20 Greatest Hits (Kenny Rogers album)

20 Greatest Hits marks Rogers' third compilation album as a solo artist. This compilation covers the entire span of Rogers' glorious chart run through the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Among the 20 tracks on the album is Rogers' early smash hit "Lucille", which made Rogers a world-famous solo superstar. "The Gambler" – Rogers' chart-topping story song – also makes an appearance. The single that first appeared on Rogers' first solo Greatest Hits collection in 1980, "Lady" also makes it onto the album, as does "Love Lifted Me" from 1976 (his first solo single in ten years following his split with The First Edition).

Also included are popular duets with Sheena Easton ("We've Got Tonight"), Kim Carnes ("Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer"), and Dottie West ("Till I Can Make It on My Own").

Based on hit singles from the Billboard charts, this is the strongest Kenny Rogers single disc compilation album released. Another version came in 1987 (see below). It was also re-released on CD in 1994.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Lucille"	Roger Bowling/Hal Bynum	1977 – Kenny Rogers	3:38
2.	"Lady"	Lionel Richie	1980 – Greatest Hits	3:54
3.	"Love Lifted Me"	Preston Ross/Howard Smith	1976 – Love Lifted Me	3:43
4.	"We've Got Tonight" (with Sheena Easton)	Bob Seger	1983 – We've Got Tonight	3:51
5.	"Scarlet Fever"	Mike Dekle	1983 – We've Got Tonight	3:57
6.	"Love or Something Like It"	Steve Glassmeyer/Rogers	1978 – Love or Something Like It	2:51
7.	"She Believes In Me"	Steve Gibb	1978 – The Gambler	4:09
8.	"Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town"	Mel Tillis	1969 – Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town with The First Edition	2:59
9.	"Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" (with Kim Carnes)	Kim Carnes/Dave Ellingson	1980 – Gideon	4:00
10.	"You Were a Good Friend"	Carnes/Ellingson	1980 – Gideon	3:54
11.	"The Gambler"	Don Schlitz	1978 – The Gambler	3:32
12.	"Through the Years"	Steve Dorff/Marty Panzer	1981 – Share Your Love	4:21
13.	"Daytime Friends"	Ben Peters	1977 – Daytime Friends	3:08
14.	"You Decorated My Life"	Debbie Hupp/Bob Morrison	1979 – Kenny	3:37
15.	"'Til I Can Make It on My Own" (with Dottie West)	George Richey/Billy Sherrill/Tammy Wynette	1979 – Classics	3:19
16.	"Reuben James"	Barry Etris/Alex Harvey	1969 – Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town with The First Edition	2:45
17.	"Coward of the County"	Bowling/Billy Edd Wheeler	1979 – Kenny	4:17
18.	"I Don't Need You"	Rick Christian	1981 – Share Your Love	3:27
19.	"Something's Burning"	Mac Davis	original version from the 1970 album Something's Burning with The First Edition	3:49
20.	"Love Will Turn You Around"	David Malloy/Rogers/Thom Schuyler/Even Stevens	1982 – Love Will Turn You Around	3:40

Chart performance

Chart (1983)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	16
U.S. Billboard 200	22
Canadian RPM Top Albums	29

Reissue

25 Greatest Hits

Greatest hits album by Kenny Rogers

Released

1987

Recorded

1987

Genre

Country

Length

93:17

Label

Liberty Records

Kenny Rogers chronology

I Prefer the Moonlight
(1987)

25 Greatest Hits
(1987)

Greatest Hits
(1988)

In 1987, Liberty issued a new disc featuring five additional tracks, covering Rogers' newest hits up to that point. The new tracks are the last five, including the title single "Love Is What We Make It" and "Sweet Music Man", the latter penned by Rogers himself.

Track listing

Track times differ from the 1983 release and all tracks are re-presented here.

Lucille
Lady
Love Lifted Me
We've Got Tonight
Scarlet Fever
Love or Something Like It
She Believes in Me
Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town
Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer
You Were a Good Friend
Gambler
Through the Years
Daytime Friends
You Decorated My Life
'Til I Can Make It on My Own
Reuben James
Coward of the County
I Don't Need You
Something's Burning
Love Will Turn You Around
Abraham, Martin and John/Precious Memories
Love Is What We Make It
Green, Green Grass of Home
Desperado
Sweet Music Man

Kenny Rogers

Studio albums	Love Lifted Me Kenny Rogers Daytime Friends Love or Something Like It The Gambler Kenny Gideon Share Your Love Love Will Turn You Around We've Got Tonight Eyes That See in the Dark What About Me? The Heart of the Matter They Don't Make Them Like They Used To I Prefer the Moonlight Something Inside So Strong Love Is Strange Back Home Again If Only My Heart Had a Voice Vote for Love Across My Heart She Rides Wild Horses There You Go Again Back to the Well Water & Bridges The Love of God Amazing Grace You Can't Make Old Friends

Collaboration albums	Every Time Two Fools Collide (with Dottie West) Classics (with Dottie West) Timepiece (with David Foster)

Christmas albums	Christmas Once Upon a Christmas (with Dolly Parton) Christmas in America The Gift Christmas from the Heart Christmas with Kenny Christmas Collection Once Again It's Christmas

Compilations	Ten Years of Gold The Kenny Rogers Singles Album Greatest Hits (1980) 20 Greatest Hits Duets The Kenny Rogers Story Love Is What We Make It Short Stories Greatest Hits (1988) Daytime Friends – The Very Best of Kenny Rogers Live by Request 42 Ultimate Hits 21 Number Ones

Notable singles	"That Crazy Feeling" "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" "But You Know I Love You" "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" "Lucille" "Daytime Friends" "Sweet Music Man" "Every Time Two Fools Collide" (with Dottie West) "Love or Something Like It" "Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight" (with Dottie West) "The Gambler" "All I Ever Need Is You" (with Dottie West) "She Believes in Me" "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" (with Dottie West) "You Decorated My Life" "Coward of the County" "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" (with Kim Carnes) "Love the World Away" "Lady" "I Don't Need You" "Share Your Love with Me" "Blaze of Glory" "Through the Years" "Love Will Turn You Around" "A Love Song" "We've Got Tonight" (with Sheena Easton) "All My Life" "Scarlet Fever" "Islands in the Stream" (with Dolly Parton) "Eyes That See in the Dark" "This Woman" "Buried Treasure" "Together Again" (with Dottie West) "What About Me?" (with Kim Carnes and James Ingram) "Evening Star" "Crazy" "Morning Desire" "Goodbye Marie" "Tomb of the Unknown Love" "Twenty Years Ago" "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" (with Ronnie Milsap) "I Prefer the Moonlight" "The Factory" "I Don't Call Him Daddy" "When You Put Your Heart in It" "Planet Texas" "The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)" "Maybe" (with Holly Dunn) "Love Is Strange" (with Dolly Parton) "Crazy in Love" "If You Want to Find Love" "Mary, Did You Know?" (with Wynonna Judd) "The Greatest" "Buy Me a Rose" (with Alison Krauss and Billy Dean) "He Will, She Knows" "There You Go Again" "Homeland" "I Can't Unlove You"

Guest singles	"What Are We Doin' in Love" (with Dottie West) "Real Love" (with Dolly Parton) "If I Ever Fall in Love Again" (with Anne Murray)

Related articles	Discography The First Edition United Artists Records Liberty Records RCA Records Reprise Records Kenny Rogers Roasters

Book:Kenny Rogers

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