Classics (Kenny Rogers and Dottie West album)

Classics (with Dottie West)
Studio album by Kenny Rogers
Released	1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Country
Label	United Artists
Producer	Larry Butler
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Kenny Rogers chronology
The Gambler (1978) Classics (1979) The Kenny Rogers Singles Album (1979)
Dottie West chronology
Every Time Two Fools Collide (1978) Classics (1979) Special Delivery (1980)

Classics is the name of a duet album by Kenny Rogers and Dottie West, released in 1979.

This album was Kenny Rogers' and Dottie West's second album together. Their previous album, Every Time Two Fools Collide, was a major seller, and made them one of the biggest duet acts Country music has ever seen. This album was no different. The album sold very well, and peaked at #3 on the Top Country Albums chart in 1979, and #82 on the Billboard 200. This album featured cover versions of classic hits by other artists, including two Country hit singles, one went to #1 called "All I Ever Need Is You" (a big hit for Sonny & Cher), and another went to #3 called "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" (a hit for Tammy Wynette).

The album was certified by the RIAA as Platinum and Rogers and West would team up again in 1981 for the #1 single "What are we doin in love ?". It has sold over 2 million copies world-wide.

Track listing

1. "All I Ever Need Is You" (Jimmy Holiday, Eddie Reeves)
2. "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" (George Richey, Billy Sherrill, Tammy Wynette)
3. "Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel)
4. "You Needed Me" (Randy Goodrum)
5. "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" (Larry Butler, Chips Moman)
6. "Together Again" (Buck Owens)
7. "Midnight Flyer" (Paul Craft)
8. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin" (Barry Mann, Phil Spector, Cynthia Weil)
9. "Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" (Archie Jordan, Naomi Martin)
10. "Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoé)

Personnel

• Tommy Allsup – Bass
• Byron Bach – Strings
• George Binkley III – Strings
• Larry Butler – Harpsichord, Keyboards, Producer
• Jimmy Capps – Guitar
• Jerry Carrigan – Percussion, Drums
• John Catchings – Strings
• Marvin Chantry – Strings
• Gene Chrisman – Percussion, Drums
• Roy Christensen – Strings
• Bobby Daniels – Background Vocals
• Randy Dorman – Guitar
• Pete Drake – Steel Guitar
• Ray Edenton – Guitar
• Steve Glassmeyer – Soprano Saxophone, Background Vocals
• Gene Golden – Background Vocals
• Carl Gorodetzky – Strings
• Lennie Haight – Strings
• The Jordanaires – Background Vocals
• Bill Justis – Strings, Arranger
• Sheldon Kurland – Strings
• Byron Metcalf – Percussion, Drums
• Bob Moore – Bass
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins – Keyboards
• Kenny Rogers – Vocals
• Billy Sanford – Guitar
• Billy Sherrill – Engineer
• Steven Maxwell Smith – Strings
• Gary VanOsdale – Strings
• Pamela VanOsdale – Strings
• Dottie West – Guitar, Vocals
• Chip Young – Guitar
• Reggie Young – Guitar

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1979	Top Country Albums	3
	The Billboard 200	82

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	"All I Ever Need Is You"	Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
		Bubbling Hot 100	102
		Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart	38
	"'Til I Can Make It on My Own"	Hot Country Singles & Tracks	3