Love or Something Like It
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Love or Something Like It is the fifth solo album by country music
superstar Kenny Rogers
, released in 1978. It was Rogers' fourth #1 hit album.
") also topped the charts. Though this was the only single to be issued from the album, another cut, "Momma's Waiting" (written by Rogers), was issued on the B-side of a 1978 major hit single, "The Gambler
". "Momma's Waiting" was originally recorded by Rogers and The First Edition
in 1970.
Biographer Chris Bolton notes in the sleevnotes of the 2009 reissue on the Edsel record label that "I Could Be So Good For You", was Kenny's attempt to "go Disco" and suggests the Disco influence may be the reason only one single was pulled from this album. Bolton goes on to call "Momma's Waiting" a close cousin of Merle Haggard
's "Mama Tried" and states the album features songs that are a lot more pop slanted -on the whole- than any of Rogers' previous albums, but the albums best tracks still have an over-riding country sound.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
superstar Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
, released in 1978. It was Rogers' fourth #1 hit album.
Overview
The album's title cut ("Love or Something Like ItLove Or Something Like It (song)
"Love or Something Like It" is the title of a 1978 hit single performed by Kenny Rogers. The song was written by Rogers and Steven Glassmeyer and would be Kenny Rogers' third number one on the country chart...
") also topped the charts. Though this was the only single to be issued from the album, another cut, "Momma's Waiting" (written by Rogers), was issued on the B-side of a 1978 major hit single, "The Gambler
The Gambler (song)
"The Gambler" is the title of a song written by Don Schlitz and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in November 1978 as the title track from his album The Gambler which won him the Grammy award for best male country vocal performance in 1980. Bobby Bare had...
". "Momma's Waiting" was originally recorded by Rogers and The First Edition
The First Edition
The First Edition was a country music/rock band. Its stalwart members being Kenny Rogers , Mickey Jones and Terry Williams...
in 1970.
Biographer Chris Bolton notes in the sleevnotes of the 2009 reissue on the Edsel record label that "I Could Be So Good For You", was Kenny's attempt to "go Disco" and suggests the Disco influence may be the reason only one single was pulled from this album. Bolton goes on to call "Momma's Waiting" a close cousin of Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
's "Mama Tried" and states the album features songs that are a lot more pop slanted -on the whole- than any of Rogers' previous albums, but the albums best tracks still have an over-riding country sound.
Track listing
- "Love or Something Like ItLove Or Something Like It (song)"Love or Something Like It" is the title of a 1978 hit single performed by Kenny Rogers. The song was written by Rogers and Steven Glassmeyer and would be Kenny Rogers' third number one on the country chart...
" (Kenny Rogers, Steve Glassmeyer) [2:51] - "There's a Lot of That Going Around" (Jim Hurt, Steve Pippin) [2:41]
- "Buried Treasures" (Charlie Phillips, Ernie Rowell) [3:17]
- "Something About You Song" (Jon Hassell) [2:38]
- "Momma's Waiting" (Kenny Rogers, Terry Williams) [4:07]
- "We Could Have Been the Closest of Friends" (John Thomas Slate, Steve Pippin) [3:11]
- "I Could Be So Good for You" (Alan Rush, Dennis LindeDennis LindeDennis Linde was an American singer and songwriter whose work was primarily in country musicHe is best known for writing the 1972 Elvis Presley hit, "Burning Love"...
, Randy Cullers, Thomas Cain) [2:58] - "Sail Away" (Rafe Van Hoy) [3:31]
- "Even a Fool Would Let Go" (Kerry Chater, Tom Snow) [3:07]
- "Highway Flyer" (Doug Owen, Stephen Allen Davis) [2:16]
- "Starting Again" (Kenny Rogers, Steve Glassmeyer) [3:09]
Personnel
- Kenny Rogers - guitar, vocals
- Billy Sanford, Fred Carter, Jerry Shook, Jimmy Capps, Randy Dorman, Rick Harper - guitar
- Pete DrakePete DrakePete Drake , born Roddis Franklin Drake, was a major Nashville, Tennessee-based record producer and pedal steel guitar player....
- steel guitar - Bob MooreBob MooreBob Loyce Moore is an American session musician, orchestra leader, and bassist who was a member of the legendary Nashville A-Team during the 1950s and 60s.-Biography:...
, Joe OsbornJoe OsbornJoe Osborn is an American bass guitar virtuoso, notable for his work as a session musician in Los Angeles and Nashville during the period from the 1960s through the 1980s. Osborn's work is widely admired by fellow musicians.Osborn began his career working in local clubs, then played on a hit...
, Tommy AllsupTommy AllsupTommy Allsup is an American musician.He worked with entertainers such as Buddy Holly and Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys...
- bass - Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Gene Golden, Steve Glassmeyer, Edgar Struble - keyboards
- Jerry CarriganJerry CarriganJerry Carrigan is an American drummer and record producer born 13 September 1943 in Florence, Alabama. He first achieved widespread recognition by being part of the first wave of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and later as a session musician in Nashville, Tennessee for over 3 decades...
, Bobby Daniels - drums - Bill Joor, Dennis Good, Phil Forrest, Roger Bissell - horns
- Janie Fricke, The JordanairesThe JordanairesThe Jordanaires are an American vocal quartet, which formed as a gospel group in 1948. They are best known for providing vocal background for Elvis Presley, in live appearances and recordings from 1956 to 1972...
, Wendellyn Suits - background vocals - Byron Bach, Carl Gorodetzky, Gary Vanosdale, George Binkley, Lennie Haight, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Samuel Terranova, Sheldon Kurland, Wilfred Lehmann - strings
- Bill JustisBill JustisWilliam E. "Bill" Justis Jr. was an American pioneer rock and roll musician, composer, and musical arranger, best known for his 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame song, "Raunchy."-Biography:...
- string arrangement - Billy SherrillBilly SherrillBilly Sherrill is a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with a number of country artists, most notably Tammy Wynette...
-engineer
Chart performance
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 53 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 47 |