Gideon (album)
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Gideon is the eighth solo studio album by Kenny Rogers
, issued by United Artists Records
in 1980. It reached #1 on the country charts and the top 20 of the pop charts. It includes the worldwide hit "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" (a duet with Kim Carnes
, who also wrote and produced the album for Rogers).
Gideon is a concept album about a Texas cowboy, and all the songs stick to this theme. The album is a look back at his life in retrospect. In the first song "Gideon Tanner", we learn that Gideon is dead. This and most of the other songs are sung from the point of view of Gideon.
Although the album's only single release was "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer", the song "Saying Goodbye" was issued on the B-side to Rogers' top 5 hit single "Love the World Away".
This album reached Number One on the Billboard Country charts in 1980.
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
, issued by United Artists Records
United Artists Records
United Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 initially to distribute records of its movie soundtracks, though it soon branched out into recording music of a number of different genres.-History:...
in 1980. It reached #1 on the country charts and the top 20 of the pop charts. It includes the worldwide hit "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" (a duet with Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes is an American singer-songwriter. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner noted for her distinctive raspy vocal style. Some people have called her "The Female Rod Stewart" due to her raspy voice....
, who also wrote and produced the album for Rogers).
Gideon is a concept album about a Texas cowboy, and all the songs stick to this theme. The album is a look back at his life in retrospect. In the first song "Gideon Tanner", we learn that Gideon is dead. This and most of the other songs are sung from the point of view of Gideon.
Although the album's only single release was "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer", the song "Saying Goodbye" was issued on the B-side to Rogers' top 5 hit single "Love the World Away".
This album reached Number One on the Billboard Country charts in 1980.
Track listing
- Goin' Home to the Rock (Intro) [0:40]
- Gideon Tanner [2:34]
- No Good Texas Rounder [4:11]
- Don't Fall in Love with a DreamerDon't Fall in Love with a Dreamer"Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" is the title of a song written by David Ellingson and Kim Carnes and recorded by Kenny Rogers and Carnes as a duet. It was released in March 1980 as the first single from Rogers' album Gideon. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1...
(with Kim CarnesKim CarnesKim Carnes is an American singer-songwriter. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner noted for her distinctive raspy vocal style. Some people have called her "The Female Rod Stewart" due to her raspy voice....
) [3:39] (Kim Carnes Ellingson / David M. Ellingson) - The Buckeroos [3:16]
- You Were a Good Friend [3:53] (Kim Carnes Ellingson / David M. Ellingson)
- Call Me Up (The Phone is in the Cradle) [3:17]
- These Chains [2:22]
- Somebody Help Me [2:51]
- One Place in the Night [2:59]
- Sayin' Goodbye [3:25]
- Goin' Home to the Rock (Reprise) [0:58]
Chart performance
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 12 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 5 |
External links
- Gideon album page at Music.com
- [ Gideon album page at Allmusic]