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1993 studio album by Kenny Rogers
If Only My Heart Had a Voice is the twenty-fifth studio album by country music artist
Kenny Rogers released in 1993 by
Giant Records . It was Rogers' first album not to chart since 1976. The album includes the singles "Missing You", "
Ol' Red " and "Wanderin' Man".
Content
"Ol' Red" was also recorded by
George Jones on his 1990 album
You Oughta Be Here with Me , and would later be a Top 20 hit in 2002 for
Blake Shelton from his
self-titled debut . "If I Were You", recorded here as a duet with
Travis Tritt , was originally cut by
The Oak Ridge Boys on their 1991 album
Unstoppable , and would later be recorded by
Chad Brock as a duet with
Mark Wills on Brock's 2000 album
Yes!
Critical reception
Rob Theakston of
Allmusic rated the album 2.5 out of 5 stars, saying that "there are some moments on here that die-hard fans will enjoy". He thought that the production had "aged well" and that the songs were "surprisingly consistent."
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Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Fightin' for the Same Thing" Chuck Jones,
Tom Shapiro 3:13 2. "Missing You" Rick Giles, Susan Longacre 3:14 3. "She Waits" Tom French, Tom Paden 3:10 4. "
Ol' Red " James "Bo" Bohan, Don Goodman, Mark Sherrill 3:07 5. "If I Were You" (duet with
Travis Tritt )
Billy Dean ,
Verlon Thompson 3:08 6. "Wanderin' Man"
Kim Carnes , Colin Ellingson 3:53 7. "Reason to Go" Debbie Hupp,
Tim Mensy 3:55 8. "If You Were the Friend" Hupp, Mensy 3:40 9. "If Only My Heart Had a Voice" Rick Bowles,
Skip Ewing , Kenny Rogers 3:35 10. "Somebody's Wrong Somebody's Right"
Larry Butler 3:13
Personnel
Kenny Rogers – lead vocals, backing vocals
Larry Butler – keyboards, synthesizers
Gene Golden – keyboards, synthesizers
Mike Lawler – keyboards, synthesizers
Warren Hartman –
Hammond B3 organ
Steve Glassmeyer – acoustic piano
Randy McCormick – acoustic piano
Bobby Ogdin – acoustic piano
Gary Prim – acoustic piano
Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Chuck Jones – acoustic guitar
Chris Leuzinger – acoustic guitar, electric guitar,
electric sitar
Tim Mensy – acoustic guitar
Biff Watson – acoustic guitar,
mandolin
Randy Dorman – electric guitar
Steve Gibson – electric guitar
Ricky Harper – electric guitar
Porter Howell – electric guitar
Dann Huff – electric guitar
Brent Rowan – electric guitar
Sonny Garrish –
steel guitar ,
dobro
Weldon Myrick – steel guitar, dobro
Jimmy Carter – bass
Joe Chemay – bass
Chuck Jacobs – bass
Dave Pomeroy – bass
Glenn Worf – bass
Bob Wray – bass
Lynn Hammann – drums
Paul Leim – drums
Nigel Olsson – drums, percussion
James Stroud – drums, percussion
Lonnie Wilson – drums
Joe Spivey –
fiddle
Carl Gorodetzky – string arrangements and conductor
The Nashville String Machine – strings
Jana King – backing vocals
Curtis Wright – backing vocals
Curtis Young – backing vocals
Travis Tritt – lead vocals on "If I Were You"
Production
Producers – Larry Butler and James Stroud
Recorded by Julian King, Lynn Peterzell and
Billy Sherrill .
Assistant Engineers – Derek Bason, Mark Capps, David Hall, John Hurley, Julian King, Graham Lewis and Darren Smith.
Recorded at Sound Stage Studios, Soundshop Recording Studios and 16th Avenue Sound (Nashville, TN); The Castle (Franklin, TN); Mesa Recording (Sebastapol, CA).
Mixed by Lynn Peterzell at 16th Avenue Sound, Sound Stage Studios and Masterfonics (Nashville, TN).
Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics
Art Direction – Laura LiPuma Nash
Design – Beth Middleworth
Photography – Peter Nash
Management – Ken Kragen at Kragen & Co.
Booking – C.K. Spurlock
References
Studio albums Collaboration albums Christmas albums Compilations Notable singles Guest singles Other songs Related articles