| 1. Lady |
| 2. Parce Qu'elle Est Lé |
| 3. Amants de Nuit |
| 4. Monde Pour S'Aimer |
| 5. Lucille |
| 6. Qui Est Gagnant |
| 7. Mon Vieux Copain |
| 8. Mais Tui Sais Je T'Aime |
| 9. T'Es Sûrement Fatigué |
| 10. Crois en l'Amour |
Hommage a Kenny Rogers,Patrick Norman,Unidisc Records,Christmas,France,Int'l & World Music,Pop,World Music
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Urban Cowboy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002H4B Release Date: 1995-03-14 |
Tracks:
- Hello Texas - Jimmt Buffett
- All Nighy Long - Joe Walsh
- Times Like These - Dan Fogelberg
- Nine Tonight - Bob Seger And The Siver Bullet Band
- Stand By Me - Mickey Gilley
- Cherokee Fiddle - Johnny Lee
- Could I Have This Dance - Anne Murray
- Lyin' Eyes - The Eagles
- Lookin' For Love - Johnny Lee
- Don't It Make Ya Wanna Dance - Bonnie Raitt
- The Devil Went Down To Georgia - The Charlie Daniels Band
- Here Comes The Hurt Again - Mickey Gilley
- Orange Blossom Special/ Hoedown - Gilley's 'Urban Cowboy' Band
- Love The World Away - Kenny Rogers
- Falling In Love For The Night - The Charlie Daniels Band
- Darlin' - Bonnie Raitt
- Look What You've Done To Me - Boz Scaggs
- Hearta Against The Wind - Linda Ronstadt
Amazon.com
The aim was to do for country what Saturday Night Fever did for disco. The result was that bars from Kona to Kalamazoo suddenly had mechanical bulls, and slickers walking around in cowboy hats. You might also pinpoint this as the moment in time when "country" music suddenly went cosmopolitan, paving the way for Garth Brooks. Johnny Lee's "Lookin' for Love" was one of the decade's biggest singles, and this album briefly made a star of Mickey Gilley (whose Texas club provided a home for that alpha bull). Fans of Bob Seger, Jimmy Buffet, the Eagles, Dan Fogelberg, and Bonnie Raitt may want this collection for the tunes they lack elsewhere. And it sure recalls an era. But please don't call it "country." --Bill HoldshipCustomer Reviews:
Where were the good songs?.......2007-05-21
you made my day........2007-05-14
Great Service.......2007-03-16
younger days!! Some really good memories! Thanks!
Urban Cowboy Music Lover.......2007-03-10
Very Very Good.......2007-02-12
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42 Ultimate Hits
Kenny Rogers Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001XAQH8 Release Date: 2004-06-01 |
Tracks:
- Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)
- Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town
- Reuben James
- Something's Burning
- Tell It All Brother
- Love Lifted Me
- Lucille
- Daytime Friends (with Dottie West)
- Sweet Music Man
- Every Time Two Fools Collide (with Dottie West)
- Love Or Something Like It
- Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight (with Dottie West)
- The Gambler
- All I Ever Need Is You (with Dottie West)
- She Believes In Me
- 'Til I Can Make It On My Own (with Dottie West)
- You Decorated My Life
- Coward Of The County
- Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer (with Kim Carnes)
- Love The World Away
- Lady
Tracks:
- What Are We Doin' In Love (with Dottie West)
- I Don't Need You
- Share Your Love With Me
- Blaze Of Glory
- Through The Years
- Love Will Turn You Around
- A Love Song
- We've Got Tonight (with Sheena Easton)
- Scarlet Fever
- Islands In The Stream (with Dolly Parton)
- Buried Treasure
- Crazy
- Morning Desire
- Make No Mistake, She's Mine (with Ronnie Milsap)
- Twenty Years Ago
- The Vows Go Unbroken
- The Greatest
- Buy Me A Rose (with Alison Krauss and Billy Dean)
- It's A Beautiful Life
- My World Is Over (with Whitney Duncan) (new song)
- We Are The Same (new song)
Customer Reviews:
Kenny Rogers pitches a winner.......2007-04-14
Great memories and more..........2007-02-18
BUYER BEWARE.......2007-01-21
Kenny Rodgers .......2007-01-15
The whole album is fantastic and has been constantly played.
Marie Lincoln England.
Almost Ultimate Kenny.......2007-01-13
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21 Number Ones
Kenny Rogers Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BYDVWE Release Date: 2006-01-24 |
Tracks:
- The Gambler
- Through The Years
- Lady
- Lucille
- Coward of The County
- I Don't Need You
- We've Got Tonight (with Sheena Easton)
- Crazy
- Islands In The Stream (with Dolly Parton)
- She Believes In Me
- Every Time Two Fools Collide (with Dottie West)
- You Decorated My Life
- Make No Mistake, She's Mine (with Ronnie Milsap)
- Share Your Love With Me
- All I Ever Need Is You
- Buy Me A Rose (with Alison Krauss)
- Daytime Friends
- Love Or Something Like It
- Love Will Turn You Around
- Morning Desire
- What Are We Doing In Love (with Dottie West)
- Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer (with Kim Carnes)- Bonus Track
Amazon.com
The gravel-and-grits voice of Kenny Rogers ultimately came to define the "Urban Cowboy" era of pop excess, even as the earlier "Lucille" and "The Gambler" were some of the most galvanizing story songs in country music's history. Looking back at this body of hits, it's easy to poke fun at the treacley "You Decorated My Life" or wince at the cheesy string arrangements on "Through the Years." It's also natural to wish Rogers had never heard of Sheena Easton, his misguided duet partner on "We've Got Tonight," and recorded more with the soulful, sad Dottie West ("Every Time Two Fools Collide") and the randy Dolly Parton ("Islands in the Stream"). (A bonus track, "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer," pairs him with old pal Kim Carnes.) As the years went by, Rogers got fatter, lazier, and more content to make crappy TV movies and wallow in the flaccid sentimentality of adult contemporary pop ("Buy Me a Rose"). He also got smug--the worst of sins for a man in his business. But behind the microphone, he always knew how to make even the hoariest of lyrics resonate with feeling. And at his peak, he was the perfect male country superstar, equal parts swagger and sweet, sweet promise. --Alanna NashCustomer Reviews:
super.......2007-06-14
bought for a gift.......2007-06-13
Kenny Rogers - 21 Number Ones.......2007-04-11
21 Number Onew.......2007-03-18
Kenny Rogers-Collection of Greatest Hits .......2007-01-11
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The Big Lebowski: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Island / Mercury ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000001EYO Release Date: 1998-02-24 |
Tracks:
- The Man In Me - Bob Dylan
- Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles - Captain Beefheart
- My Mood Swings - Elvis Costello
- Ataypura - Yma Sumac
- Traffic Boom - Piero Piccioni
- I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good - Nina Simone
- Stamping Ground - Moondog With Orchestra
- Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - Kenny Rogers And The First Edition
- Walking Song - Meredith Monk
- Die Tote Standt - Gluck Das Mir Verblieb
- Lujon - Henry Mancini
- Hotel California - Gipsy Kings
- Technopop - Carter Burwell
- Dead Flowers - Townes Van Zandt
Amazon.com
One of the most inspired cobbled-together-from-a-stack-of-records soundtrack albums since Pulp Fiction, The Big Lebowski matches the goofily ramshackle spirit of the Dude, the hero of its celluloid companion. While offering Bob Dylan's luv-addled "Man in Me" together with the Gipsy Kings' redefinitive "Hotel California" and the psychedelic-era Kenny Rogers nugget "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)," Lebowski also gives longer play to some cuts barely sampled in the film, including Elvis Costello's "My Mood Swings." Whether taken as a Coen brothers mix tape, a one-album CD carousel, or an apropos souvenir of one wiggy flick, this is a smart, eclectic buy. --Rickey WrightCustomer Reviews:
terrific!!.......2007-06-30
Not bad... but missing something........2007-04-17
8-miles high track... better in movie........2007-03-19
what the f*ck?!.......2007-03-06
camd908.......2007-01-05
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Patriotic Country
Various Artists Manufacturer: Bmg Marketing ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00025L42G Release Date: 2004-06-15 |
Tracks:
- Lee Greenwood - God Bless The U.S.A.
- Montgomery Gentry - My Town
- Brooks And Dunn - Til My Dyin Day
- Martina Mcbride - God Bless America (Previously Unreleased)
- Aaron Tippin - Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly
- Lones tar- Im Already There
- Randy Travis - America Will Always Stand
- Phil Vassar - American Child
- Kenny Chesney - Back Where I Come From
- Alabama - Born Country
- Neil McCoy - Im Your Biggest Fan (Previously Unreleased)
- Hank Williams, Jr - America Will Survive
- Blackhawk - Days Of America
- The Charlie Daniels Band - This Aint No Rag, Its A Flag
- The Warren Brothers - Hey Mr. President
- David Ball - Riding With Private Malone
- Dusty Drake - One Last Time
- Kenny Rogers - Homeland
Album Description
A portion of the proceeds from each CD sold will be donated to the USO, our active-duty troops, and the families of fallen soldiers.This collection includes a previously unreleased "God Bless America" by Martina McBride (performed only once at the Rose Bowl Parade Jan 2002).
Customer Reviews:
Makes me feel closer to everyone... .......2007-05-30
God Bless America!!!
Nashville hacks singing for faux-patriotism.......2005-12-23
What do these artists have in common? Cutting edge musical geniuses? Gifted songwriters able to speak to a wide range of audiences? Innovators in their genre?
Err, no.
Actually what they all have in common is that they all appear on this package, created to commercially exploit the war on terrorism, one which contains songs like Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly, This Ain't No Rag, It's A Flag, and Back Where I Come From. In other words, maudlin, xenophobic, cliche filled, black/white dichotomous sentiments, and the lack of any attempt at rational or questioning political analysis, all set to fiddles and pedal steel guitars, and to be marketed and sold at Wal-Mart. I should add that I am not against patriotism, when it is intelligent and well informed; this, however, is dumb, reactionary faux-patriotism. Nothing is more so than the song God Bless the USA. As an American who loves his country, I can say that this song, with its syrupy sound and its naive lyrics, does not speak for me.
I listened to a bit of this schlock on a plane ride a while back just to see how much of it I could take. The answer was - not very much. What little I could take made me want to drink, and heavily.
Some of these performers, specifically Brooks and Dunn, Randy Travis, Charlie Daniels, and perhaps Kenny Chesney and even (I hate to admit) Toby Keith are actually fairly talented; others, like former lounge singer Lee Greenwood, Alabama, Montgomery Gentry, etc, are 3rd rate musical hacks.
Ultimately, listening to this nonsense, I'm reminded that some of the greats of the genre, like Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, George Jones, and Willie Nelson were neither knee-jerk
reactionaries nor apologists for a ruling political party. Then again, Dusty Drake, Montgomery Gentry, and Blackhawk are no Johnny Cashes. Just Nashville hacks, soon to be forgotten.
Great CD.......2005-08-21
NOTE: Most of the bad reviews below have to more with politics than music. These folks probably have never listened to all the songs let alone actually buying the CD.
To to a kids review.......2005-07-31
I'll tell you I'm a kid (age 16) and some don't want to use their real name because this is the internet, not real life. If you knew my name or the original reviewer's real name, would that make any difference? Anywa, you say since a reviewer doesn't use their real name, they are a terrorist? Very intelligent.
"If your home is destroyed by someone, you are not going to look for the people or person involved. No you are going to the proper authorities and they will handle it.
That is what happened here. We were attacked and the proper authorities are handling the situation."
We were not attacked by Iraq and the proper authorities are not handling the situation. We attacked Afghanistan, but Iraq has nothing to do with this.
"Look I am all for freedom for imagrant's but they took it to far with the attacks. Living in our country, working here, becoming friendly with the neighborhoods and gaining the trust of everyone around just to destroy part of the country you love (so you say) is just something that cannot be tolerated. At least we had the guts to tell them we were coming. You should be thankful that you have a country who is willing to protect you and your family. "
So you think it's immigrants fault that we were attacked? And you call yourself an American? You should be blind to race and country of origin, we are all Americans here. The country of Afghanistan attacked us and we went after them, that has nothing to do with immigrants.
"Right after 9/11 happened EVERYONE was togther as a whole to make sure the people behind this act of cowardly violence (kind of like the way you wrote your rewiew) and any kind of terroristic threats on U.S.A. would never happen again. But I guess for some of you people that was just like hopping on the band wagon for a short period of time."
It was not cowardly violence. In a war you strive to kill the most enemies you can. I would only Hope the US would strive to kill or detain as many terrorists as they can just as their target was civilians. Whatever you say, suicide bombings are not cowardly, they are actually pretty effective. Find me a US citizen willing to fly a plane into a building full of terrorists to kill our enemies.
"It's not a matter of what song's are good to listen to and what songs aren't. It's about a bunch of people who support the country (they love) so they can feel safe to go shopping, go to work or just go for a walk and not have to worry about some idiot flying a couple of planes into some building's or into the ground and never see their loved ones or the light of day ever again."
Ah, back to the actual review of the CD, which you have made a minor detail. I don't care about what these singers support, I care about their music. I care about what politicians support, and how singers sing. I happen to like many of the songs on the CD, but I didn't buy it because I own many of the songs already.
"How can you say you love something if you are going to let it get hurt and not try to justify the situation. I feel sorry for the people in your life."
Well more people are in car crashes every year than were in the WTC during 9/11, so you should be pushing for safety in cars. How can you say you love something if you are going to let it get hurt and not try to justify the situation? Of course you are a very effective tool of the terrorists, the typical American scared out of his pants when a building goes down, scared to shop, when you are in more danger driving your car. We have killed over 10 times the ammount of CIVILIANS in Iraq (nothing to do with 9/11) than the 9/11 attacks killed. Of course I'm sure they aren't people to you.
But back to the CD, I am really thinking about buying it mainly just for "Hey Mr. President" and I'm dissapointed they didn't put it on another CD, I love the song and the Warren Brothers.
Most of the songs are really great, although "God Bless The USA" was overplayed and I used to love it, but now I'm just tired of it. All of these songs are great, although some don't even seem to be patriotic. But that doesn't matter to me, because great music is great music, which is worth buying.
A Message For A Kid's Rewiew Comment.......2005-03-10
If your home is destroyed by someone, you are not going to look for the people or person involved. No you are going to the proper authorities and they will handle it.
That is what happened here. We were attacked and the proper authorities are handling the situation.
Look I am all for freedom for imagrant's but they took it to far with the attacks. Living in our country, working here, becoming friendly with the neighborhoods and gaining the trust of everyone around just to destroy part of the country you love (so you say) is just something that cannot be tolerated. At least we had the guts to tell them we were coming. You should be thankful that you have a country who is willing to protect you and your family.
Right after 9/11 happened EVERYONE was togther as a whole to make sure the people behind this act of cowardly violence (kind of like the way you wrote your rewiew) and any kind of terroristic threats on U.S.A. would never happen again. But I guess for some of you people that was just like hopping on the band wagon for a short period of time.
It's not a matter of what song's are good to listen to and what songs aren't. It's about a bunch of people who support the country (they love) so they can feel safe to go shopping, go to work or just go for a walk and not have to worry about some idiot flying a couple of planes into some building's or into the ground and never see their loved ones or the light of day ever again.
How can you say you love something if you are going to let it get hurt and not try to justify the situation. I feel sorry for the people in your life.
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Water & Bridges
Kenny Rogers Manufacturer: Liberty ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000E6ELH8 Release Date: 2006-03-21 |
Tracks:
- Water & Bridges
- Someone Is Me
- Someone Somewhere Tonight
- I Cant Unlove You
- Calling Me (featuring Don Henley)
- Half A Man
- I Can Feel You Drifting
- The Last Ten Years (Superman)
- Youll Know Love
- My Petition
- One Life
Amazon.com
Could Kenny Rogers be a continuous, viable presence on country radio today? Probably not. In 1999, "Buy Me a Rose" made him the oldest artist to reach #1 in the history of the country charts. And to the contemporary tattoo-and-tank-top record buyers, that rates the Gambler a great-grandfather--hey, maybe as old as Hank Williams, ya think? Nonetheless, Water and Bridges, his first studio effort in three years, is an impressive comeback. Produced by Dann Huff (Faith Hill, Keith Urban), who keeps the backing leaner than you might expect, the album spotlights a mature man looking back and surveying his life with clear-eyed honesty and more than a little regret. What strikes a listener most is both the quality of songs (by such veteran writers as Craig Wiseman, Annie Roboff, and Mike Reid) and how authentic and soulful Rogers seems throughout, particularly in dealing with the recurring theme of loss. Whether contemplating a long-ago abortion, a lifelong rift with a parent, or the tug of home--even when home is no longer there--Rogers always underplays the sentiment, adding weight to his pathos. "The Last 10 Years (Superman)" and "The Petition" seem a little too obvious and maudlin, but Huff and Rogers make up for it with the extraordinary "You'll Know Love," a sophisticated and anguished ballad of nearly paralyzing grief. Call it just one of many surprises on this album of unexpected and serious depth. --Alanna NashCustomer Reviews:
I Can't Unlove This Album.......2007-05-04
The title track is really good as well, about an unborn child and how an abortion is all water under a bridge.
Another outstanding track is the hit "I Can't Unlove You": "I can't unthink about you/I can't unfeel your touch/I can't unsay all the words/Undo all the things/That used to mean so much/I wish I could unremember/Everything my hearts been through ... I can't unlove you."
"The Last Ten Years (Superman)" is a great, powerful track about all that's happened in the last ten years and all the people who have died - even Christopher Reeve. "We lost George Harrison, John Paul and June Carter Cash/We even lost Superman".
All in all, a remarkable album with some fine wordsmiths and songwriters. Kenny's vocals are intimate throughout.
Put simply: I can't unlove this album!
Love his music!.......2007-03-18
More of this type and Kenny will be living under bridges.......2007-01-10
Kenny Rogers - Better than ever.......2006-10-08
I keep coming back to listen to this CD over and over.......2006-08-25
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Duets
Kenny Rogers , Dottie West , and Kim Carnes Manufacturer: EMI Special Products ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000DQTL Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- We've Got Tonight - Kenny Rogers/Sheena Easton
- Every Time Two Fools Collide
- (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
- 'Til I Can Make It On My Own
- All I Ever Need Is You
- Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer - Kenny Rogers/Kim Carnes
- Baby I'm-A Want You
- Together Again
- Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight
- That's The Way It Could Have Been
Customer Reviews:
Kenny Roger's does it again!.......2007-02-13
Kenny Rogers-Duets.......2003-02-09
Love this CD but prefer Every Time Two Fools Collide.......2002-02-23
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Every Time Two Fools Collide: The Best of Kenny Rogers & Dottie West
Kenny Rogers , and Dottie West Manufacturer: EMI Special Products ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002TCL Release Date: 1995-11-01 |
Tracks:
- Every Time Two Fools Collide
- You Needed Me
- All I Ever Need Is You
- What Are We Doin' In Love
- (Hey, Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong
- Let It Be Me
- Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight
- 'Til I Can Make It On My Own
- Together Again
- You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
Customer Reviews:
Not the original, but I still love it!.......2007-03-15
A Few Fallen Stars.......2007-01-24
Classic '70's hits.......2006-02-02
My favorite cut has to be "Let it be me", both singers are at their best on this performance, and it would have been great to use this as the closing track, but een so, this collection is great.
In the 1990's EMI issued a 20 track collection of duets by Kenny and Dottie in the UK which contained both of their studio albums from 1978 and 1979, and ultimately 9 of the 10 cuts here (plus 11 others) however, that is long out of print. The only "extra" you get here is "What are we doing in love", as it didn't appear on either album, but was a single release from 1981.
This CD, however, is cheaply priced, but the music is gourmet.
Budget compilation of original recordings.......2005-08-01
So here you get the two big hits from their first duets album (Every time two fools collide, Anyone who isn't me tonight), their last duet hit (What are we doing in love), which didn't appear on either of their two duet albums - it came later - and covers of You needed me, All I ever need is you, Hey won't you play another somebody done somebody wrong song, Let it be me, Till I can make it on my own and You've lost that loving feeling. Some of these covers were big hits for Kenny and Dottie.
Though the packaging is modest without liner notes or credits (this is a budget collection), this collection provides a good sample of the duets that Kenny and Dottie recorded together. Many of these tracks (and some not included here) can be found tucked away in solo compilations by Kenny and Dottie but this provides a rare opportunity to hear their duets as a collection. It'll do until a more complete collection is released - especially at the price.
NOT THE ORIGINAL..........2003-12-05
1. Every Time Two Fools Collide
2. You And Me
3. What's Wrong With Us Today
4. Beautiful Lies
5. That's The Way It Could Have Been
6. Why Don't We Go Somewhere And Love
7. Baby I'm A Want You
8. Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight
9. The Loving Gift
10 We Love Each Other.
That's the way I remember it folks, and that's the way it should have been re-issued. I'm sorry, but either release the original album in its entirety without butchering it up or omitting songs, or just don't even bother. I'm tired of wasting my time and money on deceptive and sly business practices from the music industry.
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Once Upon a Christmas
Kenny Rogers , and Dolly Parton Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002X2E Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- I Believe In Santa Claus
- Winter Wonderland/Sleigh Ride
- With Bells On
- Christmas Without You
- White Christmas
- A Christmas To Remember
- Hard Candy Christmas
- The Greatest Gift Of All
- Once Upon A Christmas
Amazon.com
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, two of country's most loved (or least liked, depending on how you look at them) stars join forces for a Christmas album that is surprisingly fluff free. There are the usual suspects here--a cozy "Winter Wonderland," a somber "Silent Night"--plus some touching curiosities, like "The Greatest Gift of All" and the title track. Of course there are the required romantic numbers since this is a duet album, but they're not as gratuitous as one might fear. Dolly does a fine job of keeping the yee-haw factor to a minimum, and Kenny doesn't try to compete with her on the singer-as-storyteller front. All in all their voices complement each other quite well, and the arrangements are first rate. Here's one holiday collection that might win a few converts. --Steve GdulaCustomer Reviews:
Correction to Amazon's track listing!.......2007-06-13
Correct audio cassette track listing:
1. I Believe in Santa Claus
2. Medley: Winter Wonderland/Sleigh Ride
3. Christmas Without You
4. The Christmas Song
5. A Christmas to Remember
6. With Bells On
7. Silent Night
8. The Greatest Gift of All
9. White Christmas
10.Once Upon a Christmas
bobbie reviews Once Upon a Christmas.......2007-03-24
Movie.......2006-12-11
A Christimas Favorite.......2006-10-05
Christmas with Kenny Rogers.......2005-11-27
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Kenny Rogers - Greatest Hits
Kenny Rogers Manufacturer: Liberty Records-A Subsidiary of Capital Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002U86 Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- The Gambler
- Lady
- Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer
- Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
- She Believes In Me
- Coward Of The County
- Lucille
- You Decorated My Life
- Reuben James
- Love The World Away
- Everytime Two Fools Collide
- Long Arm Of The Law
Customer Reviews:
Kenny Rogers fan.......2007-06-10
This album, whether you have it on record format or cd format, is a must for all Kenny Rogers' fans.
The Mother of Greatest Hits Albums!.......2005-01-28
Twelve timeless classics from one of the true greats.......2004-05-07
As an adult, I have an even greater appreciation of the songs included on this album. She Believes in Me is one of those rare ballads that speaks directly to your heart; it's a great tribute to all the women who put up with all of us men who don't deserve their love. A man doesn't want to admit he needs anything or anybody, but the love and trust of a good woman means much more than most men would ever admit. Just ask the husband of Lucille, who finds himself trying to raise four children by himself after his wife picks "a fine time to leave" him. You Decorated My Life is a beautiful homage to the miraculous life-giving power of love, and Love the World Away works the same kind of wonders. Lady, of course, is one of the greatest love songs ever recorded.
Story songs were one of Kenny Rogers' greatest strengths. Virtually everyone is familiar with the story of The Gambler. Coward of the County illustrates the point that, while you don't have to fight to become a man, sometimes you do have to fight when you are a man (especially when some ruffians hurt the woman you love). Long Arm of the Law is a rather moving song; here, a judge is determined to punish the young man who got his daughter pregnant - until the face of his new grandson softens his heart. Then there's Reuben James, who is still walking the fertile fields of our minds; there's plenty of giddy-up in this tribute to an ordinary, hard-working black man. Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town goes in yet a different direction, presenting us with an injured Vietnam veteran struggling to keep his marriage intact. This album also includes two duets. The husky-voiced Kim Carnes teams up with Kenny to deliver the energetic, pop-oriented Don't Fall In Love With a Dreamer, then the incomparable Dottie West joins Kenny for Everytime Two Worlds Collide, a classic country duet.
I'm not what you would call a country fan, but Kenny Rogers is much more than a country singer; he represents country, pop, and contemporary music all rolled up in one distinctive voice. This is a singer who still appeals to different generations of listeners. The great success Kenny Rogers enjoyed in the late 1970s and early 1980s can best be seen by his continued fame today, many years since his last bona fide hit song. Certainly, there are better, more complete Kenny Rogers collections out there than this one (which was released in 1980, after all, long before Kenny stopped releasing chart-topping hits), but I can't say anything bad about an album containing twelve songs of such high caliber and lasting appeal.
The One and Only.......2003-01-07
I introduced Kenny to Lionel Richie in Las Vegas........1999-08-29
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