Back Home Again (Kenny Rogers album)
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| Released | November 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 32:38 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Jim Ed Norman, Eric Prestidge | |||
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| Singles from Back Home Again | ||||
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Back Home Again is the twenty-fourth studio album by American
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and only reached number 42 on the U.S. Country charts.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " J.D. Miller, J.P. Pennington | 2:52 | |
| 5. | "Some Prisons Don't Have Walls" | Dekle, Hill | 3:13 |
| 6. | "They Just Don't Make 'Em Like You Anymore" | Jimmy Webb | 3:48 |
| 7. | "When You Were Loving Me" | Billy Kirsch, Zack Turner | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Sunshine" | Mickey Newbury | 3:07 |
| 9. | "I'll Be There for You" | Steve Glassmeyer, Gene Golden, Wood Newton | 2:49 |
| 10. | "How Do I Break It to My Heart" | Chapin Hartford, Wendell Mobley, Trisha Yearwood | 3:36 |
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.[2]
Musicians
- Kenny Rogers – lead vocals
- Mike Lawler– synthesizers
- Phil Naish – keyboards, synthesizers, string arrangements
- Bobby Ogdin – acoustic piano, keyboards
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – acoustic piano
- Steve Gibson – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, mandola
- John Hug – acoustic guitar
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
- Hoot Hester – mandolin, mandola, fiddle
- Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
- Sonny Garrish – pedal steel guitar
- Jay Dee Maness – pedal steel guitar
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Paul Leim – drums
- Billy Thomas – drums
- Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion
- Farrell Morris – marimba
- Eric Prestidge – string arrangements
- Bergen White – arrangements, conductor
- Carl Gorodetzky – concertmaster, contractor
- The Nashville String Machine– strings
- Steve Glassmeyer – backing vocals
- Gene Golden – backing vocals
- Chris Harris – backing vocals
- Mark Heimermann – backing vocals
- Gary Janney – backing vocals
- Dennis Locorriere – harmony vocals
Guest vocalists
- The Branson Brothers (tracks 1, 4)
- Linda Davis (tracks 1, 2, 5)
- Rudy and Steve Gatlin of Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers (track 8)
- Terry McBride and Billy Thomas of McBride & the Ride (track 10)
- Larry Stewart of Restless Heart (track 6)
Production
- Producers – Jim Ed Norman and Eric Prestidge
- Recorded by Mark Dewey, John Dickson, Mark Kapps, Eric Prestidge and Robert Tassi.
- Recorded at The Loft (Nashville, TN), The Castle (Franklin, TN) and Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, CA).
- Mixed by Eric Prestidge at Conway Studios(Hollywood, CA).
- Edited by Don Cobb
- Technicians – Mark Goddington, Danny Kee, Mark Nevers, Rail Rogut, Brett Swain and Robert Tassi.
- Mastered by Doug Sax and Alan Yoshida at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
- Art Direction – Laura LiPuma Nash
- Design – Beth Middleworth
- Photography – Peter LiPuma Nash
Chart performance
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 42 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 32 |
Singles
The first single released from this album was "If You Want To Find Love", which reached #11 in the U.S. and #12 in Canada. Two other singles, "Someone Must Feel Like A Fool Tonight" and "I'll Be There For You", did not chart.
References
- AllMusic
- ^ Back Home Again (CD booklet). Kenny Rogers. Reprise Records. 1991. 26740.
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