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You Can't Make Old Friends (2013)

Where the lyrics of You Can't Make Old Friends take you, and where it was really made.

Kenny Rogers' first original album in seven years has a title track that is a duet with Dolly Parton, and that duet was later included on Parton's own album.

Key places

Starstruck Studios, Nashville (2013)

Recording site Starstruck Studios — Tracks 1 to 3 and 10 were recorded at Starstruck Studios in Nashville. Rogers' vocals for those tracks were also recorded here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Sound Stage, Nashville (2013)

Recording site Sound Stage Studios — Tracks 4 to 9 and 11 were recorded at Ocean Way Studios and Sound Stage in Nashville. Sound Stage also hosted vocal sessions for Rogers. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Doppler Studios, Atlanta (2013)

Recording site Doppler Studios — Some of Rogers' vocals for the first three tracks and track 10 were recorded at Doppler Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Dockside Studio, Maurice (2013)

Recording site Dockside Studio — The accordion overdub was recorded at Dockside Studio in Maurice, Louisiana. The point marks only the town center, not the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• You Can't Make Old Friends: 27th studio album of original music by Kenny Rogers
• Released October 8, 2013 via Warner Bros. Nashville
• First album of original material by Rogers since 2006's Water & Bridges
• 11 tracks; the title track is a duet with Dolly Parton

Background

• Title track features Dolly Parton on vocals
• The title track was later included on Parton's 2014 album Blue Smoke
• Tracks 1 to 3 and 10 produced by Dann Huff
• Tracks 4 to 9 and 11 produced by Warren Hartman and Kyle Lehning

Recording

• Tracks 1 to 3 and 10 recorded at Starstruck Studios, Nashville
• Tracks 4 to 9 and 11 recorded at Ocean Way Studios and Sound Stage, Nashville
• Rogers' vocals on tracks 1 to 3 and 10 recorded at Starstruck, Blackbird and Doppler Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
• Rogers' vocals on tracks 4 to 9 and 11 recorded at The Compound, Sound Stage and Blackbird
• Accordion overdub recorded at Dockside Studio, Maurice, Louisiana
• Tracks 1 to 3 and 10 mixed at Blackbird Studio, Nashville; tracks 4 to 9 and 11 mixed at The Compound, Nashville
• Mastered by Doug Sax and Eric Boulanger at The Mastering Lab, Ojai, California

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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

• Released October 8, 2013 via Warner Bros. Nashville
• First album of original material by Kenny Rogers since 2006's Water & Bridges
• Rogers' 27th studio album of original music
• Title track is a duet with Dolly Parton
• Copyright: 2013 Warner Music Nashville LLC and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
• Mastering by Doug Sax and Eric Boulanger

Records

• Title track peaked at number 57 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart in December 2013
• Title track was Rogers' first single released in four years
• Title track later included on Parton's 2014 album Blue Smoke

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The title track duet was later included on Parton's 2014 album Blue Smoke
• Buckwheat Zydeco is featured on the track Don't Leave Me in the Night Time
• Mastering took place at The Mastering Lab in Ojai, California

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · it.wikipedia.org

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