1993 studio album by Kenny Rogers
If Only My Heart Had A Voice Kenny Rogers . It was Rogers' first album released on the Giant Records label. However, Rogers had been signed with its parent company, WEA , since 1989. The album was Rogers' first since 1976 not to chart. The album includes the singles "Missing You", "Ol' Red " and "Wanderin' Man".
Content [ ] "Ol' Red" was also recorded by George Jones on his 1990 album You Oughta Be Here with Me Blake Shelton from his self-titled debut . "If I Were You", recorded here as a duet with Travis Tritt , was originally cut by The Oak Ridge Boys on their 1991 album Unstoppable Chad Brock as a duet with Mark Wills on Brock's 2000 album Yes!
Critical reception [ ] Rob Theakston of Allmusic rated the album 2.5 out of 5 stars, saying that "there are some moments on here that die-hard fans will enjoy". He thought that the production had "aged well" and that the songs were "surprisingly consistent."[1]
Track listing [ ] 1. "Fightin' for the Same Thing" Chuck Jones, Tom Shapiro 3:13 2. "Missing You" Rick Giles, Susan Longacre 3:14 3. "She Waits" Tom French, Tom Paden 3:10 4. "Ol' Red " James "Bo" Bohan, Don Goodman, Mark Sherrill 3:07 5. "If I Were You" (duet with Travis Tritt ) Billy Dean , Verlon Thompson 3:08 6. "Wanderin' Man" Kim Carnes , Colin Ellingson3:53 7. "Reason to Go" Debbie Hupp, Tim Mensy 3:55 8. "If You Were the Friend" Hupp, Mensy 3:40 9. "If Only My Heart Had a Voice" Rick Bowles, Skip Ewing , Kenny Rogers 3:35 10. "Somebody's Wrong Somebody's Right" Larry Butler 3:13
Personnel [ ]
Kenny Rogers – lead vocals, backing vocalsLarry Butler – keyboards, synthesizersGene Golden – keyboards, synthesizers
Mike Lawler – keyboards, synthesizersWarren Hartman – Hammond B3 organ
Steve Glassmeyer – acoustic piano
Randy McCormick – acoustic piano
Bobby Ogdin – acoustic pianoGary Prim – acoustic piano
Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar, electric guitarChuck Jones – acoustic guitar
Chris Leuzinger – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric sitar
Tim Mensy – acoustic guitar
Biff Watson – acoustic guitar, mandolin Randy Dorman – electric guitar
Steve Gibson – electric guitar
Ricky Harper – electric guitar
Porter Howell – electric guitar
Dann Huff – electric guitarBrent Rowan – electric guitarSonny Garrish – steel guitar , dobro
Weldon Myrick – steel guitar, dobroJimmy Carter – bass
Joe Chemay – bassChuck Jacobs – bass
Dave Pomeroy – bassGlenn Worf – bassBob Wray – bass
Lynn Hammann – drums
Paul Leim – drumsNigel Olsson – drums, percussionJames Stroud – drums, percussionLonnie Wilson – drumsJoe Spivey – fiddle
Carl Gorodetzky – string arrangements and conductor
The Nashville String Machine – stringsJana King – backing vocals
Curtis Wright – backing vocalsCurtis Young – backing vocals
Travis Tritt – lead vocals on "If I Were You"
Production [ ] Producers – Larry Butler and James Stroud
Recorded by Julian King, Lynn Peterzell and Billy Sherrill .
Assistant Engineers – Derek Bason, Mark Capps, David Hall, John Hurley, Julian King, Graham Lewis and Darren Smith.
Recorded at Sound Stage Studios, Soundshop Recording Studios and 16th Avenue Sound (Nashville, TN); The Castle (Franklin, TN); Mesa Recording (Sebastapol, CA).
Mixed by Lynn Peterzell at 16th Avenue Sound, Sound Stage Studios and Masterfonics (Nashville, TN).
Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics
Art Direction – Laura Lipuma Nash
Design – Beth Middleworth
Photography – Peter Nash
Management – Ken Kragen at Kragen & Co.
Booking – C.K. Spurlock References [ ] show Studio albums Collaboration albums Christmas albums Compilations Notable singles Guest singles Related articles
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