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Back to the Well

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This has got to be the best album Kenny Rogers has ever done! I love all the songs on here! "Back to the Well" is a great blue grass song! "Listen to the Rain" is one of those great lazy day songs when you just want to stay at home with the one you love. "727 East Magnolia Avenue" is a very touching story about a couple. Definately one of the highlights on this album! "Undercover" is a great upbeat duet with Dolly Parton, which she wrote just for the album! "Prairie Wedding" talks about a guy meeting his mail order bride for the first time. "I'm Missing You" is a very touching song about a soldier missing his loved one while away in combat. "It's a Beautiful Life" is a great song celebrating the love of family! "Tears in God's Eyes" is a song that can truly put tears in your eyes! "Harder Cards" is not only a song about spousal abuse, but also about not passing judgement on someone unless you've walked in their shoes. "Handprints on the Wall" is a great song about watching a child grow up through the eyes of a parent. "Owe Them More Than That" is a song which Tim McGraw duets with Kenny and its about the legends of Country Music. And "Love Like This" is just a great tear jerker song with Alison Krauss adding some harmony. I would definatly recommend this album to anyone! Kenny Rogers fans will not be dissapointed! Not to mention non Kenny Rogers fans!

kenny is back stronger than ever on this album, i do have to say that the track listing is wrong, kenny and dolly are on this record, better than ever, "undercover" is a sure radio hit!!!, every song on this album is great, tim mcgraw also duets on here!!! grab this up while you can!!! you wont be disappointed!!!!!!

Another example of why he is my hero...absolutely the best music for your hard earn money.I purchase this cd from Asia with HDCD decoding and the sound quality leaves me breathless.No real Kenny Rogers fan will be unhappy with this cd and he may gain a few new fans....excellent music period.

When I was in the UK recently, I picked up Kenny's new album "Back to the Well" along with his "Live by Request" for a cool £9.99. BTTW is his third all-new studio album since his comeback hit "The Greatest," and it doesn't disappoint. I would say that it's got even more personality than "She Rides Wild Horses" or "There You Go Again," his last two albums. While on those albums the last five or six songs seemed like the B-side of an LP - if you know what I mean - that is not the case with BTTW. It might have helped that Kenny produced the last four tracks on this album himself. The title track is a good down-home country song, full of innocence and charm. The second song, "Listen to the Rain," is almost a carbon copy of his 1980s song "Morning Desire," but this is not a bad thing. The compulsory ballads are here in abundance, but as usual, Kenny has chosen carefully, as each one has a good `hook.' Plus, unlike his previous two albums, this time he has dispersed the ballads amongst the tracks. "Owe Them More Than That" is a fun rollick with Tim McGraw, singing the praises of old-time country singers, with the added twist of the lead guitars throwing in appropriate licks reminiscent of the singers in question. "Prairie Wedding" is a Mark Knopfler song (yes, the Dire Straits guitar sound is retained) that Kenny growls through, demonstrating his versatility and recalling early songs like "Ruby." "Suitcase Full of Blues" shows Kenny dipping his hand in Blues, just like he does at the occasional concert when he gets the audience all revved up by singing "Bo Diddley." "Harder Cards" is by far the blockbuster song on the album, and was his first single. It's a moralistic song, talking about how justice is not always the `legal' thing to do. You have to listen to it to know. Like good cheese, Kenny just gets better as he ages!!