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

Kenny Rogers Kenneth Ray Rogers (born Kenneth Donald Rogers) (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particul ...

& 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 Morris Mac Davis (January 21, 1942 – September 29, 2020) was an American songwriter, singer, performer, and actor. A native of Lubbock, Texas, he enjoyed success as a crossover artist and writing for Elvis Presley during his early career, pro ...

) # " She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye" (

Mickey Newbury Milton Sims "Mickey" Newbury Jr. (May 19, 1940 – September 29, 2002) was an American singer-songwriter and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Early life and career Newbury was born in Houston, Texas, on May 19, 1940, to Mam ...

) # "Then I Miss You" (Bobby Bond) # "My Washington Woman" ( A.L. Owens,

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 Bakersfie ...

) # "Just Remember You're My Sunshine" ( Mike Settle) # "Sunshine Joe" (A.L. Owens, Dallas Frazier) # " A Stranger in My Place" (

, Kin Vassy) # "It's a Crazy Afternoon" (

Carole King Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician renowned for her extensive contributions to popular music. She wrote or co-wrote 118 songs that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billbo ...

, Toni Stern) # "Momma's Waiting" (Kenny Rogers, Terry Williams) ("Something's Burning" B-side) # "

Elvira Elvira is a female given name. It is believed to have first been recorded in medieval Spain, while other sources claim that it is likely of Germanic ( Gothic) origin. In the Balkans, Elvira is popular among Bosniaks, Croats, and Slovenes in the ...

" (Dallas Frazier)

Personnel

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

Mickey Jones Mickey Jones (June 10, 1941 – February 7, 2018) was an American musician and actor. He played drums with acts such as Trini Lopez and Bob Dylan, with whom he played on his 1966 world tour. He became a founding member of The First Edition ...

- drums

Covers

*In 1973

Candi Staton Canzetta Maria "Candi" Staton (, ) (born March 13, 1940) is an American singer–songwriter, best known in the United States for her 1970 cover of Tammy Wynette's " Stand by Your Man" and her 1976 disco chart-topper " Young Hearts Run Free". In E ...

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

Blue Swede Blue Swede () were a Swedish rock band fronted by Björn Skifs which was active between the years 1973–1979. Blue Swede released two albums of cover versions, including a rendition of " Hooked on a Feeling", which brought them international c ...

covered "Something's Burning" on their debut album, '' Hooked on a Feeling''. *In 1996,

Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actress, and philanthropist, known primarily as a country music, country musician. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton's debut album ...

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

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 The Oak Ridge Boys are an American vocal quartet. The classic and most well-known lineup of the group, which performed together for over 40 years, consisted of William Lee Golden (baritone), Duane Allen (lead), Richard Sterban (bass), and Joe B ...

, 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