Share Your Love
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Share Your Love is the eleventh studio album by country singer Kenny Rogers, released in 1981. Produced by Lionel Richie, it is also Rogers' first with Liberty Records besides his Greatest Hits album. The album has sold nine million copies worldwide.
Overview
Four singles were released from this Share Your Love. "I Don't Need You" charted at number 1 on the US and Canadian country charts as well as reaching the top of the US Adult Contemporary charts, and number 3 on the US Hot 100. The title cut "Share Your Love With Me" reached number 14 on the Hot 100 and 5 in the US Country charts, though it did reach number 2 in Canada and led the US Adult Contemporary charts. Rogers then took a break to release a single from his first Christmas album. "Blaze of Glory", which featured Kin Vassy on backing vocals, was also released as a single. Although it was a lesser hit than the first two singles, it still made the top ten. The final single, "Through The Years", returned Rogers to the very top by putting him at #1 the Adult Contemporary charts once again.
The album reached #1 on the country charts and #6 on the pop charts, reaching platinum and double-platinum status in the US and Canada, respectively.
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Blaze of Glory" | Danny Morrison, John Thomas Slate, Larry Keith | 2:37 |
| 2. | "I Don't Need You" | Rick Christian | 3:27 |
| 3. | "The Good Life" | Lionel Richie | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Makes Me Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye" | Mickey Newbury | 2:29 |
| 5. | "Through the Years" | Steve Dorff, Marty Panzer | 4:44 |
| 6. | "Share Your Love with Me" | Al "TNT" Braggs, Deadric Malone | 3:19 |
| 7. | "So in Love with You" | Richie | 4:17 |
| 8. | "Goin' Back to Alabama" | Richie | 5:04 |
| 9. | "Without You in My Life" | Richie, Thomas McClary | 5:04 |
| 10. | "Gray Beard" | Kenny Rogers, Gene Golden, Kirby Stone | 2:36 |
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.[1]
- Musicians
- Kenny Rogers – lead vocals, rhythm track arrangement on "Makes Me Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye"
- Dennis Belfield – bass guitar
- Harry Bluestone – concertmaster
- David Boruff – saxophone on "I Don't Need You"
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown – percussion
- Ollie Brown – percussion
- Sonny Burke – keyboards
- James Burton – guitars
- Joe Chemay – bass guitar
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Nathan East – bass guitar
- Barnaby Finch – keyboards
- Ed Greene – drums
- Glen Hardin – keyboards
- Rickey Harper – guitars
- Gary Herbig – saxophone on "Share Your Love"
- John Hobbs – keyboards
- Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitars
- Darrell Jones – guitars
- Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar
- Paul Leim – drums
- Thomas McClary – guitars
- Lincoln Mayorga – keyboards
- Gene Page – string, horn and rhythm arrangements
- Ray Parker, Jr. – guitars
- Sylvester Rivers, Jr. – keyboards
- Jerry Scheff – bass guitar
- Rick Shlosser – drums
- Edgar Struble – string arrangements on "I Don’t Need You" and "Makes Me Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye"
- Fred Tackett – guitars
- Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – guitars
- Freddie Washington – bass
- Backing vocalists
- Track 1: Kin Vassy, Terry Williams, Gene Marford
- Track 2: Terry Williams, Kin Vassy, Cindy Fee, Juanice Charmain
- Track 3: Deborah Thomas, Kin Vassy, Terry Williams, Cindy Fee
- Track 4: Kin Vassy, Terry Williams, Cindy Fee
- Track 5: none
- Track 6: Gladys Knight & the Pips (Gladys Knight, William Guest, Merald "Bubba" Knight, Edward Patten), Lionel Richie
- Track 7: Lionel Richie, Terry Williams, Cindy Fee
- Track 8: Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson
- Track 9: Kin Vassy, Terry Williams, Deborah Thomas, Brooks Hunnicut
- Track 10: Lionel Richie, Terry Williams, Dorothy Sugarloaf
- Technical
- Reginald Dozier – recording and mixing engineer
- Larry Ferguson – second engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA).
- Michael Mancini – second engineer
- Brenda Harvey-Richie – assistant production
- Lionel Richie – producer
- Kenny Rogers – mixing engineer
- Additional credits
- Bill Burks – art direction, design
- Roy R. Guzman – design
- Ken Kragen – management
- Gary Register – photography
Chart performance
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 6 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 11 |
External links
References
- ^ Share Your Love (LP liner). Kenny Rogers. Liberty Records. 1981. 134416.
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