The First 50 Years

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Duets
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