The Kenny Rogers Story
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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1976-83 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Liberty Records | |||
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The Kenny Rogers Story is a compilation album by country singer Kenny Rogers.
Overview
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 Hits from the US.
For this album, Rogers sang solo several songs from his days with
In addition to being issued on the popular formats of vinyl, cassette and compact disc, The Kenny Rogers Story was also issued on the short lived
Chart performance
The Kenny Rogers Story was a huge success reaching No. 1 in the UK country albums chart and No. 4 on the pop chart [1]. It remained one of the top selling country collections for over four years, out-selling all his previous albums, and was the biggest selling country album of 1985 in the UK. In 1989, it still ranked No. 2 on the UK chart.
Album art
In what seems a tradition with Rogers' UK releases, where artwork is oft-duplicated, this album matches the 1985 album Love Is What We Make It.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Notes | Length |
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| 1. | " She Believes In Me" | #42 UK, originally issued on the 1978 album The Gambler | 4:13 |
| 19. | "Something's Burning" | A 1977 re-recording of a 1970 First Edition hit | 4:20 |
| 20. | "Blaze of Glory" | Originally issued on the 1981 album Share Your Love | 2:38 |