The Kenny Rogers Story: 20 Golden Greats

~ Release by Kenny Rogers (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Lucille
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1976), United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (UAMARG, Inc.) (in 1976) and Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1977)
live recording of:
Lucille
writer:
Roger Bowling and Hal Bynum
publisher:
ATV Music Corp., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Andite Invasion (publisher) (in 1976) and Brougham Hall Music Co., Inc. (publisher) (in 1976)
Kenny Rogers33:38
2Lady
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc. since 1980 – not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits only) (in 1980) and Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1980)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 67)
live recording of:
Lady (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie, Jr.
publisher:
Brockman Music
Kenny Rogers33:54
3The Long Arm of the Law
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1980)
recording of:
Long Arm of the Law
writer:
Roger Bowling and Billy Edd Wheeler
publisher:
ATV Music Corp. and Sleepy Hollow Music Corp.
Kenny Rogers24:20
4You Decorated My Life
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1979)
cover recording of:
You Decorated My Life
writer:
Bob Morrison (US songwriter) and Debbie Hupp
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Keith Prowse Music Pub. Co. Ltd. and Music City Music, Inc.
Kenny Rogers33:40
5Sweet Music Man
recording of:
Sweet Music Man
lyricist, writer and composer:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
Kenny Rogers3.354:21
6Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1977)
cover recording of:
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town
lyricist and composer:
Mel Tillis
publisher:
Cedarwood Publishing Company, Inc., Universal Cedarwood Publishing and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
Kenny Rogers42:52
7Love or Something Like It
recording of:
Love Or Something Like It
writer:
Steve Glassmeyer (American multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter) and Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
Kenny Rogers22:54
8Thorugh the Years
recording of:
Through the Years
writer:
Steve Dorff (composer) and Marty Panzer (songwriter)
publisher:
SwaneeBravo! Music, Universal Music Careers, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Kenny Rogers4:46
9You Are So Beautiful
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
cover recording of:
You Are So Beautiful
writer:
Bruce Fisher and Billy Preston
publisher:
Almo Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Preston Songs (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Kenny Rogers22:54
10Don’t Fall in Love With a Dreamer
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) and Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
lead vocals:
Kim Carnes and Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
performer:
Kim Carnes and Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI America Records (holding – file NO releases here!) (in 1980) and Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1980)
recording of:
Don’t Fall in Love With a Dreamer
writer:
Kim Carnes and Dave Ellingson
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Appian Music Co. and Quixotic Music Corp.
Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes13:41
11The Gambler
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1978) and Capitol Records Nashville (in 2006)
recorded at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
music videos:
The Gambler (music video) by Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 21)
cover recording of:
The Gambler
writer and composer:
Don Schlitz
publisher:
Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing and Writer's Night Music
Kenny Rogers43:32
12Daytime Friends
guest performer:
Dottie West
recording of:
Daytime Friends
lyricist and composer:
Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Ben Peters Music (BMI)
Kenny Rogers53:14
13We’ve Got Tonight
producer:
David Walter Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
lead vocals:
Sheena Easton and Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
performer:
Sheena Easton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI America Records (holding – file NO releases here!) (in 1983)
cover recording of:
We’ve Got Tonite
lyricist and composer:
Bob Seger
publisher:
Hideout Records & Distributors, Inc. and Gear Publishing Co (in 1976)
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton33:53
14Love Lifted Me
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
recorded at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Love Lifted Me
writer:
James Rowe (American songwriter and lyricist, also worked as music publisher) and Howard E. Smith (American church organist and composer)
Kenny Rogers2.653:47
15Coward of the County
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1979) and United Artists (in 1980)
recording of:
Coward of the County (1979 song)
writer:
Roger Bowling and Billy Edd Wheeler
publisher:
Roger Bowling Music and Sleepy Hollow Music Corp.
Kenny Rogers44:20
16Reuben James
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1977)
recording of:
Reuben James
lyricist and composer:
Barry Etris and Alex Harvey (American country singer of the early 70s)
publisher:
Unart Music Corp.
Kenny Rogers32:41
17Desperado
cover recording of:
Desperado
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Don Henley
publisher:
Benchmark Music, Cass County Music, Kicking Bear, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017–present), Red Cloud Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and Warner Bros. Music GmbH (publisher) (in 1981)
Kenny Rogers33:47
18She Believes in Me
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1978) and Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1978)
recorded at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
She Believes in Me
lyricist and composer:
Steve Gibb (Stephen Mathias Gibb, singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Angel Wing Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Kenny Rogers14:13
19Something’s Burning
recording of:
Something’s Burning
lyricist and composer:
Mac Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor)
Kenny Rogers14:20
20Blaze of Glory
recording of:
Blaze of Glory
writer:
Larry Keith (American songwriter in AOR Rock, Country, R&B), Danny Morrison and Johnny Slate
Kenny Rogers2:38