Classics (Kenny Rogers and Dottie West album)

Classics (Kenny Rogers and Dottie West album)
Classics (with Dottie West)
Studio album by Kenny Rogers
Released 1979
Recorded 1979
Genre Country
Label United Artists
Producer Larry Butler
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Kenny Rogers chronology
The Gambler
(1978)
Classics
(1979)
The Kenny Rogers Singles Album
(1979)
Dottie West chronology
Every Time Two Fools Collide
(1978)
Classics
(1979)
Special Delivery
(1980)

Classics is the name of a duet album by Kenny Rogers and Dottie West, released in 1979.

This album was Kenny Rogers' and Dottie West's second album together. Their previous album, Every Time Two Fools Collide, was a major seller, and made them one of the biggest duet acts Country music has ever seen. This album was no different. The album sold very well, and peaked at #3 on the Top Country Albums chart in 1979, and #82 on the Billboard 200. This album featured cover versions of classic hits by other artists, including two Country hit singles, one went to #1 called "All I Ever Need Is You" (a big hit for Sonny & Cher), and another went to #3 called "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" (a hit for Tammy Wynette).

The album was certified by the RIAA as Platinum and Rogers and West would team up again in 1981 for the #1 single "What are we doin in love ?". It has sold over 2 million copies world-wide.

Track listing

  1. "All I Ever Need Is You" (Jimmy Holiday, Eddie Reeves)
  2. "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" (George Richey, Billy Sherrill, Tammy Wynette)
  3. "Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel)
  4. "You Needed Me" (Randy Goodrum)
  5. "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" (Larry Butler, Chips Moman)
  6. "Together Again" (Buck Owens)
  7. "Midnight Flyer" (Paul Craft)
  8. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin" (Barry Mann, Phil Spector, Cynthia Weil)
  9. "Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" (Archie Jordan, Naomi Martin)
  10. "Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoé)

Personnel

  • Tommy AllsupBass
  • Byron BachStrings
  • George Binkley IIIStrings
  • Larry ButlerHarpsichord, Keyboards, Producer
  • Jimmy CappsGuitar
  • Jerry CarriganPercussion, Drums
  • John CatchingsStrings
  • Marvin ChantryStrings
  • Gene ChrismanPercussion, Drums
  • Roy ChristensenStrings
  • Bobby DanielsBackground Vocals
  • Randy DormanGuitar
  • Pete DrakeSteel Guitar
  • Ray EdentonGuitar
  • Steve GlassmeyerSoprano Saxophone, Background Vocals
  • Gene GoldenBackground Vocals
  • Carl GorodetzkyStrings
  • Lennie HaightStrings
  • The JordanairesBackground Vocals
  • Bill JustisStrings, Arranger
  • Sheldon KurlandStrings
  • Byron MetcalfPercussion, Drums
  • Bob MooreBass
  • Hargus "Pig" RobbinsKeyboards
  • Kenny RogersVocals
  • Billy SanfordGuitar
  • Billy SherrillEngineer
  • Steven Maxwell SmithStrings
  • Gary VanOsdaleStrings
  • Pamela VanOsdaleStrings
  • Dottie WestGuitar, Vocals
  • Chip YoungGuitar
  • Reggie YoungGuitar

Charts

AlbumBillboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1979 Top Country Albums 3
The Billboard 200 82

SinglesBillboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1979 "All I Ever Need Is You" Hot Country Singles & Tracks 1
Bubbling Hot 100 102
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart 38
"'Til I Can Make It on My Own" Hot Country Singles & Tracks 3

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