Share Your Love
Share Your Love | ||||
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Studio album by Kenny Rogers | ||||
Released | 24 June 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
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Genre | Country | |||
Length | 36:28 | |||
Label | Liberty | |||
Producer | Lionel Richie | |||
Kenny Rogers chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Share Your Love is a studio album by country singer Kenny Rogers, released in 1981. Produced by Lionel Richie, it is also Rogers' first with Liberty Records besides his Greatest Hits album. The album has sold nine million copies worldwide.
Recording
Rogers recorded portions of the album at Concorde Recording Center, where he had recorded his single "Lady", and purchased the recording studio in May 1981, before the album was completed. He later re-named the studio Lion Share Studios.[2]
Overview
Four singles were released from this Share Your Love. "I Don't Need You" charted at number 1 on the US and Canadian country charts as well as reaching the top of the US Adult Contemporary charts, and number 3 on the US Hot 100. The title cut "Share Your Love With Me" reached number 14 on the Hot 100 and 5 in the US Country charts, though it did reach number 2 in Canada and led the US Adult Contemporary charts. Rogers then took a break to release a single from his first Christmas album. "Blaze of Glory", which featured Kin Vassy on backing vocals, was also released as a single. Although it was a lesser hit than the first two singles, it still made the top ten. The final single, "Through The Years", returned Rogers to the very top by putting him at No. 1 the Adult Contemporary charts once again.
The album reached No. 1 on the country charts and No. 6 on the pop charts, reaching platinum and double-platinum status in the US and Canada, respectively.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Blaze of Glory" | Danny Morrison, Johnny Slate, Larry Keith | 2:37 |
2. | "I Don't Need You" | Rick Christian | 3:27 |
3. | "The Good Life" | Lionel Richie | 2:47 |
4. | "Makes Me Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye" | Mickey Newbury | 2:29 |
5. | "Through the Years" | Steve Dorff, Marty Panzer | 4:44 |
6. | "Share Your Love with Me" | Al "TNT" Braggs, Deadric Malone | 3:19 |
7. | "So in Love with You" | Richie | 4:17 |
8. | "Goin' Back to Alabama" | Richie | 5:04 |
9. | "Without You in My Life" | Richie, Thomas McClary | 5:04 |
10. | "Grey Beard" | Kenny Rogers, Gene Golden, Kirby Stone | 2:36 |
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.[3]
Musicians
- Kenny Rogers – lead vocals, rhythm track arrangements (4)
- Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards
- Barnaby Finch – keyboards
- Glen Hardin – keyboards
- John Hobbs – keyboards
- Lincoln Mayorga – keyboards (5)
- Sylvester Rivers – keyboards
- James Burton – guitars
- Rickey Harper – guitars
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars
- Darrell Jones – guitars
- Thomas McClary – guitars
- Ray Parker Jr. – guitars
- Fred Tackett – guitars
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – guitars
- Dennis Belfield – bass (2)
- Joe Chemay – bass (1, 3, 7)
- Nathan East – bass (5)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass (6, 8, 9)
- Jerry Scheff – bass (10)
- Freddie Washington – bass (4)
- Ed Greene – drums
- Paul Leim – drums
- Rick Shlosser – drums (5)
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown – percussion
- Ollie E. Brown – percussion
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (10)
- David Boruff – saxophone solo (2)
- Gary Herbig – saxophone solo (6)
- Gene Page – string, horn and rhythm arrangements
- Edgar Struble – string arrangements (2, 4)
- Harry Bluestone – concertmaster
Backing vocalists
- Track 1: Kin Vassy, Terry Williams, Gene Marford
- Track 2: Terry Williams, Kin Vassy, Cindy Fee, Juanice Charmain
- Track 3: Deborah Thomas, Kin Vassy, Terry Williams, Cindy Fee
- Track 4: Kin Vassy, Terry Williams, Cindy Fee
- Track 5: none
- Track 6: Gladys Knight & the Pips (Gladys Knight, William Guest, Merald "Bubba" Knight, Edward Patten), Lionel Richie
- Track 7: Lionel Richie, Terry Williams, Cindy Fee
- Track 8: Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson
- Track 9: Kin Vassy, Terry Williams, Deborah Thomas, Brooks Hunnicut
- Track 10: Lionel Richie, Terry Williams, Dorothy Sugarloaf
Technical
- Reginald Dozier – recording and mixing engineer
- Larry Ferguson – second engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA).
- Michael Mancini – second engineer
- Brenda Harvey-Richie – assistant production
- Lionel Richie – producer
- Kenny Rogers – mixing engineer
Additional credits
- Bill Burks – art direction, design
- Roy R. Guzman – design
- Ken Kragen – management
- Gary Register – photography
Charting history
Weekly Charts
| Year-end charts
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Charting Singles
Single | Chart | Position |
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I Don't Need You | U.S.Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
U.S. BillboardAdult Contemporary | 1 | |
U.S.Billboard Hot Country Songs | 1 | |
Australian (ARIA Charts) | 64 | |
Canada (RPM) | 2 | |
Canada Adult Songs (RPM) | 2 | |
Canada Country Songs (RPM) | 1 | |
Official New Zealand Music Chart | 38 | |
Share Your Love With Me | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 14 |
U.S. BillboardAdult Contemporary | 1 | |
U.S.Billboard Hot Country Songs | 5 | |
Canada Adult Songs (RPM) | 5 | |
Canada Country Songs (RPM) | 2 | |
Blaze Of Glory | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 66 |
U.S. BillboardAdult Contemporary | 25 | |
U.S.Billboard Hot Country Songs | 9 | |
Canada Country Song (RPM) | 4 | |
Australian (ARIA charts) | 9 | |
Through The Years | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 13 |
U.S. BillboardAdult Contemporary | 1 | |
U.S.Billboard Hot Country Songs | 5 | |
Canada Country Song (RPM) | 5 | |
Australian (ARIA charts) | 92 |
References
- ^ "Share Your Love Review by James Chrispell". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Lion Share Recording Studios: What the Proceeds from a Couple of Decades of Hits can Buy!" (PDF). Recording Engineer/Producer. April 1982. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Share Your Love (LP liner). Kenny Rogers. Liberty Records. 1981. 134416.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 256. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
External links
- "Share Your Love" album page at Billboard
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