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Love Will Turn You Around (1982)

Where the lyrics of Love Will Turn You Around take you, and where it was really made.

The title track was a country #1 debut single, yet the album itself peaked only at #34 on the Billboard 200.

Key places

Recorded in Nashville (1982)

Recording site Nashville — Recording took place at Creative Workshop in Nashville, Tennessee. This point marks the city only, not the exact building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded and mixed in Los Angeles (1982)

Recording site Lion Share — The album was recorded at Lion Share Recording Studios in Los Angeles and was also mixed there. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Thirteenth studio album by American singer Kenny Rogers
• Released in 1982 on the Liberty label
• Issued on LP, cassette and compact disc
• Title track is the debut single
• A Love Song is the second single

Background

• Title track reached #1 on the U.S. and Canadian country charts and on the adult contemporary charts
• Title track reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100
• A Love Song reached #47 on the Billboard Hot 100 but was #1 in Canada and #3 on the U.S. Country chart
• The album peaked at #34 on the Billboard 200

Recording

• Recorded at Creative Workshop in Nashville, Tennessee
• Also recorded at Lion Share Recording Studios and Record One in Los Angeles, California
• Mixed at Lion Share Recording Studios, with Bob Bullock, Reggie Dozier, Kenny Rogers and Al Schmitt credited for mixing
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios in Hollywood, California
• Kenny Rogers produced tracks 1–4, 6, 7, 9 and 10
• David Malloy, Brent Maher, Randy Goodrum and Val Garay produced individual tracks

Cover

• Art direction by Bill Burks
• Illustration by Richard Amsel
• Photography by Gary Register

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Kenneth Donald Ray Rogers was born on August 21, 1938, in Houston, Texas, and began his recording career in the late 1950s with the Houston group the Scholars.
• He was an American country singer-songwriter who moved from teenage rock and roll through psychedelic rock to become a country-pop crossover artist of the 1970s and 1980s.
• In 1967 he co-founded the First Edition with former New Christy Minstrels members, later renamed Kenny Rogers and the First Edition.

Members

• The First Edition's members included Mike Settle, Terry Williams, Thelma Camacho, and Kin Vassy.
• Rogers's backing band Bloodline has toured with him since 1976.

Career

• The First Edition scored hits including "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" and "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" before the group disbanded in 1976.
• As a solo artist he charted more than 60 top-40 singles, including the number-one hits "Lady" and "Islands in the Stream".
• He recorded duets with Dottie West, Dolly Parton, and Sheena Easton, and partnered with Lionel Richie as songwriter.
• His signature song "The Gambler" won a Grammy in 1980 and was selected for the National Recording Registry in 2018.
• He sold more than 100 million records worldwide and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013.
• He retired from touring in 2017 and died on March 20, 2020, at age 81.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Title track debuted as the first single and charted well
• Title track reached #1 on the U.S. and Canadian country charts
• Title track also reached #1 on the adult contemporary charts
• Title track reached #13 on the Hot 100
• A Love Song was the second single
• A Love Song did not chart as high, peaking at #47 on the Billboard Hot 100

Records

• A Love Song reached #1 in Canada
• A Love Song reached #3 on the U.S. Country chart
• The album peaked at #34 on the Billboard 200
• Certified Platinum in the United States
• Certified Platinum in Canada
• The album holds Platinum certification in both countries

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Title cut was the debut single and the album's lead release.
• The Italian reference lists the title track and A Love Song as the singles taken from the album.
• The album was made available on LP, cassette and compact disc.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

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