Love Is What We Make It

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Love Is What We Make It
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 15, 1985 (1985-03-15)
Recorded1974-83
GenreCountry
Length35:26
LabelLiberty
Producer
Kenny Rogers chronology
The Heart of the Matter
(1985)
Love Is What We Make It
(1985)
Short Stories
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

Love Is What We Make It is the eighteenth studio album by Kenny Rogers released in 1985. It was Rogers' final studio album released on Liberty Records. It is a collection of songs Rogers recorded between 1974 and 1983 that were rejected from his previous studio albums. The album was issued while was he signed to RCA Records.[1][2]

The title track is a Top 40 hit in the Country and Adult Contemporary charts. "A Stranger in My Place" is a 1974 re-recording of his single with The First Edition.

Track listing[edit]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Is What We Make It"Stegall, Murrah3:29
2."Twentieth Century Fool"Neary, Photoglo3:42
3."Still Hold On"Ellingson, Carnes, Waldman4:09
4."Tie Me to Your Heart Again"Henley, Pippin3:13
5."Maybe in the End"Golden3:48
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."It Turns Me Inside Out"Crutchfield3:08
7."It Happens in the Best of Dreams"Wallace, Bell, Skinner3:23
8."A Stranger in My Place"Rogers, Vassy2:57
9."Starting Today, Starting Over"Hurt, Slate, Keith3:47
10."Born to Love Me"Morrison3:50

Charts[edit]

Album
Chart (1985) Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200[3] 145
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[4] 17
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1985 "Love Is What We Make It" U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs[5] 37
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[6] 35
"Twentieth Century Fool" U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs[7] 57

References[edit]

  1. ^ Grein, Paul (March 2, 1985). "Vandross, Plant, Petty Top March List". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 9. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 4. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Rees, Dafydd; Crampton, Luke (1999). Rock Stars Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 849. ISBN 9780789446138. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Love Is What We Make It (200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "Love Is What We Make It (Country)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "Love Is What We Make It (Country)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "Love Is What We Make It (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "Twentieth Century Fool". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.

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