Classics (Kenny Rogers & Dottie West)
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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.
Singles – Billboard (North America)
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
and Dottie West
Dottie West
Dottie West was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and co-recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists...
, released in 1979.
This album was Kenny Rogers' and Dottie West's second album together. Their previous album, Every Time Two Fools Collide
Every Time Two Fools Collide
Every Time Two Fools Collide is the name of a duet album by country music singers Kenny Rogers and Dottie West.This was the duo's first album together. This was after Kenny Rogers entered the country market a couple of years back with his massive country pop hit "Lucille" in 1975, followed by a...
, 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
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
. 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
Sonny & Cher
Sonny & Cher were an American pop music duo, actors, singers and entertainers made up of husband-and-wife team Sonny and Cher Bono in the 1960s and 1970s. The couple started their career in the mid-1960s as R&B backing singers for record producer Phil Spector....
), and another went to #3 called "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" (a hit for Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynette
Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....
).
The album was certified by the RIAA as Platinum
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River." It is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal...
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
- "All I Ever Need Is You" (Jimmy Holiday, Eddie Reeves)
- "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" (George Richey, Billy SherrillBilly SherrillBilly Sherrill is a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with a number of country artists, most notably Tammy Wynette...
, Tammy WynetteTammy WynetteVirginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....
) - "Just the Way You Are" (Billy JoelBilly JoelWilliam Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...
) - "You Needed Me" (Randy GoodrumRandy GoodrumRandy Goodrum is an American songwriter. Goodrum has written numerous popular songs, including Anne Murray's #1 hit "You Needed Me" and "Broken Hearted Me" , Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue" , England Dan & John Ford Coley's "It's Sad to Belong" , Steve Perry's "Oh Sherrie" , DeBarge's "Who's...
) - "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" is an American country and pop song made famous by B.J. Thomas.The song became Thomas' second number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1975. In addition, it ascended to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart three weeks after...
" (Larry Butler, Chips MomanChips MomanLincoln Wayne "Chips" Moman is an American record producer, guitarist, and songwriter. As a record producer, Moman is known for recording Elvis Presley, Bobby Womack, Carla Thomas, and Merrilee Rush, as well as guiding the career of the Box Tops in Memphis, Tennessee during the 1960s...
) - "Together Again" (Buck OwensBuck OwensAlvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...
) - "Midnight Flyer" (Paul Craft)
- "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin" (Barry MannBarry MannBarry Mann is an American songwriter, and part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil.-Career:...
, Phil SpectorPhil SpectorPhillip Harvey "Phil" Spector is an American record producer and songwriter, later known for his conviction in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson....
, Cynthia WeilCynthia WeilCynthia Weil is a prominent American songwriter. She is famous for having written many songs together with her husband Barry Mann....
) - "Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" (Archie Jordan, Naomi Martin)
- "Let It Be Me" (Gilbert BécaudGilbert BécaudGilbert Bécaud was a French singer, composer and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are "Nathalie" and "Et Maintenant", a 1961 release that became an English language hit as "What Now My Love"...
, Mann Curtis, Pierre DelanoéPierre DelanoëPierre Delanoë , born Pierre Leroyer, was a French songwriter/lyricist who wrote for dozens of singers such as Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Petula Clark, and Johnny Hallyday....
)
Personnel
- Tommy AllsupTommy AllsupTommy Allsup is an American musician.He worked with entertainers such as Buddy Holly and Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys...
– Bass - Byron Bach – Strings
- George Binkley III – Strings
- Larry Butler – Harpsichord, Keyboards, Producer
- Jimmy Capps – Guitar
- Jerry CarriganJerry CarriganJerry Carrigan is an American drummer and record producer born 13 September 1943 in Florence, Alabama. He first achieved widespread recognition by being part of the first wave of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and later as a session musician in Nashville, Tennessee for over 3 decades...
– Percussion, Drums - John Catchings – Strings
- Marvin Chantry – Strings
- Gene Chrisman – Percussion, Drums
- Roy Christensen – Strings
- Bobby Daniels – Background Vocals
- Randy Dorman – Guitar
- Pete DrakePete DrakePete Drake , born Roddis Franklin Drake, was a major Nashville, Tennessee-based record producer and pedal steel guitar player....
– Steel Guitar - Ray Edenton – Guitar
- Steve Glassmeyer – Soprano Saxophone, Background Vocals
- Gene Golden – Background Vocals
- Carl Gorodetzky – Strings
- Lennie Haight – Strings
- The JordanairesThe JordanairesThe Jordanaires are an American vocal quartet, which formed as a gospel group in 1948. They are best known for providing vocal background for Elvis Presley, in live appearances and recordings from 1956 to 1972...
– Background Vocals - Bill JustisBill JustisWilliam E. "Bill" Justis Jr. was an American pioneer rock and roll musician, composer, and musical arranger, best known for his 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame song, "Raunchy."-Biography:...
– Strings, Arranger - Sheldon Kurland – Strings
- Byron Metcalf – Percussion, Drums
- Bob MooreBob MooreBob Loyce Moore is an American session musician, orchestra leader, and bassist who was a member of the legendary Nashville A-Team during the 1950s and 60s.-Biography:...
– Bass - Hargus "Pig" Robbins – Keyboards
- Kenny Rogers – Vocals
- Billy Sanford – Guitar
- Billy SherrillBilly SherrillBilly Sherrill is a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with a number of country artists, most notably Tammy Wynette...
– Engineer - Steven Maxwell Smith – Strings
- Gary VanOsdale – Strings
- Pamela VanOsdale – Strings
- Dottie West – Guitar, Vocals
- Chip Young – Guitar
- Reggie YoungReggie YoungReggie Young was lead guitarist in the American Sound Studios Band , and is a leading session musician. He played on various recordings with artists such as Elvis Presley, B.J. Thomas, John Prine, Dusty Springfield, J.J...
– Guitar
Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Top Country Albums | 3 |
| The Billboard 200 | 82 |
Singles – Billboard (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 |