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Something Inside So Strong

 
Album Review: Something Inside So Strong

  • Artist: Kenny Rogers
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1989
  • Total Time: 44:52
  • Genre: Country

Review

Adult-contemporary, inspirational music, with guest Gladys Knight. ~ Bil Carpenter, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Planet Texas John Andrew Parks Kenny Rogers (4:51)
Something Inside So Strong Labi Siffre Kenny Rogers (5:00)
If I Knew Then (What I Know Now) Robert Byrne, Richard Butler Gladys Knight, Kenny Rogers (3:54)
One Night (Lyrics) Troy Seals, Mike Reid Kenny Rogers (4:38)
There Lies the Difference Steve Dorff, Pat Bunch Kenny Rogers (4:23)
If I Ever Fall in Love Again (Lyrics) Steve Dorff, Gloria Sklerov Anne Murray, Kenny Rogers (3:36)
When You Put Your Heart in It (Lyrics) Austin Roberts, James Patrick Dunne Kenny Rogers (3:41)
The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You) Eric Kaz, Gary Burr Kenny Rogers (3:31)
Maybe Bill Rice, Sharon Rice Holly Dunn, Kenny Rogers (3:29)
Love the Way You Do (Lyrics) Richard Kerr, Kye Fleming Kenny Rogers (7:49)

Credits

David Porter Thomas (Vocals (Background)), David Skernick (Photography), Chris Harris (Vocals (Background)), Carl Marsh (Synthesizer), Ken Friesen (Engineer), Laura LiPuma (Design), Mike Brignardello (Bass), Jim Horn (Saxophone), Jelly Roll Johnson (Harmonica), Holly Dunn (Performer), Joe Chemay (Vocals (Background)), Dave Innis (Synthesizer), John Hurley (Assistant Engineer), Mark Heimermann (Vocals (Background)), Glenn Meadows (Mastering), Shane Keister (Synthesizer), Mark Kibble (Vocals (Background)), Tony Sciuto (Vocals (Background)), Phil Naish (Synthesizer), Mike Lawler (Synthesizer), Paul Leim (Drums), Dennis Burnside (Synthesizer), Mervyn Warren (Vocals (Background)), Randy Kerber (Synthesizer), Joel Bouchillon (Assistant Engineer), Daniel Johnston (Assistant Engineer), Laura LiPuma (Art Direction), Ricky Skaggs (Vocals (Background)), Gary Janney (Vocals (Background)), Alvin Chea (Vocals (Background)), Claude V. McKnight III (Vocals (Background)), Robert Charles (Assistant Engineer), Steve Glassmeyer (Vocals (Background)), Jim Ed Norman (Producer), Hershey Reeves (Assistant Engineer), Craig Hansen (Assistant Engineer), Cleveland Wilson (Conductor), Doug Smith (Assistant Engineer), Edgar Strubble (Synthesizer), Dean Parks (Guitar), Gladys Knight (Performer), Steve Gibson (Guitar), Matt Rollings (Piano), Willie Weeks (Bass), Eric Prestidge (Engineer), Val Valentin (Assistant Engineer), Sharon White (Vocals (Background)), Brian Hardin (Assistant Engineer), Antoinette Wilson (Conductor), Anne Murray (Performer), John David Parker (Assistant Engineer), Eric Prestidge (Mastering), Michael Rhodes (Bass), Lee Groitasch (Engineer), Kelly Junkermann (Photography), Steve Dorff (Producer), Daniel Johnston (Engineer), Kenny Rogers (Vocals), Mark Casstevens (Guitar (Acoustic)), Michael Landau (Guitar), Danny Kee (Production Assistant), Terry Williams (Vocals (Background)), Jeff Giedt (Assistant Engineer), Vicki Hampton (Vocals (Background)), John Andrew Parks (Vocals (Background)), Michael Black (Vocals (Background)), Scott Campbell (Assistant Engineer), Eugene Golden (Vocals (Background)), Keith Odle (Editing), John Jarvis (Piano), Ronald Isley (Vocals), Jim Ed Norman (Piano), Kenny Rogers (Guitar), Barton Stevens (Assistant Engineer), David Hungate (Bass)
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Something Inside So Strong
Studio album by Kenny Rogers
Released 1989
Recorded 1989
Genre Country
Length 44:52
Label Reprise
Professional reviews
Kenny Rogers chronology
Greatest Hits
(1988)
Something Inside So Strong
(1989)
Christmas In America
(1989)

Something Inside So Strong is a 1989 album by country music superstar Kenny Rogers.

Contents

Overview

Something Inside So Strong is another album of Rogers' that heads in the adult-contemporary direction, but actually performs better than his other recent albums. After #17, #18, and #16 efforts, Kenny finally re-enters the top 10 (at #10) with the 1989 release.

Track listing

  1. Planet Texas (Parks) [4:51]
  2. Something Inside So Strong (Siffre) [5:00]
  3. If I Knew Then (What I Know Now) - with Gladys Knight (Butler, Byrne) [3:54]
  4. One Night (Reid, Seals) [4:38]
  5. There Lies the Difference (Bunch, Dorff) [4:23]
  6. If I Ever Fall in Love Again - with Anne Murray (Dorff, Sklerov) [3:36]
  7. When You Put Your Heart in It (Dunne, Roberts) [3:41]
  8. The Vows Go Unbroken (Burr, Kaz) [3:31]
  9. Maybe - with Holly Dunn (Rice, Rice) [3:29]
  10. Love the Way You Do (Fleming, Kerr) [7:49]

Singles

Like the studio album before it, Something Inside So Strong was home to a load of singles. "When You Put Your Heart in It" came out in advance of the album in 1988, and charted #26 on the U.S. Country charts. Other singles include "Planet Texas" (#30 with a #11 in Canada), "The Vows Go Unbroken" (#8 in the US, #26 in Canada), the title cut (#26 on Adult Contemporary), and "Maybe", a duet with Holly Dunn (#25 and #17 in U.S. and Canada).

Other duets

There are three duets on this album. "Maybe" is discussed in the Singles above; the other two duets are "If I Knew Then" with Gladys Knight and "If I Ever Fall In Love Again" with Anne Murray.


 
 

 

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