition, released in 1970 by Reprise Records. It reached #61 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Two singles were released and also charted, including the title track which reached #17 on the Hot 100 on 29 August 1970 and #1 on

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on 13 August 1970.

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arranged the string sections.

Track listing

# "Tell It All Brother" ( Alex Harvey) # "Shine On Ruby Mountain" (Kenny Young) # "The King of Oak Street" (Alex Harvey) # "I'm Gonna Sing You a Sad Song Susie" (

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) # "Love Woman" (Douglas Legrand,

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 m ...

) # "Heed the Call" ( Kin Vassy) # "Camptown Ladies" (Traditional; adapted and arranged by Kenny Rogers) # "Molly" (Alex Harvey) # "After All (I Live My Life)" (

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, Jim Doris) # "We All Got to Help Each Other" ( Earl Cate, Ernest Cate)

Singles

*"Tell It All Brother" (1970), #17 on the Hot 100 *"Heed The Call" (1970), #33 on the Hot 100

References

Kenny Rogers and The First Edition albums 1970 albums Albums produced by Jimmy Bowen Reprise Records albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub