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Love Lifted Me
Studio album by
Released1976
Recorded1975 (1975)
Studio Jack Clement Recording, Nashville, Tennessee
Length33:18
Label United Artists
Producer Larry Butler
Kenny Rogers chronology
Love Lifted Me
(1976)
Kenny Rogers
(1976)
Singles from Kenny Rogers
  1. " Love Lifted Me"
    Released: 1975
  2. "While The Feeling's Good"
    Released: 1976

Love Lifted Me is the first solo studio album by Kenny Rogers for United Artists Records, released in 1976. This is Rogers' first solo effort following the break-up of The First Edition earlier that year.

The album was a minor success, reaching #28 on the Country charts. [1] Two singles were released from the album including the title track, a 1912 gospel hymn (released as a single in 1975), which hit #19 on the U.S. Country charts and crossed to the U.S. Hot 100 by ranking #97. The second single, "While The Feeling's Good" hit #46 on the U.S. Country charts.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1." Love Lifted Me"James Rowe, Howard E. Smith, arranged and adapted by Kenny Rogers3:48
2." Abraham, Martin & John"/" Precious Memories" (medley) Dick Holler4:17
3." I Would Like to See You Again" Charlie Craig, Larry Atwood3:08
4."Runaway Girl" (From the United Artists Motion Picture Trackdown) George Richey, Larry Butler2:48
5."The World Needs a Melody"Johnny Slate, Larry Henley, Red Lane3:30
6."You Gotta Be Tired" Ed Bruce, Butler2:55
7."Home-Made Love"Richard Mainegra2:29
8."While The Feeling's Good" Roger Bowling, Freddie Hart4:03
9."Heavenly Sunshine"Richey, Glenn Sutton2:45
10."There's an Old Man in Our Town"Rogers3:35

Personnel

Production

  • Producer – Larry Butler
  • Engineers – Billy Sherrill (tracks 1, 2 & 5-10); Rick Horton (track 4).
  • Album Design – Leonard Spencer
  • Front Cover Photograph – Reid Miles
  • Back Cover Photograph – John Brandon

Charts

Chart (1976) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums ( Billboard) [2] 28

References

  1. ^ "Album Search for "love lifted me"". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2024.