20 Greatest Hits

Kenny Rogers

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Original Release Date: March 8, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000002U9A
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #18,936 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Lucille

2. Lady

3. Love Lifted Me

4. We've Got Tonight

5. Scarlet Fever

6. Love Or Something Like It

7. She Believes In Me

8. Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town

9. Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer

10. You Were A Good Friend

11. The Gambler

12. Through The Years

13. Daytime Friends

14. You Decorated My Life

15. Till I Can Make It On My Own

16. Reuben James

17. Coward Of The County

18. I Don't Need You

19. Something's Burning

20. Love Will Turn You Around

Editorial Reviews

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This robust collection is as good a place as any to start for those interested in revisiting Kenny Rogers's long, glorious run on the country and pop charts through the 1970s and early 1980s. It includes early countrified milestone hits like "Lucille" and "The Gambler," as well as later pop-flavored outings like "Lady" and "You Decorated My Life." It's rounded out with a sampling of the smooth pop duets he recorded with leading ladies like Sheena Easton ("We've Got Tonight"), Kim Carnes ("Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer"), and the late Dottie West ("'Till I Can Make It on My Own"). All told, this is among the strongest of the many single-CD compilations that have been culled from Rogers's long, prolific, and varied career. --Bob Allen

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best single CD of Kenny's music, October 5, 2003

By	Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This collection is compiled from Kenny's most successful period - the years from 1976 to 1983 when he recorded for United Artists. As such, it does not include Islands in the stream or any of the other music he recorded for RCA after he left United Artists. To get that, you must buy a separate collection of his RCA music, or go for the boxed set that includes everything that matters, and which I've already reviewed, or buy a Dolly Parton compilation (plenty of those include the song).

The recordings of Ruby don't take your love to town, Reuben James and Something's burning are not the originals that Kenny recorded with the First Edition - these are re-recordings that Kenny made in 1977, originally for the compilation LP titled Ten years of gold. However, there re-re-recordings are as good as the originals but slightly more polished. To get the originals of those three songs, you need a Kenny Rogers and the First edition compilation or the boxed set already mentioned. The remaining seventeen songs are the original recordings of the hits that Kenny had on the country and pop charts in the late seventies and early eighties, several of which became international hits.

Two of these songs - Lucille (my favorite Kenny Rogers song) and Coward of the county, became UK number one pop hits - they were also top five pop hits in America. Kenny also took the original version of Ruby don't take your love to town to number two in the UK in 1969 - it was also a top ten American hit. Something's burning and Lady were also major UK hits. None of the other songs here made much impact in the UK charts, but Kenny had many more hits in the American pop charts, including The gambler, She believes in me, You decorated by life and I don't need you. Of the songs here, Lady (number one for several weeks) was his biggest American pop hit. The majority of the songs on this compilation topped the country charts.

One of the best songs here is Scarlet fever. It might have been a bigger hit than it actually was, but it was released as a single after Kenny had already moved to RCA. Even so, it was a top five country hit.

Although Dolly Parton is missing, there are some brilliant duets here, featuring Dottie West (Till I can make it on my own, a cover of a Tammy Wynette song), Sheena Easton (We've got tonight, a cover of a Bob Seger song) and Kim Carnes (Don't fall in love with a dreamer).

You can't fit all Kenny's classic songs from his years on United Artists on a single CD but all the essentials are here. If you only want one CD of Kenny's music, make it this one.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kenny Rogers:Master of Country Music!, December 18, 2000

By	David Hugaert (Honolulu, HI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: 20 Greatest Hits (Audio Cassette)

"Kenny Rogers-Twenty Greatest Hits" is sure to please both country music and adult contemporary music fans alike. For the country music purist, there are selections such as: "Lucille", "Daytime Friends", "Coward Of The County", "Love Lifted Me" and "Reuben James", to name a few. For the adult contemporary fan, these selections are guaranteed to warm your heart: "Lady", "Through The Years", "She Believes In Me" and "I Don't Need You" could make you the ultimate Kenny Rogers fan! If you like Kenny's singles hits here, then you're sure to love his duets featured in this ultimate Greatest Hits collection. Kenny teams up with top-notch country and pop music divas the late Dottie West (Til' I Can Make It On My Own), Kim Carnes (Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer) and Sheena Easton (in a remake of Bob Seger's classic hit "We've Got Tonight"). You'll also find KR's TV and motion picture hits "The Gambler" and "Love Will Turn You Around", from the movie "Six Pack". These are many of the hits featured in "Kenny Rogers-Twenty Greatest Hits". So what are you waiting for? Buy your copy today!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kenny Rogers 20 Greatest Hits, October 27, 2002

By	Ricky C. Nelson (Commerce, GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Kenny Rogers 20 Greatest Hits is one of my favorite CD's. Kenny Rogers is a superstar in country and pop music. This CD contains all of Kenny Rogers' top hits up to 1983. Included in this CD are the songs "Lucille", "The Gambler", "Lady", "She Believes in Me", "Coward of the County", "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town", and "Love Lifted Me". It also contains duets with Sheena Easton, Kim Carnes, and Dottie West. This collection is a must for any fan of Kenny Rogers.