''Something's Burning'' is the fifth album by

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 ...

& The First Edition, released in 1970.

Singles

Only one single was issued from the album, the title song " Something's Burning" with "Momma's Waiting" on the flip side. It was a worldwide

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hit in 1970, including a #11 peak in the

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and #8 in the

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.Kenny Rogers UK Charts history
The Official Charts. Retrieved September 10, 2011.

Track listing

# " Something's Burning" ( Mac Davis) # "

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) # "Then I Miss You" (Bobby Bond) # "My Washington Woman" (

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Dallas Frazier Dallas Frazier (October 27, 1939 – January 14, 2022) was an American country musician and songwriter who had success in the 1950s and 1960s. Life and career Frazier was born in Spiro, Oklahoma, on October 27, 1939, but was raised in Bakersfi ...

) # "Just Remember You're My Sunshine" (

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) # "Sunshine Joe" (A.L. Owens, Dallas Frazier) # "

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, Kin Vassy) # "It's a Crazy Afternoon" ( Carole King, Toni Stern) # "Momma's Waiting" (Kenny Rogers, Terry Williams) ("Something's Burning" B-side) # "

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" (Dallas Frazier)

Personnel

- bass guitar, vocals * Mary Arnold - backing vocals * Terry Williams - lead guitar *

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- guitar, vocals *

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- drums

Covers

*In 1973 Candi Staton covered the song and had a minor R&B hit with it, peaking at #83. *Recorded in 1973 and released in 1974,

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covered "Something's Burning" on their debut album, ''

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a friend and occasional collaborator of both Davis and Rogers, covered "Something's Burning", including it on her album of covers, ''

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Other songs

The album's closing track, "Elvira", was originally recorded by its composer, Dallas Frazier. It was later a hit single for the Oak Ridge Boys, who would later embark on several tours with Rogers after the First Edition disbanded in 1976.

References

Kenny Rogers and The First Edition albums 1970 albums albums arranged by Billy Strange Albums produced by Jimmy Bowen Reprise Records albums Albums produced by Mike Post {{1970s-country-album-stub