Across My Heart
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Across My Heart | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "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.