Evening Star (Kenny Rogers song)

"Evening Star"
Song
B-side	"Midsummer Nights"

"Evening Star"
Song

"Evening Star" is a song written by Barry and Maurice Gibb, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in June 1984 as the third single from the album Eyes That See in the Dark. The song reached #11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[1]

This track, along with "Buried Treasure" have backing vocals by the Gatlin Brothers. No bass guitar is credited, but it appears to be the work of Maurice Gibb, judging by the match to the demos and the slap bass sound on this song.^[2]

Personnel

Kenny Rogers — vocals
Barry Gibb - background vocals, guitar
Maurice Gibb — guitar, bass, synthesizer
Larry Gatlin — background vocals
Steve Gatlin — background vocals
Rudy Gatlin— background vocals
Albhy Galuten — piano, synthesizer
Fred Tackett — guitar
Mitch Holder — guitar
John Hobbs — piano
Paul Leim — drums

Chart performance

Chart (1984)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	11
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	14

Barry Gibb version

Barry Gibb's original version of "Evening Star" was released on The Eyes That See in the Dark Demos in 2006. This song is a country singalong, with harmony vocals and Maurice Gibb contributing both a slap bass and a snappy lead guitar break. But on Kenny Rogers' version, the vocals would again be done by the Gatlin Brothers for release, and the break was eliminated.^[2]

Personnel

Barry Gibb — lead and harmony vocals, guitar
Maurice Gibb — guitar, bass, synthesizer

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 299.
^ ^a ^b http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/83.html
^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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Studio albums	Love Lifted Me Kenny Rogers Daytime Friends Love or Something Like It The Gambler Kenny Gideon Share Your Love Love Will Turn You Around We've Got Tonight Eyes That See in the Dark What About Me? The Heart of the Matter They Don't Make Them Like They Used To I Prefer the Moonlight Something Inside So Strong Love Is Strange Back Home Again If Only My Heart Had a Voice Vote for Love Across My Heart She Rides Wild Horses There You Go Again Back to the Well Water & Bridges You Can't Make Old Friends Life Is Like a Song
Collaboration albums	Every Time Two Fools Collide (with Dottie West) Classics (with Dottie West) Timepiece (with David Foster)
Christmas albums	Christmas Once Upon a Christmas (with Dolly Parton) Christmas in America The Gift Christmas from the Heart Once Again It's Christmas
Compilations	Ten Years of Gold The Kenny Rogers Singles Album Greatest Hits (1980) 20 Greatest Hits Duets The Kenny Rogers Story Love Is What We Make It Short Stories Greatest Hits (1988) Daytime Friends – The Very Best of Kenny Rogers Live by Request 42 Ultimate Hits 21 Number Ones
Notable singles	"That Crazy Feeling" "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" "But You Know I Love You" "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" "Something's Burning" "Love Lifted Me" "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" "Lucille" "Daytime Friends" "Sweet Music Man" "Every Time Two Fools Collide" (with Dottie West) "Love or Something Like It" "Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight" (with Dottie West) "The Gambler" "All I Ever Need Is You" (with Dottie West) "She Believes in Me" "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" (with Dottie West) "You Decorated My Life" "Coward of the County" "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" (with Kim Carnes) "Love the World Away" "Lady" "I Don't Need You" "Share Your Love with Me" "Blaze of Glory" "Through the Years" "Love Will Turn You Around" "A Love Song" "We've Got Tonight" (with Sheena Easton) "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" "Crazy" "Morning Desire" "Goodbye Marie" "Tomb of the Unknown Love" "Twenty Years Ago" "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" (with Ronnie Milsap) "I Prefer the Moonlight" "The Factory" "I Don't Call Him Daddy" "When You Put Your Heart in It" "Planet Texas" "The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)" "Maybe" (with Holly Dunn) "Love Is Strange" (with Dolly Parton) "Crazy in Love" "If You Want to Find Love" "Ol' Red" "Mary, Did You Know?" (with Wynonna Judd) "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"
Guest singles	"What Are We Doin' in Love" (with Dottie West) "Real Love" (with Dolly Parton) "If I Ever Fall in Love Again" (with Anne Murray)
Other songs	"Elvira" "You and I" (with the Bee Gees)
Related articles	Discography The First Edition Kenny Rogers Roasters The Real West

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Studio albums	Now Voyager In the Now Greenfields
Soundtracks	Hawks
Compilations	The Guilty Demos The Heartbreaker Demos The Eyes That See in the Dark Demos The Eaten Alive Demos
Unreleased works	The Kid's No Good Moonlight Madness
Singles	"I'll Kiss Your Memory" "A Day in the Life" "Guilty" "What Kind of Fool" "Shine, Shine" "Fine Line" "Childhood Days" "Come Tomorrow" "Underworld" "Drown On the River" "All in Your Name"
Solo tours	Mythology Tour
Screenplays	Cucumber Castle Hawks
Related articles	Bee Gees The Rattlesnakes Gibb-Galuten-Richardson One World Project Hugh Gibb Robin Gibb Maurice Gibb Andy Gibb Steve Gibb Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Barry Gibb Talk Show
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