Kenny Rogers es un álbum de Kenny Rogers, publicado en 1976 por United Artists Records. El disco incluye 11 canciones, entre ellas «Laura (What´s He Got That I Ain´t Got)», «I Wasn´t Man Enough», «Mother Country Music» y «Why Don´t We Go Somewhere And Love».
Sobre el álbum
Con su segundo álbum homónimo, Kenny Rogers, el artista da un paso de gigante hacia la definición del sonido que lo confirmaría. Lanzado también en 1976, este disco contiene su primer gran éxito en solitario, un tema que no solo lo colocó en las listas de country, sino que también demostró su enorme potencial para el "crossover". Es considerado su verdadero punto de partida como estrella.
Así pues, el álbum está liderado por la canción "Lucille", escrita por Roger Bowling y Hal Bynum. De hecho, esta dramática historia de un hombre que se encuentra en un bar con una mujer que ha abandonado a su marido y a sus cuatro hijos se convirtió en un éxito masivo. Su narrativa cinematográfica y la interpretación sentida de Kenny Rogers la hicieron irresistible, ganando un premio Grammy.
El resto del álbum mantiene un altísimo nivel, con una producción que fusiona el country tradicional con arreglos de pop y soul. El disco establece el sonido "countrypolitan" que sería su marca registrada. Mientras tanto, canciones como "The Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp" o "I Wasn't Man Enough" refuerzan su imagen de gran contador de historias.
"Kenny Rogers" es un trabajo impecable y un punto de inflexión en la música country de los 70. Es el disco que presentó al personaje del narrador sabio y de voz cálida que conquistaría al mundo, una obra que demostró que las buenas historias no entienden de fronteras musicales.
Listado de Canciones
- Laura (What´s He Got That I Ain´t Got)2:48
Vídeo
- I Wasn´t Man Enough3:26
- Mother Country Music2:45
Letra
When my mind is all a clutter from living day to day Your music is like a river, I can gently float away When I'm deep in disappointment and I cannot face the night Your music lifts me up and takes me closer to the light Mother country music, let your sad songs roll You nurtured me in childhood, you're a haven for my soul Mother country music, let your guitars roll on There's a refuge for my trouble in your songs You helped me through the darkest hour, when I thought I was alone And when I found a new love, you gave me a love song When my circle is broken and everything goes wrong It helps to ease my mind, when I hear it in your song Mother country music, let your sad songs roll You nurtured me in childhood, you're a haven for my soul Mother country music, let your guitars roll on There's a refuge for my trouble in your songs Mother country music, let your sad songs roll - Why Don´t We Go Somewhere And Love3:26
- Green Green Grass Of Home3:31
Letra
The old hometown looks the same as I step down from the train And there to meet me is my mama and papa And down the road I look and there runs Mary her golden lips like cherries It's good to touch the green green grass of home. Yes they've all come to meet me arms reaching smiling sweetly It's so good to touch the green green grass of home. The old house is still standing though the paint is cracked and dry And there's that old oak tree that I used to play on down the lane I'd walk with my sweet Mary her golden lips like cherries It's good to touch the green green grass of home. Yes they've all come ... Then I awake and look around me at the gray walls that surround me And I realized that I was only dreaming For there's a guard and there's a sad old padre arm in arm we'll walk at daybreak again I'll touch the green green grass of home. Yes they'll all come to see me i n the shade of that old oak tree As they lay me neath the green green grass of home. - Till I Get It Right3:01
Letra
I'll just keep on fallin' in love 'til I get it right Right now I'm like a wounded bird hungry for the sky But if I try my wings and try long enough I'm bound to learn to fly So I'll just keep on fallin' in love 'til I get it right. My door to love has opened out more times than in And I'm either fool or wise enough to open it again 'Cause I'll never know what's beyond the mountain 'til I reach the other side So I'll just keep on fallin in love til I get it right. If practice makes perfect then I'm almost As perfect as I'll ever be in my life So I'll just keep on fallin' in love 'til I get it right. - Lucille3:39
Letra
In a bar in Toledo Across from the depot On a bar stool she took off her ring I thought I'd get closer So I walked on over I sat down and asked her name When the drinks finally hit her She said I'm no quitter But I finally quit livin' on dreams I'm hungry for laughter And here ever after I'm after whatever the other life brings In the mirror I saw him And I closely watched him I thought how he looked out of place He came to the woman Who sat there beside me He had a strange look on his face The big hands were calloused He looked like a mountain For a minute I thought I was dead But he started shakin' His big heart was breakin' He turned to the woman and said You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille With four hungry children And a crop in the field I've had some bad times Lived through some sad times But this time your hurtin' won't heal You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille After he left us I ordered more whisky I thought how she'd made him look small From the lights of the bar room To a rented hotel room We walked without talkin' at all She was a beauty But when she came to me She must have thought I'd lost my mind I could'nt hold her 'Cos the words that he told her Kept coming back time after time You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille With four hungry children And a crop in the field I've had some bad times Lived through some sad times But this time your hurtin' won't heal You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille - The Son Of Hickory Holler´s Tramp3:08
- Lay Down Beside Me3:50
Letra
I've spent my life looking for you Finding my way wasn't easy to do But I knew there was you all the while And it's been worth every mile. Lay down beside me and love me and hide me Kiss all the hurting of this world away Hold me so close that I'll feel your heartbeat And don't ever wander away. Mornings and evenings all were the same And there was no music 'til I heard your name But I knew when I saw you smile Now I can rest for a while. - Puttin In Overtime At Home2:55
- While I Play The Fiddle2:41