The First 50 Years

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

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Duets
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Islands in the Stream
producer:
Albhy Galuten, Barry Gibb and Karl Richardson
vocals:
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1983)
produced for:
Karlbhy Productions
recording of:
Islands in the Stream
writer:
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
publisher:
BMG Music, Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Summerhill Songs, Unichappel Music, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., 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 Rogers duet with Dolly Parton44:11
2Make No Mistake, She’s Mine
guest performer:
Ronnie Milsap
performer:
Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
cover recording of:
Make No Mistake, He’s Mine
lyricist and composer:
Kim Carnes
publisher:
Moonwindow Music
recording of:
Make No Mistake, He’s Mine
lyricist and composer:
Kim Carnes
publisher:
Moonwindow Music
Ronnie Milsap & Kenny Rogers3:58
3We’ve Got Tonight
lead vocals:
Sheena Easton and Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
performer:
Sheena Easton
cover recording of:
We’ve Got Tonite
lyricist and composer:
Bob Seger
publisher:
Hideout Records & Distributors, Inc., 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music) and Gear Publishing Co (in 1976)
recording of:
We’ve Got Tonite
lyricist and composer:
Bob Seger
publisher:
Hideout Records & Distributors, Inc., 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music) and Gear Publishing Co (in 1976)
Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton33:52
4What About Me?
recording of:
What About Me
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Richard Marx and Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes and James Ingram4:24
5Owe Them More Than That
recording of:
Owe Them More Than That
writer:
John Guess, Tony Martin (US country music songwriter), Clessie Lee Morissette and Roger Springer
Kenny Rogers featuring Tim McGraw3:13
6’Til I Can Make It on My Own
guest performer:
Dottie West
performer:
Dottie West
cover recording of:
’Til I Can Make It on My Own
writer:
George Richey, Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Tammy Wynette
publisher:
EMI Algee Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Kenny Rogers and Dottie West3:20
7Calling Me
performer:
Don Henley
recording of:
Calling Me
writer:
Annie Roboff (American songwriter, musician and producer) and Craig Wiseman (country music songwriter)
Kenny Rogers featuring Don Henley4:00
8Real Love
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1986)
recording of:
Real Love
writer:
Spady Brannan, David Malloy (American country music and pop songwriter, record producer and A&R executive) and Randy McCormick (session musician and songwriter)
Dolly Parton with Kenny Rogers43:48
9Every Time Two Fools Collide
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
guest performer:
Dottie West
performer:
Dottie West
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1978)
cover recording of:
Every Time Two Fools Collide
writer:
Janine Dyer and Jeff Tweel
publisher:
United Artists Music Co., Inc. and Window Music Publ Co. Inc.
Kenny Rogers and Dottie West3:02
10If I Ever Fall in Love Again
performer:
Anne Murray (Canadian pop/country singer)
music videos:
If I Ever Fall in Love Again by Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur) & Anne Murray (Canadian pop/country singer)
recording of:
If I Ever Fall in Love Again
writer:
Steve Dorff (composer) and Gloria Sklerov
publisher:
Gloria Sklerov Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Kenny Rogers with Kenny Rogers23:38
11All I Ever Need Is You
guest performer:
Dottie West
performer:
Dottie West
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1980)
cover recording of:
All I Ever Need Is You
writer:
Jimmy Holiday (American singer, songwriter, producer) and Eddie Reeves (Singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
Kenny Rogers and Dottie West3:07
12If I Knew Then What I Know Now
producer:
Jim Ed Norman
performer:
Gladys Knight
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1990) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1990)
produced for:
JEN Productions, Inc.
recording of:
If I Knew Then What I Know Now
writer:
Richard Butler (American songwriter) and Robert Byrne (American songwriter)
publisher:
Creative Source Music (publisher) (in 1990), Hear No Evil Music (work publisher; NOT related to Hear No Evil Recordings Ltd.) (in 1990), I’ve Got the Music Co. (in 1990) and See No Evil Music (in 1990)
Kenny Rogers duet with Gladys Knight3:55
13Don’t Fall in Love With a Dreamer
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:
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 vocal duet with Kim Carnes3:42
14If I Were You
recording of:
If I Were You
writer:
Billy Dean and Verlon Thompson
Kenny Rogers duet with Travis Tritt3:10
15Tell Me That You Love Me
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton2:57
2▼CD: Story Songs
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town
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 Rogers and the First Edition43:00
2Lucille
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)
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 Rogers43:41
3Reuben James
recording of:
Reuben James
writer and composer:
Barry Etris and Alex Harvey (American country singer of the early 70s)
publisher:
Unart Music Corp.
Kenny Rogers and the First Edition2:49
4Sweet Music Man
recording of:
Sweet Music Man
lyricist, writer and composer:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
Kenny Rogers44:19
5The 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
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 Rogers4.53:32
6Abraham, Martin and John / Precious Memories (Medley)
Kenny Rogers4:17
7Coward 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 Rogers4:21
8San Francisco Mabel Joy
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:
San Francisco Mable Joy
lyricist and composer:
Mickey Newbury (American songwriter)
Kenny Rogers3:41
9Scarlet Fever
recording of:
Scarlet Fever
lyricist and composer:
Mike Dekle
Kenny Rogers4:00
10Twenty Years Ago
recording of:
Twenty Years Ago
writer:
Michael Noble (country guitarist/singer‐songwriter), Wood Newton (songwriter), C Michael Spriggs and Dan Tyler (Songwriter, artist, author and performer)
Kenny Rogers3:46
11The Factory
recording of:
The Factory
lyricist and composer:
Bud McGuire (American songwriter, musician and owner of McGuire Productions)
Kenny Rogers3:24
12Ol’ Red
recording of:
Ol’ Red
writer:
James Bohon, Don Goodman and Mark Sherrill (US country musician)
publisher:
Key Mark Music and Little Tornadoes Music
Kenny Rogers3:09
13The Greatest
recording of:
The Greatest
lyricist and composer:
Don Schlitz
Kenny Rogers3:11
14Harder Cards
recording of:
Harder Cards
writer:
Michael Henderson (US country songwriter) and Craig Wiseman (country music songwriter)
Kenny Rogers4:06
15Goodbye
Kenny Rogers3:22
3▼CD: Love Songs
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1She 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)
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 Rogers34:14
2I Don’t Need You
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
cover recording of:
I Don’t Need You
lyricist and composer:
Rick Christian (country musician)
Kenny Rogers3:29
3Love Will Turn You Around
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
recording of:
Love Will Turn You Around
lyricist and composer:
David Malloy (American country music and pop songwriter, record producer and A&R executive), Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur), Thom Schuyler and Even Stevens (singer / songwriter)
Kenny Rogers53:39
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 Rogers53:40
5Lady
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)
recording of:
Lady (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie, Jr.
publisher:
Brockman Music
Kenny Rogers3.43:55
6Love the World Away
recording engineer and mixer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader)
bass guitar:
Tommy Allsup
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer)
guitar:
Billy Sandford (guitar), Jimmy Capps (guitarist (session), James D. Capps), Ray Edenton and Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) and Hargus "Pig" Robbins
strings:
The Shelly Kurland Strings
background vocals:
Buzz Cason, D. Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer), Diane Tidwell and Wendellyn Suits
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
conductor:
Bill Justis
arranger:
Bill Justis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1980)
recording of:
Love the World Away
writer:
Bob Morrison (US songwriter) and Johnny Wilson (aka Johnny A. Wilson & Peanuts Wilson)
publisher:
Southern Nights Music
Kenny Rogers3:13
7Crazy
cover recording of:
Crazy (Willie Nelson song)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
recording of:
Crazy
writer:
Richard Marx and Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
Kenny Rogers3:44
8I Prefer the Moonlight
recording of:
I Prefer the Moonlight
writer:
Gary Chapman (singer-songwriter & tv presenter) and Mark Wright (country music producer & songwriter)
cover recording of:
I Prefer the Moonlight
writer:
Gary Chapman (singer-songwriter & tv presenter) and Mark Wright (country music producer & songwriter)
Kenny Rogers5:09
9A Love Song
producer:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
acoustic guitar:
Fred Tackett and Billy Joe Walker, Jr.
bass:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim and Ndugu Chancler
electric piano:
Joel Scott
mandolin:
Billy Joe Walker, Jr.
background vocals:
Herb Pedersen and Joey Scarbury
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
cover recording of:
A Love Song
lyricist and composer:
Lee Greenwood
Kenny Rogers3:18
10Beautiful (All That You Could Be)
recording of:
All That You Could Be
writer:
Rory Bourke and Mike Reid (US country artist & former football player)
Kenny Rogers3:18
11The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)
recording of:
The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)
writer:
Gary Burr (American musician, songwriter, and record producer) and Eric Kaz
Kenny Rogers3:33
12Morning Desire
recording of:
Morning Desire
lyricist and composer:
Dave Loggins
Kenny Rogers4:10
13Through the Years
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
recording of:
Through the Years
writer:
Steve Dorff (composer) and Marty Panzer
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 Rogers44:46
14Buy Me a Rose
guest performer:
Billy Dean and Alison Krauss
recording of:
Buy Me a Rose
composer:
Jim Funk and Erik Hickenlooper
Kenny Rogers with Alison Krauss & Billy Dean43:49
15Loving You Is a Natural Thing to Do
Kenny Rogers3:20