Love the World Away
Kenny Rogers | Artist Essentials
First released: 1980 (year verified)
Original 1980 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The broad melody and measured delivery make a clear bridge to the early-eighties ballads.
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First released: 1980 (year verified)
The licensed recording explicitly labels the original performance as 1980, and the official artist history identifies its Urban Cowboy soundtrack origin. The later anthology date is not adopted as its first release; only year precision is assigned.
Recording: Original 1980 studio recording
Credit: Kenny Rogers
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Urban Cowboy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Love the World Away - explicitly dated original recording
The licensed title explicitly identifies the original 1980 performance, while the page also carries a later anthology date. The official artist history identifies its Urban Cowboy soundtrack origin. Only the original 1980 year is assigned. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Kenny Rogers - official career and recording history
The official history explicitly places the self-titled second album and Lucille in 1977, identifies Love the World Away with Urban Cowboy, and confirms the named duet partners. Broad sales and chart claims are outside the scope of these selections. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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Love the World Away - explicitly dated original recording
The licensed title explicitly identifies the original 1980 performance, while the page also carries a later anthology date. The official artist history identifies its Urban Cowboy soundtrack origin. Only the original 1980 year is assigned. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Kenny Rogers - official career and recording history
The official history explicitly places the self-titled second album and Lucille in 1977, identifies Love the World Away with Urban Cowboy, and confirms the named duet partners. Broad sales and chart claims are outside the scope of these selections. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
About Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers was a Houston-born singer whose husky voice connected country storytelling with pop ballads. Before his solo country career, he sang in vocal groups, played jazz bass and performed with the New Christy Minstrels and the First Edition. Lucille and The Gambler helped establish his later repertoire, followed by songs such as Lady. Duets with Dottie West, Kim Carnes and Dolly Parton formed another important part of his catalog, alongside television appearances and films built around The Gambler.
Artist background sources
Kenny Rogers - Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Houston background, vocal and instrumental work before solo country recordings, named repertoire, duets and television work. First Edition and duet credits remain distinct retained identities; only the reviewed direct Rogers credit is mapped. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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