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Kenny Rogers – Love the World Away
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Love the World Away was featured on the soundtrack to the 1980 film “Urban Cowboy”.
The song peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart
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Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton – Islands in the Stream
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“Islands in the Stream” was a Bee Gees-authored mega hit named after an Ernest Hemingway novel and performed by country superstars Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.
The duo topped
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Kenny Rogers – Goodbye
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[Verse 1] / I wanted you for life, you and me in the wind / I never thought there'd come a time that our story would end / It's hard to understand, but I guess I'll have to try
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Kenny Rogers – Beautiful (All That You Could Be)
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A star up in the sky will never know / How lovely is the light that shines below / It's always there, it never fades / Without its magic light / How would we find our way? / And
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Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton – Tell Me That You Love Me
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[Pre-Chorus: Kenny Rogers, Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton] / Show me (Show me) that you need me / Like the river needs the early morning rain / Show me (Show me) that
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Kenny Rogers – The Gambler
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Kenny Rogers' signature song from 1978,
Kenny Rogers starred in a series of TV movies with the same name in the ‘80s.
There aren’t many other songs that compare playing cards
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Kenny Rogers – Joy to the World
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[Verse 1] / Joy to the world, the Lord is come / Let Earth receive her King / Let every heart prepare Him room / And Heaven and nature sing / And Heaven and nature sing / And
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Kenny Rogers – You And I
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All the man I am / You are the reason for me, you help me understand / I'll be your shelter from the rain that never ends / Girl, you've always got a friend in me / All the love we
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Kenny Rogers – Coward of the County
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“Coward of the County” is a country song written by Roger Bowling and Billy Ed Wheeler, and recorded by American country music singer Kenny Rogers. It was released as the second
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Kenny Rogers – Lady
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“Lady” is a song from Kenny Rogers' 1980 Greatest Hits compilation album. It was written & produced by Lionel Richie.
The song peaked topped the Hot 100, Hot Country Singles and
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Kenny Rogers – Long Arm of the Law
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In Cumberland Kentucky / On a cool hot evening / Billy lay in love with Marrianne / She was a rich judge's daughter / He was a son of a miner / But that night their love was more
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Kenny Rogers – Through the Years
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“Through the Years” was the fourth and final single released from Kenny Rogers' eleventh studio album Share Your Love.
The song peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart
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Kenny Rogers – Sail Away
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Across the bay a lady waits to hold me tight / And my boat and I are ready to set sail / If the weather keeps on holdin' and the wind is right / I'll be wrapped up in my sweet one'
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Kenny Rogers – Peace
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I have come from so far away / Down the road of my own mistakes / In the hope you could hear me pray / Oh, Lord keep me in your reach / How I've longed through these wasted years
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Kenny Rogers – Momma's Waiting
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As I drive toward home I picture Momma waiting / She'll be glad to see her big time boy come home / She gets little in return for all she's given / And I'm all she's got to love
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Kenny Rogers – Love or Something Like It
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Show me a bar with a good lookin woman / Then just get out of my way / Show me the jukebox, I'll tell you a song you should play / Sooner a later a few shots of bourbon / And I'll
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Bee Gees – Islands in the Stream
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The title duet by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. It was released in Roger’s 11th solo album Eyes That See in the Dark. It reached No.1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and adult
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Kenny Rogers – Desperado
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Desperado, why don't you come to your senses / You've been out ridin fences for so long now / Oh and you're a hard one, but I know that you've got your reasons / The things that
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Kenny Rogers – Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town
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Annotations can be found in Kenny Rogers and the First Edition’s original version – here
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Kenny Rogers – The Rock of Your Love
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I lose myself in this place / Strangest smile on my face / The Hand of blessing or beginner's luck / Here I stand on the rock of Your love / Somethin' steady sure feels good / I
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Kenny Rogers – Christmas in America
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Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, America / Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, America / Christmas in America a blessed time of year / Children laughing, carolers singing / And
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Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton – Islands in the Stream (Live)
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[Intro: Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton] / Thank you so much for coming here tonight to help me say goodbye / You guys have been wonderful and the talent on this show / I mean, I said
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Kenny Rogers (Ft. Whitney Duncan) – My World Is Over
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I didn't look over my shoulder / I wasn't ready for this / Didn't see the signs on the horizon / I was so sure that you would never leave / But you did / So sweep away the sand and
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Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (Ft. Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton) – Islands in the stream 2
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Baby when I met you / There was peace unknown / I set out to get you / With a fine tooth comb / I was soft inside / There was somethin' going on / You do something to me / That I
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Kenny Rogers – Old Folks
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Everybody knows him as old folks / Like the seasons he comes and he goes / Just as free as a bird and as good as it were / That's why we all love him so / Always leaving his spoon
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Kenny Rogers – Back to the Well
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When my home is, so far away / And I miss you, so bad it hurts / When I feel like, I've lost my way / I know where to go to quench my thirst / Back to the well for a drink of cool
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Kenny Rogers – There Lies the Difference
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I don't have to go out tonight / I don't have to guess who I'll see / I haven't been lonely / Since the first time we met / Now I know I'll never be / 'Cause I really care about
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Kenny Rogers – Misty
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Look at me / I'm as helpless as kitten up a tree / And I feel like I'm clinging to a cloud / I can't understand / I get misty just holding your hand / Walk my away / And a thousand
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Kenny Rogers – For the Love of God
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I could follow Him, I could pledge my faith / Bound by duty I could honor and obey / But the love I found is compelling me / To serve Him from a heart that's been redeemed / I
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Feist (Ft. Constantine) – Islands in the Stream
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Baby, when I met you there was peace unknown / I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb / I was soft inside, there was somethin' going on / You do something to me that I can't
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Kenny Rogers – No Dreams
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No one could ever say that I didn't try / To say what once was mine / Oh girl, you once were my whole life / But I don't think time will ever let love be / The master of our
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Kenny Rogers – I Will Wait For You
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[Verse 1] / If it takes forever / I will wait for you / For a thousand summers / I will wait for you / 'Til you're back beside me / 'Til I'm holding you / 'Til I hear you sigh
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Vanessa Jenkins, Bryn West & Sir Tom Jones – Islands In The Stream
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Baby, when I met you there was peace unknown / I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb / I was soft inside, there was something going on / You do something to me that I can't
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Kenny Rogers – She Believes in Me
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[Verse 1] / While she lays sleeping, I stay out late at night and play my songs / And sometimes all the nights can be so long / And it's good when I finally make it home, all alone
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Kenny Rogers (Ft. Kim Carnes) – Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer
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“Don’t Fall in Love With a Dreamer” was a top five hit in the US and Canada for Kenny Rogers and songwriter/guest vocalist Kim Carnes. It was the sole single released from Rogers
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