"whose first single, ""Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)"", was another solo hit. The single ""Lucille"" (1977) was a major hit, reaching number one on the pop charts in 12 countries, selling over five million copies, and firmly establishing Rogers' post-First Edition career. On the strength of ""Lucille"", the album ""Kenny Rogers"" reached No. 1 in the Billboard Country Album Chart. More success was to follow, including the multi-platinum selling album ""The Gambler"" and another international Number 1 single, ""Coward of the County"", taken from the equally successful album, ""Kenny"". In 1980, the Rogers/Butler partnership came to an"
"The Kenny Rogers Singles Album The Kenny Rogers Singles Album is the seventh studio album by Kenny Rogers. This album was issued in the UK by United Artists Records in 1979 and was the second Kenny Rogers album to reach the pop UK Albums Chart Top 20 . It featured every one of his singles to make the UK Pop Top 75 to that point. It is fairly similar to 1977's ""Ten Years Of Gold"" album issued in the United States, but it featured four more songs that were hits in 1978, such as ""The Gambler"" and ""She Believes In"
"and had its first big hit in early 1968 with the pop-psychedelic single ""Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)"" (US No. 5). After only one more chart hit, ""But You Know I Love You"" (US No. 19), the group, newly billed as ""Kenny Rogers and the First Edition"", once again hit the top ten, this time in the summer of 1969 with the topical ""Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town"" (US No. 6, UK No.2). For the next six years, First Edition bounced between country rock, pop and psychedelic rock, enjoying worldwide success. By"
"Me"". In Australia, the album was issued with the same track listing and album art and was known as ""The Best of Kenny Rogers"". The Kenny Rogers Singles Album The Kenny Rogers Singles Album is the seventh studio album by Kenny Rogers. This album was issued in the UK by United Artists Records in 1979 and was the second Kenny Rogers album to reach the pop UK Albums Chart Top 20 . It featured every one of his singles to make the UK Pop Top 75 to that point. It is fairly similar to 1977's ""Ten Years Of Gold"" album"
"The Feeling's Good"" hit #46 on the U.S. Country charts. Love Lifted Me Love Lifted Me is the first solo studio album by Kenny Rogers for United Artists Records, released in 1976. This is Rogers' first solo effort following the break-up of The First Edition earlier that year. The album was a minor success, reaching #28 on the Country charts. Three singles were released from the album including the title track (released as a single in 1975), which hit #19 on the U.S. Country charts and crossed to the U.S. Hot 100 by ranking #97. The second single, ""Homemade Love"","
"Order"" and others. All tracks composed by Mike Settle; except where indicated The First Edition (album) The First Edition is the debut studio album by the group Kenny Rogers and The First Edition. Kenny Rogers sang the lead vocals on two tracks ""Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)"" and ""Dream On"". ""Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)"" became the only hit single from the album and marked the start of things to come, with Rogers soon becoming the lead singer of the group and the group being renamed ""Kenny Rogers"
"The First Edition (album) The First Edition is the debut studio album by the group Kenny Rogers and The First Edition. Kenny Rogers sang the lead vocals on two tracks ""Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)"" and ""Dream On"". ""Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)"" became the only hit single from the album and marked the start of things to come, with Rogers soon becoming the lead singer of the group and the group being renamed ""Kenny Rogers & The First Edition"". This album was re-issued as a 180 Gram"
"Love Lifted Me Love Lifted Me is the first solo studio album by Kenny Rogers for United Artists Records, released in 1976. This is Rogers' first solo effort following the break-up of The First Edition earlier that year. The album was a minor success, reaching #28 on the Country charts. Three singles were released from the album including the title track (released as a single in 1975), which hit #19 on the U.S. Country charts and crossed to the U.S. Hot 100 by ranking #97. The second single, ""Homemade Love"", didn't rank on the charts, but the final single, ""While"
"the same time as the ""But You Know I Love You"" soundalike ""Once Again She's All Alone"", the group renamed themselves ""Kenny Rogers and The First Edition"". When ""Ruby"" became the hit, the name stuck. Terry later claimed this made him feel like one of Gladys Knight's Pips. ""Ruby"" made them stars, and during the next two years, Kenny Rogers and The First Edition had nearly half a dozen hits. A man Rogers at first took to be a rude fan first pitched ""Reuben James"" to Rogers at a golf match. The man, who turned out to be a song"
"World Is Over"" with Whitney Duncan and ""We Are the Same"". ""My World Is Over"" was released as a single and was a minor hit. In 2005 ""The Very Best of Kenny Rogers"", a double album, sold well in Europe. It was the first new solo Kenny Rogers hits album to reach the United Kingdom for over a decade, despite many compilations there that were not true hits packages. Rogers also signed with Capitol Records and had more success with the TV advertised release ""21 Number Ones"" in January 2006. Although this CD did contain 21 chart-toppers as the title"
"(audiophile edition vinyl). Finally, ""The Gambler"" was released on Rogers' own Dreamcatcher Records in 2001 as part of the Kenny Rogers ""Original Masters Series."" In Britain, both the title cut and the album did very well in the country market, but both failed to reach the top 40 of the pop charts. In the 1980s the single of ""The Gambler"" was re-issued and made the top 100 sales list, but again charted outside the top 40. It wasn't until the song was re-issued in 2007 when the song was adopted by the England Rugby Team at the Rugby World Cup"
"the mid 1970s, frontman Kenny Rogers would embark on a solo music career, becoming one of the top-selling country artists of all time. Kenny Rogers and The First Edition were mostly made up of former New Christy Minstrels who felt creatively stifled. The exception was Mickey Jones, who had been part of Bob Dylan's backing group on his first electric world tour. In 1967, with the help of Terry Williams' mother, who worked for producer/executive Jimmy Bowen, they signed with Reprise and recorded their first single together, ""I Found a Reason"", which picked up minor sales. Like much of the"
"What About Me? (Kenny Rogers album) What About Me? is the sixteenth studio album by Kenny Rogers, released by RCA Nashville (see 1984 in music). The album's title track, ""What About Me?"", is sung in trio with R&B singer James Ingram and Rogers' former New Christy Minstrels bandmate turned solo star Kim Carnes, which is a love song that reached number one on the AC charts and was also a pop and country hit., giving co-writer Richard Marx his first number one hit as a writer. Elsewhere on the album is ""Two Hearts, One Love"" by Byron Hill, ""The Stranger"""
"She Rides Wild Horses She Rides Wild Horses is the twenty-third studio album by American country music singer Kenny Rogers. It was released in 1999 on his own Dreamcatcher Records label. The album includes the singles ""The Greatest,"" ""Slow Dance More"" and ""Buy Me a Rose,"" all of which charted on the ""Billboard"" country singles charts. Rogers had not charted a country hit since ""If You Want to Find Love"" in late 1991-early 1992. ""The Greatest,"" his first release on his own label, brought him to the charts for the first time in nearly eight years, spending twenty weeks on"
"Buy Me a Rose ""Buy Me a Rose"" is a song written by Jim Funk and Erik Hickenlooper, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in October 1999 as the third single from his album ""She Rides Wild Horses"". Upon reaching Number One on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in May 2000, the song made Rogers (who was 61 years old at the time) the oldest country singer to have a Number One hit. ""Buy Me a Rose"" was not only his first Number One single since 1987's"
"already enjoyed a solo number one on the UK Singles Chart in 1984 with ""Careless Whisper"", which was credited as Wham! featuring George Michael in the US. After radio DJ Simon Bates first aired ""A Different Corner"" on Radio 1, he rated the song so highly that he immediately played it again from the beginning. Michael went back to the top of the UK chart with ""A Different Corner"", becoming the first solo act in the history of the UK chart to reach number one with his first two releases, although he was hardly an unknown or new act on"
"new material at festivals around the country, including V2000 and Glastonbury. They would end the year promoting ""Buck Rogers"", their first single since November 1999 and then playing a mini-tour at the end of the year to mainly showcase the new material. The release of the single on 8 January 2001 was coupled with a signing session at London's now defunct Tower Records store and then a TV appearance on ""Top of The Pops"" before the single charted. The single charted at number five, becoming the band's first top 10 entry in the singles chart before appearing on Top of"
"Love Is Strange (album) Love Is Strange is the twenty-third studio album by country music superstar Kenny Rogers. ""Love Is Strange"" is home to three singles. The title cut, a duet with Dolly Parton, debuted first and made it to number 21 in the U.S. and number 14 in Canada. The follow-up single, released in 1990, was ""Lay My Body Down"", which reached number 69 in the U.S. but did not chart in Canada. The final single, ""What I Did For Love"", written by Brent Maher and Tom Schuyler, did the opposite, charting only in Canada, peaking at number 81."
"Love Is Strange (album) Love Is Strange is the twenty-third studio album by country music superstar Kenny Rogers. ""Love Is Strange"" is home to three singles. The title cut, a duet with Dolly Parton, debuted first and made it to number 21 in the U.S. and number 14 in Canada. The follow-up single, released in 1990, was ""Lay My Body Down"", which reached number 69 in the U.S. but did not chart in Canada. The final single, ""What I Did For Love"", written by Brent Maher and Tom Schuyler, did the opposite, charting only in Canada, peaking at number 81."
"the only version of the song ever to chart in the UK. His next singles were ""Too Many Beautiful Girls"" followed by ""Fanlight Fanny"" which was his most successful single, reaching 22 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1962. His album ""Fanlight Fanny"" (1962) reached number 16 in the UK Albums Chart. He toured with Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen and played at the Cavern Club in Liverpool around the time that the Beatles were starting to become popular. His career outlasted many of his contemporaries, with his singles appearing in the UK charts over a span of more"
"on the U.S. Hot 100 in the #5 position. It also blew open his solo career in the UK, reaching #1 there. Another track from the album is ""I Wasn't Man Enough"" which makes appearances on some of Rogers' greatest hits compilations in years to come. The album reached #1 on the Country charts and ranked as high as #30 overall, and was certified Platinum in the U.S. (only reaching Gold in Canada). Kenny Rogers (album) Kenny Rogers is the second studio album by Kenny Rogers from United Artists Records, released worldwide in 1977. The album marked his first major"
"featured in top-selling movie soundtracks, such as ""Convoy"", ""Urban Cowboy"", and ""The Big Lebowski"". After leaving the First Edition in 1976, after almost a decade with the group, Rogers signed a solo deal with United Artists. Producer Larry Butler and Rogers began a partnership that would last four years. Rogers first outing for his new label was ""Love Lifted Me"". The album charted and two singles, ""Love Lifted Me"" and ""While the Feeling's Good"", were minor hits. The song ""Runaway Girl"" was featured in the motion picture ""Trackdown"". Later in 1976, Rogers issued his second album, the self-titled ""Kenny Rogers"","
"If Only My Heart Had a Voice If Only My Heart Had A Voice is the twenty-fifth studio album by country music superstar Kenny Rogers. It was Rogers' first album released on the Giant Records label. However, Rogers had been signed with its parent company, WEA, since 1989. The album was Rogers' first since 1976 not to chart. The album includes the singles ""Missing You"", ""Ol' Red"" and ""Wanderin' Man"". ""Ol' Red"" was also recorded by George Jones on his 1990 album ""You Oughta Be Here with Me"", and would later be a Top 20 hit in 2002 for Blake"
"both his albums ""The Gambler"" and ""Kenny"" each topped the country charts for no less than 20 weeks, while his ""Greatest Hits"" album was the only album by a solo country performer to top the Billboard 200 for the entire 1980s, reaching the summit in late 1980. Kenny Rogers discography The discography of Kenny Rogers, an American country music singer, consists of 39 studio albums and 80 singles. Among his singles, twenty-one have reached Number One on the country music charts. His longest-lasting number ones on that chart are ""The Gambler"" and ""Coward of the County"", at three weeks each."
"title."" The song also received a favorable review from Deborah Evans Price of ""Billboard"", who said that ""Rogers delivers this gorgeous ballad in the warm, straightforward style that has made him a household name."" The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil and premiered in December 2005. The song debuted at number 57 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot Country Songs chart for the week of December 10, 2005. I Can't Unlove You ""I Can't Unlove You"" is a song recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in December 2005 as the first single from his album"
"1965, and a 1966 jazzy rock single Rogers recorded for Mercury Records, called ""Here's That Rainy Day"", failed. Rogers also worked as a producer, writer and session musician for other performers, including country artists Mickey Gilley and Eddy Arnold. In 1966 he joined the New Christy Minstrels as a singer and double bass player. Feeling that the Minstrels were not offering the success they wanted, Rogers and fellow members Mike Settle, Terry Williams, and Thelma Camacho left the group. They formed The First Edition in 1967 (later renamed ""Kenny Rogers and The First Edition""). They were later joined by Kin"
"Kenny Thomas (singer) Kenny Thomas (born 12 September 1968, Islington, London) is an English soul singer who had a successful solo career in the 1990s with eight UK Top 40 singles and two UK Top Ten albums. Thomas grew up on Hillside Estate, Stamford Hill and attended Cardinal Pole Roman Catholic School in Hackney. He was a boxer and a BT technician before embarking on a career as a professional singer. Thomas's breakthrough came in 1991 with his debut hit ""Outstanding"", a cover of a Gap Band song, which went to number 12 in the UK Singles Chart. He succeeded"
"track was the band's first UK Top 20 hit. Two years later, the band released their third and also breakthrough album, ""Echo Park"". Produced by Gil Norton (Foo Fighters, The Pixies, Echo & the Bunnymen and James), the album peaked at number 5 in the UK and was also certified Gold, but in its release year, before going Platinum in 2003. It contained their debut Top 10 single ""Buck Rogers"". In 2002, when Lee took his own life, the band kept out of the public eye, until the album was nearing its completion. The first play of its lead single"
"that saw him collect 20 No. 1 songs between 1977 and 2000. On the Hot 100, it was his only solo chart-topping song, although Rogers would have a duet No. 1 three years later (1983's ""Islands in the Stream"" with Dolly Parton). On the Adult Contemporary Singles chart, ""Lady"" was Rogers' second (of eight) songs that reached the chart's summit. ""Billboard"" ranked it at the No. 3 song for 1981. Lady (Kenny Rogers song) ""Lady"" is a song written by Lionel Richie and first recorded by American country artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in September 1980 on the album"
"famous by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition in 1969. ""Ruby"" was originally recorded by Waylon Jennings in 1966. Johnny Darrell scored a number nine country hit with it in 1967. In 1969, after the success Kenny Rogers and The First Edition had enjoyed with the hits ""Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)"" and ""But You Know I Love You,"" Rogers wanted to take his group more into a country music direction. They recorded their version of the song, with Rogers singing the lead, in a single take. The record was a major hit for"
"were invited to vote for their top 10 fave British singles of all-time; their top song would get 10 points, while their 10th song would get just the one with all the points added up to compile the order. ""Buck Rogers"" ended up at number 86 in their all-time top 100 list with ""Just a Day"" at number 81. ""Buck Rogers"" also features in the book ""The Xfm Top 1000 Songs of All Time"". Feeder continued to have chart success after ""Buck Rogers"", despite many critics labelling the band as One-hit wonders. Drummer Jon Lee however died in January 2002"
"The album, sold exclusively by QVC, was a huge success and was later issued in stores under a variety of different titles. It reached No. 1 in the UK country charts under the title ""Love Songs"" (a title also used for various compilations) and also crossed over into the mainstream charts. In 1999, Rogers scored with the single ""The Greatest"", a song about life from a child's point of view (looked at through a baseball game). The song reached the top 40 of ""Billboard's"" Country singles chart and was a Country Music Television Number One video. It was on Rogers'"
"The Kenny Rogers Story The Kenny Rogers Story is a compilation album by country singer Kenny Rogers. As one of the many collections issued by Rogers, ""The Kenny Rogers Story: 20 Golden Hits"" was issued in the UK in 1985. It was never released in the US, and collects most of his UK Top 40 pop hits as well as various other singles that, while they never made it to high positions in the mainstream charts there, were popular among fans of both country and easy listening/middle of the road genres. It is similar to the 1983 issued ""20 Greatest"