STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - KENNY ROGERS - GREATEST HITS

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Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember singer songwriter, actor, and producer, Kenny Rogers, on what would have been his 84th Birthday. He passed away  March 20, 2020, age 81, while in hospice care. He is truly missed. With him in mind, we spotlight his second compilation album, Greatest Hits. The LP was released September 23, 1980 on Liberty Records and produced by Larry Butler, Kenny Rogers, and Lionel Ritchie, Jr. It reached #42 in Sweden, #40 in the UK, #10 in Norway, #3 in Canada, #2 on the Canadian Country charts, #1 in New Zealand, the Billboard 200, and the Top Country Albums chart. It has been certified 12X Platinum in the US.

1. "The Gambler"

Don Schlitz

The Gambler, 1978

3:32

2. "Lady"

Lionel Richie

Previously unreleased

3:54

3. "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" (With Kim Carnes)

Carnes, Dave Ellingson Gideon,

1980

3:39

4. "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town"

Mel Tillis

Ten Years of Gold, 1977

2:48

5. "She Believes in Me"

Steve Gibb

The Gambler, 1978

4:11

6. "Coward of the County"

Roger Bowling, Billy Edd Wheeler

Kenny, 1979

4:18

Side two

1. "Lucille"

Bowling, Hal Bynum

Kenny Rogers, 1977

3:34

2. "You Decorated My Life"

Debbie Hupp, Bob Morrison

Kenny, 1979

3:37

3. "Reuben James"

Barry Etris, Alex Harvey

Ten Years of Gold, 1977

2:37

4. "Love the World Away"

Morrison, Johnny Wilson

Urban Cowboy (soundtrack), 1980

3:11

5. "Every Time Two Fools Collide" (With Dottie West)

John Dyes, Jeffrey M. Tweel

Every Time Two Fools Collide, 1978

3:00

6. "Long Arm of the Law"

Bowling, Wheeler

Previously unreleased

4:17

Kenny Rogers – lead vocals, bass

Thomas Cain – keyboards
Steve Glassmeyer – keyboards, soprano saxophone, backing vocals

Gene Golden – keyboards, backing vocals
Hargus "Pig" Robbins – keyboards
Edgar Struble – ARP synthesizer, clavinet, congas, backing vocals

Jimmy Capps – guitars
Randy Dorman – guitars, backing vocals
Ray Edenton – guitars
Rick Harper – guitars

Billy Sanford – guitars
Jerry Shook – guitars
Tony Joe White – guitars
Reggie Young – guitars
Pete Drake – steel guitar

Tommy Allsup – six-string bass guitar

Bob Moore – upright bass
Dennis Wilson – upright bass

Eddy Anderson – drums, percussion
Jerry Carrigan – drums, percussion
Bobby Daniels – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Byron Metcalf – drums, percussion
Bill Justis – string arrangements
Byron Bach – strings
George Brinkley – strings

Marvin Chantry – strings
Roy Christensen – strings
Carl Gorodetzky – strings
Lennie Haight – strings
Sheldon Kurland – strings

Steven Smith – strings

Gary Vanosdale – strings
Pamela Vanosdale – strings

Dottie West – backing vocal 
The Jordanaires – backing vocals
Bill Medley – backing vocals 

Mickey Newbury – backing vocals
Larry Butler – acoustic piano
Bill Cuomo – acoustic piano
Patrick Harper – guitar

Chuck Jacobs – bass guitar
The Sheldon Kurland Strings – strings
Lea Jane Berinati – backing vocals
Kim Carnes – backing vocals, lead vocals 
James Cason – backing vocals

David Ellingson – backing vocals

Wendy Suits – backing vocals
Dennis Wilson – backing vocals

Mike Settle - Rhythm guitar, vocals
Thelma Camacho - background vocals
Mary Arnold - backing vocals

Terry Williams - lead guitar
Mickey Jones - drums

Bobby Wood, Chuck Cochran, David Briggs,  Larry Keith, Shane Keister – piano

Dave Kirby,  Johnny Christopher, Larry Keith,  – guitars

Bobby Thompson – banjo
Charles "Chuck" Jacob, Joe Osborn – bass guitar
Bob Moore – upright bass
Bobby Daniels – drums
Farrell Morris – percussion

Steve Glassmeyer – saxophone

Sheldon Kurland Strings – strings
Bergen White, Bobby Daniels, Buzz Cason, Don Gant, Donna McElroy, Edgar Struble, Lea Jane Berinati, Steve Glassmeyer, Todd Cerney, Tom Brannon, Yvonne Hodges – backing vocals

Bobby Wood, Charles "Chuck" Cochran, George Richey, Hargus keyboards
Shane Keister – Moog synthesizer

 Dale Sellers, David Kirby, Fred Carter Jr.,  Johnny Christopher, Pete Wade, Steve Gibson – guitars

Bob Moore – upright bass

Buddy Harman, Jerry Carrigan, Kenny Malone – drums, percussion

Tommy Williams – violin

Brenton Banks, Byron Bach, Carl Gorodetzky, Gary Vanosdale, George Binkley, Lennie Haight, Marvin Chantry, Pam Sixfin, Roy Christensen, Sheldon Kurland, Stephanie Woolf, Steven Smith – strings

Bergen White, Buzz Cason, Don Gant, Johnny MacRae, The Jordanaires, Larry Keith, Steve Pippin – backing vocals

Dottie West – vocals

The Jordanaires – backing vocals

Strings – Sheldon Kurland, Byron Bach, George Binkley, Martin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Carl Gorodetzly, Lennie Haight, Marvin Katahn, Wilfred Lehmann, Steven Smith, Samuel Terranova, Gary Vanosdale