Back Home Againis the twenty-fourth studio album by Americancountry musicartistKenny Rogersreleased in 1991. It was Rogers' last album to be released throughReprise Records.The album was Rogers' second album not to attain any certifications from theRIAAand only reached number 42 on the U.S. Country charts.
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Released | November 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 32:38 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Producer | Jim Ed Norman,Eric Prestidge | |||
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Track listing
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "If You Want to Find Love" | Max D. Barnes,Skip Ewing,Kenny Rogers | 3:08 |
2. | "Bed of Roses" | Rex Benson, Steve Gillette | 3:40 |
3. | "Someone Must Feel Like a Fool Tonight" | Mike Dekle,Byron Hill | 3:31 |
4. | "Two Good Reasons" | J.D. Miller,J.P. Pennington | 2:52 |
5. | "Some Prisons Don't Have Walls" | Dekle, Hill | 3:13 |
6. | "They Just Don't Make 'Em Like You Anymore" | Jimmy Webb | 3:48 |
7. | "When You Were Loving Me" | Billy Kirsch,Zack Turner | 2:54 |
8. | "Sunshine" | Mickey Newbury | 3:07 |
9. | "I'll Be There for You" | Steve Glassmeyer, Gene Golden,Wood Newton | 2:49 |
10. | "How Do I Break It to My Heart" | Chapin Hartford,Wendell Mobley,Trisha Yearwood | 3:36 |
Personnel
editCompiled from liner notes.[2]
Musicians
- Kenny Rogers – lead vocals
- Mike Lawler– synthesizers
- Phil Naish – keyboards, synthesizers, string arrangements
- Bobby Ogdin– acoustic piano, keyboards
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins– acoustic piano
- Steve Gibson – electric guitar, acoustic guitar,mandolin,mandola
- John Hug – acoustic guitar
- Biff Watson– acoustic guitar
- Hoot Hester– mandolin, mandola,fiddle
- Dan Dugmore–pedal steel guitar
- Sonny Garrish – pedal steel guitar
- Jay Dee Maness – pedal steel guitar
- Michael Rhodes– bass guitar
- Eddie Bayers– drums
- Paul Leim– drums
- Billy Thomas – drums
- Terry McMillan–harmonica,percussion
- Farrell Morris –marimba
- Eric Prestidge – string arrangements
- Bergen White – arrangements, conductor
- Carl Gorodetzky – concertmaster, contractor
- The Nashville String Machine– strings
- Steve Glassmeyer – backing vocals
- Gene Golden – backing vocals
- Chris Harris – backing vocals
- Mark Heimermann – backing vocals
- Gary Janney – backing vocals
- Dennis Locorriere– harmony vocals
Guest vocalists
- The Branson Brothers (tracks 1, 4)
- Linda Davis(tracks 1, 2, 5)
- Rudy and Steve Gatlin ofLarry Gatlinand the Gatlin Brothers (track 8)
- Terry McBrideand Billy Thomas ofMcBride & the Ride(track 10)
- Larry StewartofRestless Heart(track 6)
Production
edit- Producers –Jim Ed Normanand Eric Prestidge
- Recorded by Mark Dewey, John Dickson, Mark Kapps, Eric Prestidge and Robert Tassi.
- Recorded at The Loft (Nashville, TN), The Castle (Franklin, TN) andOcean Way Recording(Hollywood, CA).
- Mixed by Eric Prestidge atConway Studios(Hollywood, CA).
- Edited by Don Cobb
- Technicians – Mark Goddington, Danny Kee, Mark Nevers, Rail Rogut, Brett Swain and Robert Tassi.
- Mastered byDoug Saxand Alan Yoshida at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
- Art Direction – Laura LiPuma Nash
- Design – Beth Middleworth
- Photography – Peter LiPuma Nash
Chart performance
editChart (1991) | Peak position |
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U.S.BillboardTop Country Albums | 42 |
CanadianRPMCountry Albums | 32 |
Singles
editThe first single released from this album was "If You Want To Find Love", which reached #11 in the U.S. and #12 in Canada. Two other singles, "Someone Must Feel Like A Fool Tonight" and "I'll Be There For You", did not chart.
References
edit- ^Back Home AgainatAllMusic
- ^Back Home Again(CD booklet). Kenny Rogers. Reprise Records. 1991. 26740.
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