Ten Years of Gold
Ten Years of Gold | ||||
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Compilation album by Kenny Rogers | ||||
Released | January 1978[1] | |||
Recorded | 1975–1977 | |||
Length | 16:33 (Side 1) 17:56 (Side 2) 34:29 (Total) | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Producer | Larry Butler, Kenny Rogers | |||
Kenny Rogers chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Christgau's Record Guide | C[2] |
Ten Years of Gold is the fourth studio album by Kenny Rogers issued in 1978. It spent two years on the album chart and peaked at #33. In 1997, the album was certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA.[3]
Overview
As his fourth solo album, Ten Years of Gold is a collection of ten songs spanning the last decade. The album features solo re-recordings of hits Kenny had with The First Edition. These new versions were recorded at Jack Clement Recording Studio "B" using Kenny Rogers' road band "Bloodline" (listed below). Side 1 of the LP contained the all re-recordings. Though Kenny had already scored three other solo hits, "Lucille", "Daytime Friends", "While The Feeling's Good" and "Love Lifted Me" are all that represent his recent work. The last track is the First Edition's original hit recording of "Today I Started Loving You Again", which was featured on the First Edition's 1972 album Back Roads; Kenny still had the rights on this song, therefore this version is present. Oddly the First Edition are not credited on the album jacket, even individually.
There were two different versions of the cover art. One had Kenny's name in white next to the title and a mock pasted photo on the back. On the second pressing the photo is retouched to look like it is in a gold frame.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" | Mel Tillis | 2:53 |
2. | "Reuben James" | Barry Etris, Alex Harvey | 2:41 |
3. | "But You Know I Love You" | Mike Settle | 3:16 |
4. | "Something's Burning" | Mac Davis | 4:19 |
5. | "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" | Mickey Newbury | 3:24 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lucille" (from Kenny Rogers [1976]) | Roger Bowling, Hal Bynum | 3:41 |
2. | "Daytime Friends" (from Daytime Friends [1977]) | Ben Peters | 3:14 |
3. | "While the Feeling's Good" (from Love Lifted Me [1976]) | Bowling, Freddie Hart | 4:02 |
4. | "Love Lifted Me" (from Love Lifted Me [1976]) | Preston Ross, Howard Smith | 3:49 |
5. | "Today I Started Loving You Again" (original version from Back Roads [1972] with The First Edition) | Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens | 3:10 |
- Note: Rogers composed the two new verses to "Love Lifted Me" although he is not credited for this.
Personnel
- Kenny Rogers – guitar, lead vocals
- Randy Dorman, Rick Harper – guitar
- Gene Golden – Fender Rhodes keyboard bass
- Gene Golden, Steve Glassmeyer, Edgar Struble – keyboards
- Bobby Daniels – drums
- Gene Golden, Steve Glassmeyer, Bobby Daniels – backing vocals
- Technical
- Billy Sherrill – engineer
- Garth Shaw – road manager
Chart performance
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 33 |
Australian (Kent Music Report) Albums | 68[4] |
Canadian RPM Top Albums | 23 |
References
- ^ "LP Discography: Kenny Rogers". LP Discography. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "RIAA – Searchable Database: Kenny Rogers". Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 256. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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- "A Love Song"
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- "All My Life"
- "Scarlet Fever"
- "Islands in the Stream" (with Dolly Parton)
- "Eyes That See in the Dark"
- "This Woman"
- "Buried Treasure"
- "Together Again" (with Dottie West)
- "What About Me?" (with Kim Carnes and James Ingram)
- "Evening Star"
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- "I Prefer the Moonlight"
- "The Factory"
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- "Love Is Strange" (with Dolly Parton)
- "Crazy in Love"
- "If You Want to Find Love"
- "Ol' Red"
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- "The Greatest"
- "Buy Me a Rose" (with Alison Krauss and Billy Dean)
- "He Will, She Knows"
- "There You Go Again"
- "Homeland"
- "I Can't Unlove You"
- "What Are We Doin' in Love" (with Dottie West)
- "Real Love" (with Dolly Parton)
- "If I Ever Fall in Love Again" (with Anne Murray)
- "Elvira"
- "You and I" (with the Bee Gees)