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Kenny Rogers | Artist Essentials

Kenny Rogers / RECOMMENDED SELECTION 25

First released: 1982 (year verified)

Original 1982 studio recording

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First released: 1982 (year verified)

The selected original recording is documented in 1982 in the release history of Love Will Turn You Around. Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.

Recording: Original 1982 studio recording
Credit: Kenny Rogers
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Love Will Turn You Around

Love Will Turn You Around - original 1982 program
The original ten-track program includes Love Will Turn You Around and A Love Song in 1982. January 1 is not claimed as an actual release day; the artist discography corroborates the original album year. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

Kenny Rogers - official original album discography
The actual original-release entries place the self-titled album in 1977, Daytime Friends in 1977, The Gambler in 1978, Kenny in 1979, Gideon in 1980, Share Your Love in 1981 and the later selected albums in 1982-1984. Only these scoped release/track facts are used; unrelated promotional chart claims are not repeated. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

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ARTIST BACKGROUND

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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