The First 50 Years

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Duets
2▶CD: Story Songs
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