They Don't Make Them Like They Used To
| They Don't Make Them Like They Used To | ||||
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| Studio album by Kenny Rogers | ||||
| Released | 23 October 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 41:44 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Jay Graydon, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Kenny Mims | |||
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They Don't Make Them Like They Used To (also referred to as They Don't Make 'Em...) is the nineteenth studio album by country superstar Kenny Rogers.
Overview
The album's title cut was used as the theme tune to the box office hit movie Tough Guys.
The song "You're My Love" was written by Prince under the pseudonym "Joey Coco" and features El DeBarge on backing vocals.[1]
The album was a top 20 success on the country charts (and crossed over into the pop Billboard 200) with the single "Twenty Years Ago" peaking at #2.
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Singles
Two singles came from the album. The title cut, released at the end of 1986, only made #53 in the country charts although it did well by hitting #10 on the contemporary charts. When RCA released "Twenty Years Ago" in 1987, however, Rogers returned to the top five at #2, matching this feat in Canada as well.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
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| 1. | "This Love We Share" | Jay Graydon, David Malloy | Graydon, Malloy | 4:32 |
| 2. | "If I Could Hold On to Love" | Randy Goodrum, Steve Lukather | Graydon | 4:16 |
| 3. | "You're My Love" | Joey Coco | Graydon | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Time for Love" | Anthony LaPeau, Randy Stern | Graydon | 3:24 |
| 5. | "They Don't Make Them Like They Used To (Theme from Tough Guys)" | Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager | Bachrach, Sager | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Life Is Good, Love Is Better" | Malloy, Steve Davis, Dennis Morgan | Graydon, Malloy | 3:59 |
| 7. | "Just the Thought of Losing You" | Michael Bolton, Jonathan Cain | Graydon | 4:14 |
| 8. | "Anything at All" | Dave Loggins | Graydon | 4:36 |
| 9. | "After All This Time" | Steve Dorff, Peter Beckett | Graydon | 4:18 |
| 10. | "Twenty Years Ago" | Wood Newton, Mike Noble, Michael Spriggs, Dan Tyler | Graydon, Kenny Mims | 3:44 |
| Total length: | 41:44 | |||
Personnel
- Michael Baird – drums
- Peter Beckett – background vocals
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
- Clyde Brooks – drums
- Robbie Buchanan – piano, synthesizer
- Bill Champlin – background vocals
- Tamara Champlin – background vocals
- El DeBarge – background vocals on "You're My Love"
- Nathan East – bass guitar
- Brandon Fields – alto saxophone
- Thom Flora – background vocals
- Tommy Funderburk – background vocals
- Randy Goodrum – electric drums, synthesizer
- Jay Graydon – drums, electric drums, guitar, soloist, synthesizer
- Michael Hanna – synthesizer
- Dann Huff – guitar
- Randy Kerber – keyboards
- Abe Laboriel Sr. – bass guitar
- Michael Landau – guitar
- Mike Lawler – keyboards
- Steve Lukather – guitar, synthesizer
- Kenny Mims – guitar
- Michael Omartian – synthesizer
- Richard Page – background vocals
- John "J.R." Robinson – drums
- Kenny Rogers – guitar, lead vocals
- Marcus Ryle – synthesizer
- Jason Scheff – background vocals
- Ann Marie Smith – background vocals
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar
- Paul Urrich – keyboards
- Kin Vassy – background vocals
- Carlos Vega – drums
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – guitar
Charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 137 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 81 |
