The Gift

Performer: Kenny Rogers
Artist: Wynonna; The Katinas; Glad
Producer: Brent Maher; Jim McKell
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Personnel includes: Kenny Rogers, The Katinas, Wynonna, Glad (vocals); Don Potter (acoustic guitar); Larry Byrom (electric guitar); Nashville String Machine (strings); Cynthia Wyatt (harp); Bobby Ogdin (keyboards); Michael Rhodes, Duncan Mullins (bass); Paul Leim (drums); Farrell Morris (percussion); Austin Cunningham, Lona Heid (background vocals). Recorded at Creative Studio, Nashville, Tennessee and 21st Street Studios, Purcellville, Virginia. Digitally remastered using HDCD technology. As a latter-day holiday album from Kenny Rogers, The Gift isn't half bad, thanks to the professional production and Rogers' honeyed voice, but it does suffer from uneven material and the occasional indifferent performance. There are enough good moments here to make it worthwhile for hardcore Kenny fans, but not enough to make it of interest to less dedicated listeners. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Kenny Rogers's career hit its monumental peak between 1977 and 1987, during which time his combination of soft pop production and country/western themes dominated the country and pop charts. In the preceding years, Rogers performed as a member of the New Christy Minstrels, then experimented with country-tinged rock with the First Edition (scoring a hit with the druggy "Just Dropped In [To See What Condition My Condition Was In]"). During his heyday, he scored an incomprehensible number of classic hits including "Lady," "Coward of the County," and his signature, "The Gambler." In later years, Rogers has branched out into such multifarious enterprises as acting, entertainment managing, chicken franchises, and livestock breeding.

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