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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 [link]

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 [link]

• 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 [link]

Album – Billboard (North America)

Singles – Billboard (North America)

v t e 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 The Heart of the Matter Love Is What We Make It 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 Collaboration albums Every Time Two Fools Collide (with Dottie West) Classics (with Dottie West) What About Me? (with Kim Carnes and James Ingram) Timepiece (with David Foster) Christmas albums Christmas Once Upon a Christmas Christmas in America The Gift Christmas from the Heart Christmas with Kenny Christmas Collection 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" "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) "Buried Treasure" "Together Again" (with Dottie West) "What About Me?" (with Kim Carnes and James Ingram) "Crazy" "Morning Desire" "Goodbye Marie" "Tomb of the Unknown Love" "Twenty Years Ago" "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" "I Prefer the Moonlight" "The Factory" "I Don't Call Him Daddy" "Planet Texas" "The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)" "Maybe" "Love Is Strange" "Crazy in Love" "If You Want to Find Love" "The Greatest" "Buy Me a Rose" (with Alison Krauss and Billy Dean) Guest singles "What Are We Doin' in Love" "Real Love" 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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