Kenny Rogers: What About Me? (Japanese Pressing) CD Track Listing
Kenny Rogers
What About Me? (Japanese Pressing) (1984)
What About Me? (Japanese Pressing)\n\nOriginally Released 1984\nCD Edition Released 1985 ??\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: If Eyes That See in the Dark represented a high watermark for Kenny Rogers, getting everything about a pop crossover right, its 1984 sequel, What About Me?, pretty much gets everything wrong. First of all, losing the writing talents of the Brothers Gibb is a major blow, since they not only gave Kenny indelible singles with "Islands in the Stream" and "Buried Treasure," they gave him a strong, consistent set of songs. This, released just a year later, is a return to singles 'n' filler, which is not unheard of in either country-pop or in Rogers' catalog, and sometimes it can even make for an enjoyable listen, provided that the singles are strong enough and that the overall sound of the record is appealing. Neither is the case here. The singles are not memorable -- the closest is the title track, featuring not just Kim Carnes but James Ingram in a song that doesn't quite make sense as a duet, let alone a trio -- and the production, which abandons any pretense at country, is too calculatingly adult contemporary; instead of having a nice, soothing, synth-heavy feel like Eyes That See in the Dark, this sounds cold and clean, typifying the worst in mid-'80s adult contemporary. And make no mistake, this is not a country album at all -- it may have charted on the country charts, but that was due to career momentum, because this is an adult contemporary album, and a bad one at that. It's a depressing comedown after the splendid Eyes That See in the Dark. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nSimply THE Best Kenny Rogers Album of All Time!!!, July 10, 2005\nReviewer: T. Geer (Johnson City, TN)\n\nI remember buying this album during the 80's, and I thought then that this was Kenny Rogers' best album up to that time. Well, it's 2005, and I still think this way! Kenny Rogers teamed up with David Foster for this album, and they made quite a team! Anything that David Foster produces is very good, but this is an excellent example of Foster's earlier years of producing albums. \nThe title song with Kim Carnes and James Ingram was simply among the best in Rogers' history; Richard Marx co-wrote this song along with Rogers and Foster. Then there was "The Stranger" written by Dolly Parton about a man leaving his wife and children behind; very eerie, but very good! \nDefinitely five stars for this album!!! \n\n\nHalf.com Album Notes\nWHAT ABOUT ME? is a ten-song 1984 album from country-pop crooner Kenny Rogers, highlighted by "Crazy" and the title song, which features Kim Carnes and James Ingram.
This country cd contains 10 tracks and runs 40min 10sec.
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: Music
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: music songs tracks country Country
- Kenny Rogers - What About Me? (04:23)
- Kenny Rogers - The Night Goes On (04:35)
- Kenny Rogers - Dream Dancin' (04:25)
- Kenny Rogers - Two Hearts One Love (03:36)
- Kenny Rogers - I Don't Want To Know Why (04:06)
- Kenny Rogers - Didn't We? (03:55)
- Kenny Rogers - Somebody Took My Love (03:52)
- Kenny Rogers - Crazy (03:43)
- Kenny Rogers - The Stranger (03:46)
- Kenny Rogers - Heart To Heart (03:42)
