Description
Kenneth Ray Rogers (born Kenneth Donald Rogers; August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. 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.
55 Tracks – Digisleeves in slipcase “Kenny Rogers” 5 CDs: Kenny Rogers (1975) Daytime Friends (1977) Love Or Something Like It (1978) The Gambler (1978) Kenny (1979).
Video: Kenneth Ray Rogers – The Gambler (1978)
Tracklist:
| Kenny Rogers (1975) | |||
| 1 | Laura (What’s He Got That I Ain’t Got) – Leon Ashley, Margie Singleton | ||
| 2 | I Wasn’t Man Enough – Larry Butler, Roger Bowling | ||
| 3 | Mother Country Music – Joe Nixon | ||
| 4 | Why Don’t We Go Somewhere And Love – Kenny O’Dell, Larry Henley | ||
| 5 | Green Green Grass Of Home – Curly Putman | ||
| 6 | Till I Get It Right | ||
| 7 | Lucille – Hal Bynum, Roger Bowling | ||
| 8 | The Son Of Hickory Holler’s Tramp | ||
| 9 | Lay Down Beside Me | ||
| 10 | Puttin’ In Overtime At Home | ||
| 11 | While I Play The Fiddle | ||
| Daytime Friends (1977) | |||
| 1 | Daytime Friends – Ben Peters | ||
| 2 | Desperado – Don Henley, Glenn Frey | ||
| 3 | Rock And Roll Man – Kenny O’Dell | ||
| 4 | Lying Again – Chips Moman, Larry Butler | ||
| 5 | I’ll Just Write My Music And Sing My Songs | ||
| 6 | My World Begins And Ends With You | ||
| 7 | Sweet Music Man | ||
| 8 | Am I Too Late | ||
| 9 | We Don’t Make Love Anymore – Kenny Rogers, Marianne Gordon | ||
| 10 | Ghost Of Another Man | ||
| 11 | Let Me Sing For You – Casey Kelly | ||
| Love Or Something Like It (1978) | |||
| 1 | Love Or Something Like It – Kenny Rogers, Steve Glassmeyer | ||
| 2 | There’s A Lot Of That Going Around | ||
| 3 | Buried Treasures | ||
| 4 | Something About Your Song – Kenny Rogers, | ||
| 5 | Momma’s Waiting | ||
| 6 | We Could Have Been The Closest Of Friends | ||
| 7 | I Could Be So Good For You | ||
| 8 | Sail Away – Rafe Van Hoy | ||
| 9 | Even A Fool Would Let Go | ||
| 10 | Highway Flyer | ||
| 11 | Starting Again | ||
| The Gambler (1978) | |||
| 1 | The Gambler – Don Schlitz | ||
| 2 | I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again – Curly Putman, Don Cook, Rafe Van Hoy | ||
| 3 | King Of Oak Street – Alex Harvey | ||
| 4 | Making Music For Money | ||
| 5 | The Hoodooin’ Of Miss Fannie Deberry | ||
| 6 | She Believes In Me – Steve Gibb | ||
| 7 | Tennessee Bottle | ||
| 8 | Sleep Tight, Goodnight Man | ||
| 9 | A Little More Like Me (The Crucifixion) – Sonny Throckmorton | ||
| 10 | San Francisco Mabel Joy | ||
| 11 | Morgana Jones | ||
| Kenny (1979) | |||
| 1 | You Turn The Light On – Lewis Anderson | ||
| 2 | You Decorated My Life – Bob Morrison, Debbie Hupp | ||
| 3 | She’s A Mystery | ||
| 4 | Goodbye Marie | ||
| 5 | Tulsa Turnaround | ||
| 6 | I Want To Make You Smile | ||
| 7 | Santiago Midnight Moonlight | ||
| 8 | One Man’s Woman | ||
| 9 | In And Out Of Your Heart | ||
| 10 | Old Folks | ||
| 11 | Coward Of The County |
Personel:
- Kenny Rogers – lead vocals
- Thomas Cain – keyboards
- Steve Glassmeyer – keyboards, soprano saxophone backing vocals
- Gene Golden – keyboards, backing vocals
- Hargus “Pig” Robbins – keyboards
- Edgar Struble – ARP synthesizer, clavinet, congas, backing vocals
- Jimmy Capps – guitars
- Randy Dorman – guitars, backing vocals
- Ray Edenton – guitars
- Rick Harper – guitars
- Billy Sanford – guitars
- Jerry Shook – guitars
- Tony Joe White – guitars
- Reggie Young – guitars
- Pete Drake – steel guitar
- Tommy Allsup – six-string bass guitar
- Bob Moore – upright bass
- Dennis Wilson – upright bass
- Eddy Anderson – drums, percussion
- Jerry Carrigan – drums, percussion
- Bobby Daniels – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Dottie West – backing vocals
- Byron Metcalf – drums, percussion
- Bill Justis – string arrangements
- Byron Bach – strings
- George Brinkley – strings
- Marvin Chantry – strings
- Roy Christensen – strings
- Carl Gorodetzky – strings
- Lennie Haight – strings
- Sheldon Kurland – strings
- Steven Smith – strings
- Gary Vanosdale – strings
- Pamela Vanosdale – strings
- Dottie West – backing vocals
- The Jordanaires – backing vocals
- Bill Medley – backing vocals
- Mickey Newbury – backing vocals
