The Gambler
Kenny Rogers
1979
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1978
Release: 1978Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The selected original recording is documented in 1978 in the release history of The Gambler. Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1979.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
The Gambler - original 1978 program
The original program includes The Gambler and She Believes in Me in 1978. She Believes in Mes subsequent 1979 single and annual entry do not replace the original album year. Conflicting November day fields are not used as precise dates.
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.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Life lessons learned through gambling metaphors
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1979.html, song-list position 46
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1979 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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