42 Ultimate Hits

~ Release by Kenny Rogers (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

*Catalog # for both discs is 7243-5-98794-2-0.

  • Additional label listed on spine of case is EMI.

  • Catalog # for both discs is 7243-5-98794-2-0.
  • Additional label listed on spine of case is EMI.
Annotation last modified on 2016-06-03 02:32 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Just Dropped In (to See What Condition My Condition Was In)
producer:
Mike Post
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
arranger:
Mike Post
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1998)
cover recording of:
Just Dropped In (to See What Condition My Condition Was In)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Mickey Newbury (American songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition4.353:22
2Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town
cover recording of:
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town
lyricist and composer:
Mel Tillis
publisher:
Cedarwood Publishing Company, Inc., Universal Cedarwood Publishing and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition52:58
3Reuben James
recording of:
Reuben James
writer and composer:
Barry Etris and Alex Harvey (American country singer of the early 70s)
publisher:
Unart Music Corp.
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition2:49
4Something’s Burning
recording of:
Something’s Burning
lyricist and composer:
Mac Davis (US country singer, songwriter & actor)
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition3:59
5Tell It All Brother
recording of:
Tell It All Brother
lyricist:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
composer:
Alex Harvey (American country singer of the early 70s)
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition3:23
6Love Lifted Me
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
recorded at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Love Lifted Me
writer:
James Rowe (American songwriter and lyricist, also worked as music publisher) and Howard E. Smith (American church organist and composer)
Kenny Rogers33:45
7Lucille
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1976), United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (UAMARG, Inc.) (in 1976) and Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1977)
recording of:
Lucille
writer:
Roger Bowling and Hal Bynum
publisher:
ATV Music Corp., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Andite Invasion (publisher) (in 1976) and Brougham Hall Music Co., Inc. (publisher) (in 1976)
Kenny Rogers43:37
8Daytime Friends
guest performer:
Dottie West
recording of:
Daytime Friends
lyricist and composer:
Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Ben Peters Music
Kenny Rogers feat. Dottie West53:12
9Sweet Music Man
recording of:
Sweet Music Man
lyricist, writer and composer:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
Kenny Rogers54:20
10Every Time Two Fools Collide
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
guest performer:
Dottie West
performer:
Dottie West
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1978)
recording of:
Every Time Two Fools Collide
writer:
Janine Dyer and Jeff Tweel
publisher:
United Artists Music Co., Inc. and Window Music Publ Co. Inc.
cover recording of:
Every Time Two Fools Collide
writer:
Janine Dyer and Jeff Tweel
publisher:
United Artists Music Co., Inc. and Window Music Publ Co. Inc.
Kenny Rogers feat. Dottie West3:03
11Love or Something Like It
recording of:
Love Or Something Like It
writer:
Steve Glassmeyer (American multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter) and Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
Kenny Rogers2:55
12Anyone Who Isn’t Me Tonight
guest performer:
Dottie West
performer:
Dottie West
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1979)
recording of:
Anyone Who Isn’t Me Tonight
writer:
Julie Didier (American songwriter) and Casey Kelly
Kenny Rogers feat. Dottie West2:24
13The Gambler
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1978) and Capitol Records Nashville (in 2006)
recorded at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 21)
cover recording of:
The Gambler
writer and composer:
Don Schlitz
publisher:
Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing and Writer's Night Music
recording of:
The Gambler
writer and composer:
Don Schlitz
publisher:
Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing and Writer's Night Music
Kenny Rogers53:35
14All I Ever Need Is You
guest performer:
Dottie West
performer:
Dottie West
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1980)
cover recording of:
All I Ever Need Is You
writer:
Jimmy Holiday (American singer, songwriter, producer) and Eddie Reeves
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
Kenny Rogers feat. Dottie West3:09
15She Believes in Me
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1978) and Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1978)
recorded at:
Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
She Believes in Me
lyricist and composer:
Steve Gibb (Stephen Mathias Gibb, singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Angel Wing Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
cover recording of:
She Believes in Me
lyricist and composer:
Steve Gibb (Stephen Mathias Gibb, singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Angel Wing Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Kenny Rogers4:15
16’Til I Can Make It on My Own
guest performer:
Dottie West
performer:
Dottie West
cover recording of:
’Til I Can Make It on My Own
writer:
George Richey, Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Tammy Wynette
publisher:
EMI Algee Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
recording of:
’Til I Can Make It on My Own
writer:
George Richey, Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Tammy Wynette
publisher:
EMI Algee Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Kenny Rogers feat. Dottie West3:20
17You Decorated My Life
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1979)
recording of:
You Decorated My Life
writer:
Bob Morrison (US songwriter) and Debbie Hupp
publisher:
Music City Music, Inc.
Kenny Rogers53:41
18Coward of the County
engineer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1979) and United Artists (in 1980)
recording of:
Coward of the County (1979 song)
writer:
Roger Bowling and Billy Edd Wheeler
publisher:
Roger Bowling Music and Sleepy Hollow Music Corp.
Kenny Rogers4:22
19Don’t Fall in Love With a Dreamer
lead vocals:
Kim Carnes and Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
performer:
Kim Carnes and Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1980)
recording of:
Don’t Fall in Love With a Dreamer
writer:
Kim Carnes and Dave Ellingson
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Appian Music Co. and Quixotic Music Corp.
Kenny Rogers feat. Kim Carnes3:42
20Love the World Away
recording engineer and mixer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader)
bass guitar:
Tommy Allsup
guitar:
Billy Sandford (guitar), Jimmy Capps (guitarist (session), James D. Capps), Ray Edenton and Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) and Hargus "Pig" Robbins
membranophone and percussion:
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer)
strings:
The Shelly Kurland Strings
background vocals:
Buzz Cason, D. Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer), Diane Tidwell and Wendellyn Suits
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
conductor:
Bill Justis
arranger:
Bill Justis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1980)
recording of:
Love the World Away
writer:
Bob Morrison (US songwriter) and Johnny Wilson (aka Johnny A. Wilson & Peanuts Wilson)
publisher:
Southern Nights Music
Kenny Rogers3:14
21Lady
lead vocals:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1980)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 67)
recording of:
Lady (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie, Jr.
publisher:
Brockman Music
Kenny Rogers3.43:54
▶ CD 2

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:My World Is Over by Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur) with Whitney Duncan
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1665831 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/kenny-rogers/42-ultimate-hits/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000459982 [info]
Wikidata:Q4637763 [info]