Across My Heart
Across My Heart | ||||
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Studio album by Kenny Rogers | ||||
Released | July 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 38:48 | |||
Label | Magnatone Records | |||
Producer | Brent Maher[1] | |||
Kenny Rogers chronology | ||||
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Across My Heart is the twenty-second studio album by country artist Kenny Rogers released in 1997 by Magnatone Records. It features a wide array of artists collaborating with Rogers on various songs on the album like All-4-One, The Katinas, Tareva Henderson and Bekka & Billy. The album hit the charts, with its strongest showing on the country charts at number 26, although it did not produce any hit singles.
Critical reception
Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated it 2.5 out of 5 stars, saying that " Even with all these collaborators, the album sounds homogenous, especially since the material is entirely generic. However, it holds together better than most Rogers albums since the mid-'80s, because it is evident that some thought and care went into its production."[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "To Me" | Mack David, Mike Reid | 3:16 |
2. | "Write Your Name (Across My Heart)" | Tony Harrell, Randy VanWarmer | 3:33 |
3. | "The Only Way I Know" | Gary Burr, Mike Reid | 4:01 |
4. | "Have a Little Faith in Me" | John Hiatt | 3:59 |
5. | "Sing Me Your Love Song" | Jonathan Butler, Labi Siffre | 4:17 |
6. | "As God Is My Witness" | Steve Glassmeyer, Warren Hartman, Kenny Rogers | 3:38 |
7. | "You're Not Asking Much" | Eric Kaz, Ellen Shipley | 4:27 |
8. | "Only Once in a Lifetime" | Keith Diamond, Michael Garvin, Anthony L. Smith | 3:28 |
9. | "Find a Little Grace" | Jim Weatherly, Bob Welch | 4:40 |
10. | "See Me Through" | Terry Sampson | 3:29 |
Personnel
- Kenny Rogers – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- Jerry Kimbrough – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Brent Rowan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Steve Glassmeyer – keyboards, Hammond organ, backing vocals
- Warren Hartman – keyboards
- Randy McCormick – keyboards, Hammond organ, acoustic piano
- Bobby Ogdin – keyboards, Hammond organ, acoustic piano, electric piano
- Gene Sisk – keyboards, backing vocals
- Duncan Mullins – bass guitar
- Willie Weeks – bass guitar
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Paul Leim – drums, congas, percussion, tambourine
- Tom Roady – percussion
- Jim Horn – soprano saxophone
- Kim Carnes – backing vocals
- Robert Bailey Jr. – backing vocals
- Kim Fleming – backing vocals
- Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
- Cindy Walker – backing vocals
- Bergen White – backing vocals
Chart performance
Chart (1997–1998) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 89 |
US Billboard 200[4] | 193 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] | 26 |
References
- ^ "Kenny Rogers – Across My Heart (1997, CD)". Discogs.
- ^ "Across My Heart - Kenny Rogers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 238.
- ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
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