Ten Years of Gold

1. Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town

2. Reuben James

3. But You Know I Love You

4. Something's Burning

5. Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)

6. Lucille

7. Daytime Friends

8. While the Feeling's Good

9. Love Lifted Me

10. Today I Started Loving You Again

Ten Years of Gold,Kenny Rogers,Capitol,Adult Contemporary,Country,Country & Western,Country-Pop,Soft Rock,Urban Cowboy

Average customer rating: EPICS THAT DO NOT DISAPPOINT Interesting selections . . . "Epics featuring The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra ~ 60 years of film scores"

Epics: The History of the World According to Hollywood Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Alwyn | Alwyn, William | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Korngold, Erich Wolfgang | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Newman | Newman, Alfred | ( N ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Orff | Orff, Carl | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vangelis | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Walton | Walton, Sir William | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Waxman | Waxman, Franz | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Korngold, Erich Wolfgang | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music The Incredible Film Music Box The Magnificent Westerns The Longest Day: The Ultimate World War Movie Theme Collection ASIN: B0009KIYCW Release Date: 2005-09-06

Tracks:

1. Pre- Historic: One Million Years B.C.
2. The Ancient World: The Ten Commandments
3. The Ancient World: Alexander
4. The Ancient World: Sodom And Gomorrah
5. The Ancient World: The 300 Spartans
6. The Ancient World: Troy
7. The Ancient World: Alexander (Eternal Alexander)
8. The Might Of Rome: Quo Vadis
9. The Might Of Rome: The Robe
10. The Might Of Rome: Demetrius And The Gladiators
11. The Might Of Rome: Cleopatra
12. The Might Of Rome: Antony And Cleopatra
13. The Might Of Rome: Gladiator (Suite)
14. The Might Of Rome: Gladiator (Now We Are Free)

Tracks:

1. The Fall Of Rome: Masada
2. The Fall Of Rome: Spartacus (Main Theme)
3. The Fall Of Rome: Spartacus (Love Theme)
4. The Fall Of Rome: The Fall Of The Roman Empire (Pax Romana)
5. The Fall Of Rome: The Fall Of The Roman Empire (Overture)
6. Biblical Epics: The Greatest Story Ever Told
7. Biblical Epics: Jesus Of Nazareth
8. Biblical Epics: Ben-Hur (Parade Of The Charioteers)
9. Biblical Epics: Ben-Hur (Love Theme)
10. Biblical Epics: The Silver Chalice
11. Biblical Epics: The Passion Of The Christ
12. Medieval Europe: The War Lord
13. Medieval Europe: El Cid (Love Theme)
14. Medieval Europe: El Cid (Overture)
15. Medieval Europe: The Vikings (Suite)

Tracks:

1. Medieval Europe: Flesh & Blood
2. Medieval Europe: The Last Valley
3. Medieval Europe: Prince Valiant
4. Medieval Europe: Taras Bulba
5. Pirates & Swashbucklers: The Sea Hawk
6. Pirates & Swashbucklers: The Crimson Pirate
7. Pirates & Swashbucklers: Pirates Of The Caribbean
8. Pirates & Swashbucklers: Captain Blood
9. Kings & Queens: The Lion In The Winter
10. Kings & Queens: Henry V (1989)
11. Kings & Queens: Henry V (1944)
12. Kings & Queens: Mary Queen Of Scots
13. Kings & Queens: The Private Lives Of Elizabeth And Essex

Tracks:

1. Heroes: Excalibur - O Fortuna
2. Heroes: First Night
3. Heroes: The Adventures Of Robin Hood: March Of The Merry Men
4. Heroes: Braveheart
5. The New Worlds: Mutiny On The Bounty
6. The New Worlds: 1492 - Conquest Of Paradise
7. The New Worlds: Captain From Castle
8. The New Worlds: The Mission
9. The New Worlds: The Alamo
10. The British Empire/The Orient: The Charge Of The Light Brigade
11. The British Empire/The Orient: Lawrence Of Arabia
12. The British Empire/The Orient: Zulu
13. The British Empire/The Orient: The Last Samurai
14. The British Empire/The Orient: Exodus

Customer Reviews:

EPICS THAT DO NOT DISAPPOINT.......2007-05-14

WHAT A BRILLIANT IDEA TO TAKE HOLLYWOOD'S COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL EPIC MOVIES, EXTRACT THE BEST PORTIONS OF THE SCORES AND COMBINE THEM FROM THE DAWN OF MAN TO THE RECENT PAST. I PARTICULARLY ENJOY THE SUITES FROM GLADIATOR, BRAVEHEART AND THE VIKING. THE REPRODUCTION OF THESE SCORES BY THE CITY OF PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS IS BRILLIANT, AND THE RECORDING WAS EXCELLENT. I ONLY WISH THERE WERE EIGHT DISCS INSTEAD OF FOUR TO COVER THE VOLUMES OF SCORES THAT COULD NOT BE INCLUDED. LET'S HOPE FOR A VOLUME II.

Interesting selections . . ........2006-12-15

This compiiation album makes an excellent gift for that person wanting to discover great, epic scores. I'm surprised, however, that Vangelis' Alexander is included in this one. Not bad, just surprised.

The reason I give this album 4 out of 5 stars is because of the swashbuckler section. How is it that CutThroat Island - one of the greatest epics in history - was scrubbed out of the list? Pirates of the Caribbean is included on the selection but nothing from Debney's masterpiece?!

Yes, that is a huge compilant. If you haven't discovered CutThroat Island, I suggest you get it then you'll understand my frustration. Still, this album is a great buy and worth looking into!

"Epics featuring The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra ~ 60 years of film scores".......2005-09-07

When I think of the "Golden Age of Hollywood", many composers come to mind...you gave the usher your ticket in the theater and sat down, knowingly you were going to get your moneys worth...when the curtain opened and you heard those first few notes...you sat back, watched and listened as the film score and orchestra worked their magic...now we have the ultimate from Silva Screen Classics "EPICS:THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HOLLYWOOD", featuring a four disc set of the essential film scores of the past 60 years...covering several decades right and up to the present 2005.

There are compilations and then there are "Compilations" beginning with a classics that even the youngsters today recognize...sweeping scores that capture the drama, mystery, adventure, action and romance...one great cue after another, it doesn't get any better than this...many nominated and winners by the Academy for Best Original Score...

Silva Screen Classics as usual, has put quality into this 4-CD-Set featuring The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus conducted by Kenneth Alwyn, Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick, Mario Klemens and Nic Raine. Recorded in "Dolby Surround" with the new technology of "HDCD", this is a "film-score-buffs" dream, one to treasure now and years to come...this collection is aimed directly at the "Serious Film Score" music fans and collectors...Silva is as always, perfect in every way...just the way we like 'em!

Total Time: 4-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1170 ~ (9/6/2005)

Average customer rating: The early years Kenny Rogers The perfect start to the music of Kenny Rogers

Ten Years of Gold Kenny Rogers Manufacturer: EMI Special Products ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000002SYO Release Date: 1995-06-16

Tracks:

1. Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town
2. Reuben James
3. But You Know I Love You
4. Something's Burning
5. Judt Dropped In
6. Lucille
7. Daytime Friends
8. While The Feeling's Good
9. Love Lifted Me
10. Today I Started Loving You Again

Customer Reviews:

The early years.......2004-10-24

This album, originally released on vinyl in 1978, was extremely popular in America at the time and is now available as a budget-priced CD. It showcases his early hits although Kenny re-recorded his hits with the First edition especially for this album. The re-recordings are (in my opinion) better than the originals. They frequently appear on Kenny's compilations and rarely cause the outrage that we normally expect from fans who hate re-recordings.

So this album contains just four original hits - Love lifted me, While the feeling's good, Lucille and Daytime friends. Of the four solo tracks, Lucille was by far the most successful, going all the way to number one in Britain. It was also a major pop hit in America. Daytime friends was less successful but also charted in both countries. Love lifted me and While the feeling's good are great songs but somewhat overshadowed by the other tracks here.

The other six tracks are re-recordings of First Edition songs. In their original form, Ruby don't take your love to town and Something's burning were both major international pop hits. But you know I love you (a more modest American hit) may be better known via Dolly's cover of the song, which topped the country charts in the early eighties. Just dropped in and Reuben James are both brilliant original songs while Today I started loving you again is a cover of the often-recorded Merle Haggard classic.

If you just want a cheap summary of Kenny's early hits, this will suit you.

Kenny Rogers.......2003-10-29

Kenny Rogers is one of the kings of Country, M.O.R and all music's. A great album!!

The perfect start to the music of Kenny Rogers.......2003-10-13

In 1977, after Kenny Rogers had left the First Edition, had a global Number 1 with the hit "(You picked a fine time to leave me) Lucille" and success with the solo albums "Kenny Rogers" and "Daytime Friends", United Artist records released a greatest hit's compilation called "Ten years of gold", which contained 10 of Rogers hit singles from the past decade. The album was a huge success and is still selling now.
Kenny Rogers has cut a diverse range of material. Although his greatest success has of course been in Country music, he has also cut Pop, Rock N Roll, Jazz, Folk and Gospel. This album covers most (though not all) the ground. It is probably the best "introduction" to Kenny Rogers as one will get. The later hit's packages try and cover too much too quickly, box sets and double albums last too long (unless you already know the artist in question, of course).
The album starts off with a solo re-recording of "Ruby, Don't Take your love to town", a global hit for the 1st edition in 1969. Still performed live by Rogers today and along with "Coward of the county", "Lucille" and "The Gambler" is Rogers best known recording around the world. The song is a tale of woe of a solider who is at deaths door, has been paralysed by a war and how he is begging his unfaithful partner not to cheat on him. "The lyrics are very depressing" Rogers has said, "But the tune of the so is so upbeat, i think people don't notice it until later and that's when it hit's you". "I'm singing about a guy who's at the worst time of his life, yet people are clapping and dancing when I sing it" he concludes. The second track on the album is "Reuben James", another 1st Edition hit written by Alex Harvey. A story of a black man who raised a white child, a very controversial song at the time, yet one of his best. The song is also about loving someone deeply outside a sexual relationship, which cannot be said for the erotic "Something's Burning" (a top 10 hit in 1970) , there is no double meaning to the lyrics "can't you feel it baby, can't you feel it here it cums". A very risqué record, especially for Kenny Rogers, but nevertheless it has a charm about it. "But you know I love you" and "Just Dropped in (too see what condition my condition was in)" are here, these are the most noted tracks on the album as they are missing in later Greatest Hits collections. They were the 1st two hit's for Rogers back in his 1st Edition days and are fine mixes of Country, Folk and Rock. "But you know I love you" was written by Mike Settle, one of the original members of the band. After The First Edition's broke up, following their last hit "Today, I started Loving you again" in 1973 (also included here) Rogers career was in trouble. He was still touring but his records weren't selling. In 1976, he had some success with the singles "Love lifted me" and "while the feelings good" (both included here) but nothing Earth shattering, as such. "People were telling me, you should find another Ruby, don't take your love to town. "Which aren't easy to find, or I would have found one long before that" Rogers told Radio DJ Terry Wogan some years after. However, Rogers did just that in 1977. "(You picked a fine time to leave me) Lucille" was a global smash and sorted out all the money problems Rogers has occurred during the bleak period of his career. Before long Rogers was one of the biggest stars and highest paid people in the world. "Daytime Friends (and night-time lovers)" followed "Lucille" and was another Number 1 hit that year. The former frontman of the 1st edition had moved on to even bigger things despite being almost 40 years old. He was now at the peak of a career that had already lasted three decades (his 1st single was in 1955 - long before the first edition formed). This album covers 1967-1977. Wheater it's your 1st time listening to Kenny Rogers or adding to the collection, this is an album you will want to play again and again.

Average customer rating: THIS CD IS A MUST!!! Ten Years After - Ssssh A classic guitar swirl surrounded by smooth rock. As fresh a sound now as it was then.

Ssssh/Cricklewood Green Ten Years After Manufacturer: Mobile Fidelity ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Disraeli Gears Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory ASIN: B000000IVL Release Date: 1997-02-25

Tracks:

1. Bad Scene
2. Two Time Mama
3. Stoned Woman
4. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
5. If You Should Love Me
6. I Don't Know That You Don't Know My Name
7. The Stomp
8. I Woke Up This Morning
9. Sugar The Road
10. Working On The Road
11. 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain
12. Year 3,000 Blues
13. Me And My Baby
14. Love Like A Man
15. Circles
16. As The Sun Still Burns Away

Customer Reviews:

THIS CD IS A MUST!!!.......2007-05-28

I PAID A LOT FOR THE MOFI VERSION BUT IT WAS WORTH IT. IF YOU LIKE THE KINKY BLUES ROCK OF ALVIN AND THE BOYS YOU SHOULD HAVE THIS.

Ten Years After - Ssssh.......2000-03-29

Besides TYA's first album recorded in 1967, Sssh would have to be one of their best albums. Alvin's talent shows through to the max.

A classic guitar swirl surrounded by smooth rock........1999-08-23

These albums are a must. To summarise English rock then you have to obtain these albums. The guitar swirls, fast solos, breath taking licks quickly followed by the sky line screaching wah wah slides, all underlinned by the professional Hammond, flowing bass and tight drums. This Uk outfit choose classics riffs and strong song writing to unleash a classic 60's / 70's sound. Very cool indeed. Oh by the way I was told by the keybordist that Cricklewood Green was the Grass there Rodie Grew in London, there should be a picture on the back.

As fresh a sound now as it was then........1998-12-19

This combo release of what are 2 of the best albums this band produced is a joy to the ears. You can almost see Alvin Lee dripping his sweat like he used to in his concerts. He is one remarkable guitar player. Shhhh is really grabs you and takes you for a fast ride. Cricklewood Green is such a mixture of sounds that the album has to be heard to be believed. Rock music was transforming itself in 1969-70 and this CD reveals its many faces. Green sounds like the Stones, the Guess Who, Hendrix and Creedence all rolled into one. A true GEM!

Average customer rating: Think about the time A GREAT SAMPLING OF THIS GROUP'S ECLECTIC MUSIC! A GREAT SAMPLING OF THIS GROUP'S ECLECTIC MUSIC! WOW

Premium Gold Collection Ten Years After Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000IBH5 Release Date: 1998-08-17

Tracks:

1. Love Like A Man
2. I'm Coming On
3. My Baby Left Me (Edit)
4. Think About The Times
5. I'd Love To Change The World
6. 50.000 Miles Beneath My Brain
7. Rock & Roll Music To The World
8. You're Driving Me Crazy
9. Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'N' Roll You
10. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
11. If You Should Love Me
12. Hard Monkeys
13. Hard Monkeys
14. Me And My Baby
15. Going Back To Birmingham
16. Nowhere To Run
17. I Woke Up This Morning
18. Choo Choo Mama
19. Sweet Little Sixteen (Live)

Customer Reviews:

Think about the time.......2007-01-06

I likes Ten Years After music, especially the song " Think about the time" and I get it from Premium Gold Collection. First times I heard this song is about year 1971

A GREAT SAMPLING OF THIS GROUP'S ECLECTIC MUSIC!.......2001-07-12

I just recently purchased this disc on line as a German import. The sound quality is killer as it was recently re-mastered from the original source tapes. The song selection is excellent & I personally believe this is better than any other "best of" TYA collection. The only problem w/the liner notes is they're written in German! The only problem w/the song selection in my opinion is that the single edit of "Love Like a Man" is included, which omits Alvin Lee's frenetic guitar solo. That said, check out his guitar work on "I'm Coming On" - this solo is GUARANTEED to send shivers down your spine. "If You Should Love Me" starts off as an acoustic blues tune, but builds up throughout w/layers of guitars & Alvin screeching like Janis Joplin by the end of the song. Another great blues jam entitled "I Woke Up This Morning" features yet another fantastic solo & a very cool psychedelic ending that will leave your head spinning. However, as a TYA enthusiast who already owns all of their other albums, the best part for me is the inclusion of relatively obscure songs like "Hard Monkeys" & "Nowhere to Run" which have some folk & soul influences respectively. These songs still sound fresh & energetic in this day of homogenized synthesizer music & rap/hip hop. Very highly recommended for anyone who wants to know what REAL music is all about.

A GREAT SAMPLING OF THIS GROUP'S ECLECTIC MUSIC!.......2001-07-12

I just recently purchased this disc on line as a German import. The sound quality is killer as it was recently re-mastered from the original source tapes. The song selection is excellent & I personally believe this is better than any other "best of" TYA collection. The only problem w/the liner notes is they're written in German! The only problem w/the song selection in my opinion is that the single edit of "Love Like a Man" is included, which omits Alvin Lee's frenetic guitar solo. That said, check out his guitar work on "I'm Coming On" - this solo is GUARANTEED to send shivers down your spine. "If You Should Love Me" starts off as an acoustic blues tune, but builds up throughout w/layers of guitars & Alvin screeching like Janis Joplin by the end of the song. Another great blues jam entitled "I Woke Up This Morning" features yet another fantastic solo & a very cool psychedelic ending that will leave your head spinning. However, as a TYA enthusiast who already owns all of their other albums, the best part for me is the inclusion of relatively obscure songs like "Hard Monkeys" & "Nowhere to Run" which have some folk & soul influences respectively. These songs still sound fresh & energetic in this day of homogenized synthesizer music & rap/hip hop. Very highly recommended for anyone who wants to know what REAL music is all about.

WOW.......2001-07-05

If you're looking for good rock, blues and jazz fusions,.,,this cd should be no1 on your list. TYA have since their first album back in 1967, cranked out the best music on this planet.This CD is a sampling of just what you will get on any of their issued cd's. It's nothing short of fantastic, in fact I'd say these four musicians are the most talented on Earth. QAlvin, Leo,Chick, and Ric have honed their God given talents to a status of legendary. Listen to the quality of the music and see if you can resist buying other albums of theirs. Peace Dan Jasper

Average customer rating: 10 years of gold love lifted me msdk

Ten Years of Gold Kenny Rogers Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000002UD9 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town
2. Reuben James
3. But You Know I Love You
4. Something's Burning
5. Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)
6. Lucille
7. Daytime Friends
8. While the Feeling's Good
9. Love Lifted Me
10. Today I Started Loving You Again

Customer Reviews:

10 years of gold.......2006-02-02

this is a great cd, i had the vinyl, but over the years it got worn out. thankfully this cd issue is still in print.

love lifted me.......1999-11-25

i want this in a tape. is it available? thanks!

msdk.......1999-08-09

me gusto bastante tu musica felicidades,soy colombiano de girardot

Average customer rating:

Ten Years of Gold Kenny Rogers Manufacturer: Madacy Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000054P08 Release Date: 2001-06-26

Tracks:

1. Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town
2. Reuben James
3. But You Know I Love You
4. Something's Burning
5. Just Dropped In
6. Lucille
7. Daytime Friends
8. While The Feeling's Good
9. Love Lifted Me
10. Today I Started Loving You Again

Average customer rating: The early years Kenny Rogers The perfect start to the music of Kenny Rogers

Ten Years of Gold Kenny Rogers Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000002U0Z Release Date: 1995-10-16

Tracks:

1. Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town
2. Reuben James
3. But You Know I Love You
4. Something's Burning
5. Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)
6. Lucille
7. Daytime Friends
8. While the Feeling's Good
9. Love Lifted Me
10. Today I Started Loving You Again

Customer Reviews:

The early years.......2004-10-24

This album, originally released on vinyl in 1978, was extremely popular in America at the time and is now available as a budget-priced CD. It showcases his early hits although Kenny re-recorded his hits with the First edition especially for this album. The re-recordings are (in my opinion) better than the originals. They frequently appear on Kenny's compilations and rarely cause the outrage that we normally expect from fans who hate re-recordings.

So this album contains just four original hits - Love lifted me, While the feeling's good, Lucille and Daytime friends. Of the four solo tracks, Lucille was by far the most successful, going all the way to number one in Britain. It was also a major pop hit in America. Daytime friends was less successful but also charted in both countries. Love lifted me and While the feeling's good are great songs but somewhat overshadowed by the other tracks here.

The other six tracks are re-recordings of First Edition songs. In their original form, Ruby don't take your love to town and Something's burning were both major international pop hits. But you know I love you (a more modest American hit) may be better known via Dolly's cover of the song, which topped the country charts in the early eighties. Just dropped in and Reuben James are both brilliant original songs while Today I started loving you again is a cover of the often-recorded Merle Haggard classic.

If you just want a cheap summary of Kenny's early hits, this will suit you.

Kenny Rogers.......2003-10-29

Kenny Rogers is one of the kings of Country, M.O.R and all music's. A great album!!

The perfect start to the music of Kenny Rogers.......2003-10-13

In 1977, after Kenny Rogers had left the First Edition, had a global Number 1 with the hit "(You picked a fine time to leave me) Lucille" and success with the solo albums "Kenny Rogers" and "Daytime Friends", United Artist records released a greatest hit's compilation called "Ten years of gold", which contained 10 of Rogers hit singles from the past decade. The album was a huge success and is still selling now.
Kenny Rogers has cut a diverse range of material. Although his greatest success has of course been in Country music, he has also cut Pop, Rock N Roll, Jazz, Folk and Gospel. This album covers most (though not all) the ground. It is probably the best "introduction" to Kenny Rogers as one will get. The later hit's packages try and cover too much too quickly, box sets and double albums last too long (unless you already know the artist in question, of course).
The album starts off with a solo re-recording of "Ruby, Don't Take your love to town", a global hit for the 1st edition in 1969. Still performed live by Rogers today and along with "Coward of the county", "Lucille" and "The Gambler" is Rogers best known recording around the world. The song is a tale of woe of a solider who is at deaths door, has been paralysed by a war and how he is begging his unfaithful partner not to cheat on him. "The lyrics are very depressing" Rogers has said, "But the tune of the so is so upbeat, i think people don't notice it until later and that's when it hit's you". "I'm singing about a guy who's at the worst time of his life, yet people are clapping and dancing when I sing it" he concludes. The second track on the album is "Reuben James", another 1st Edition hit written by Alex Harvey. A story of a black man who raised a white child, a very controversial song at the time, yet one of his best. The song is also about loving someone deeply outside a sexual relationship, which cannot be said for the erotic "Something's Burning" (a top 10 hit in 1970) , there is no double meaning to the lyrics "can't you feel it baby, can't you feel it here it cums". A very risqué record, especially for Kenny Rogers, but nevertheless it has a charm about it. "But you know I love you" and "Just Dropped in (too see what condition my condition was in)" are here, these are the most noted tracks on the album as they are missing in later Greatest Hits collections. They were the 1st two hit's for Rogers back in his 1st Edition days and are fine mixes of Country, Folk and Rock. "But you know I love you" was written by Mike Settle, one of the original members of the band. After The First Edition's broke up, following their last hit "Today, I started Loving you again" in 1973 (also included here) Rogers career was in trouble. He was still touring but his records weren't selling. In 1976, he had some success with the singles "Love lifted me" and "while the feelings good" (both included here) but nothing Earth shattering, as such. "People were telling me, you should find another Ruby, don't take your love to town. "Which aren't easy to find, or I would have found one long before that" Rogers told Radio DJ Terry Wogan some years after. However, Rogers did just that in 1977. "(You picked a fine time to leave me) Lucille" was a global smash and sorted out all the money problems Rogers has occurred during the bleak period of his career. Before long Rogers was one of the biggest stars and highest paid people in the world. "Daytime Friends (and night-time lovers)" followed "Lucille" and was another Number 1 hit that year. The former frontman of the 1st edition had moved on to even bigger things despite being almost 40 years old. He was now at the peak of a career that had already lasted three decades (his 1st single was in 1955 - long before the first edition formed). This album covers 1967-1977. Wheater it's your 1st time listening to Kenny Rogers or adding to the collection, this is an album you will want to play again and again.

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10. You Can't Resist

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