I Prefer the Moonlight is the twentieth studio album by country superstar Kenny Rogers. It did respectably well for his current status in the industry to date, placing #18 on the charts.[1] Though the album only reached #163 in the Billboard 200, the success in the country market was enough for it to go gold. It contained three top five hit singles: the title cut and the grammy-winning duet with Ronnie Milsap, "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" and "The Factory". The album was Rogers' final studio album for RCA Records.
Singles
The initial single was the Ronnie Milsap duet "Make No Mistake, She's Mine", which brought Rogers and Milsap to the top of the charts in both the US and Canada. The title cut was released next, and reached #2, a feat equaled to the north as well. "The Factory" was the third single, and reached #6 in the US and #3 in Canada. A final venture was made with "I Don't Call Him Daddy", a lesser hit, peaking at #86. (The release of "I Don't Call Him Daddy" was to support the 1988 RCA "Greatest Hits" release, and received little promotion as Rogers was leaving the label.)
Personnel
- Phillip Aaberg – piano
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- Robbie Buchanan – keyboards
- Larry Byrom – electric guitar
- Jimmy Capps – acoustic guitar
- Kim Carnes – background vocals
- Lenny Castro – keyboards, percussion
- Gary Chapman – acoustic guitar, background vocals
- David T. Clydesdale – string arrangements
- Bruce Dees – electric guitar
- Diana DeWitt – background vocals
- Chris Eaton – background vocals
- Tommy Funderburk – background vocals
- Jim Haas – background vocals
- Chris Harris – background vocals
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Clayton Ivey – piano
- John Barlow Jarvis – piano
- Archie Jordan – string arrangements
- Jon Joyce – background vocals
- Shane Keister – keyboards, synthesizer
- Wayne Kirkpatrick – background vocals
- Richard Landis – percussion
- Jim Lang – organ, programming
- Paul Leim – drums
- Larrie Londin – drums
- Jerry McPherson – electric guitar, slide guitar
- Cliff Magnuss – background vocals
- George Merill – background vocals
- Ronnie Milsap – electric piano, vocals
- The Nashville String Machine – strings
- Juice Newton – background vocals
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle, mandolin
- Bobby Ogdin – keyboards, piano
- Dean Parks – electric guitar
- Alan Pasqua – synthesizer
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar, background vocals
- John "J.R." Robinson – drums
- Kenny Rogers – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- Billy Sanford – electric guitar
- James Stroud – drums, percussion
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar
- Wendy Suits-Johnson – background vocals
- Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar
- Keith Thomas – keyboards
- Diane Vanette – background vocals
- Pete Wade – acoustic guitar
- Bergen White – background vocals
- Jack Williams – bass guitar
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Bob Wray – bass guitar
Charts
| Chart (1987) |
Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums |
18 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 |
163 |
References
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| Related articles | |
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 Book:Kenny Rogers |
