On 21 Number Ones album, Kenny Rogers have renewed their membership in the ‘if it ain’t broke…’ school of songwriting. I am not a real Country music type of person, but i have to admit ‘21 Number Ones’ really is amazing. On the Brazil charts, superstar Kenny Rogers’s career stalled before it left the starting gate. Great Country right here!
Through The Years is the albums biggest surprise. After few listenings I started to like Lady more and more. After you’ve listened to Lucille, most everything else can’t hold up and is second rate. Once you hear Coward of The County, you will listen to it over and over. Opening track I Don’t Need You shows the best of Kenny Rogers. As always, Kenny Rogers’s lyrics are worth listening to again and again. Crazy presents the excellent mix of instruments on 21 Number Ones. Islands In The Stream (with Dolly Parton) is kind of track that compels you to skip back and drink it in one more time before moving on through 21 Number Ones. She Believes In Me - My least favorite song on this album. Every Time Two Fools Collide (with Dottie West) is the first taste of the new album. I hope to keep hearing Kenny Rogers works for a long time to come. Make No Mistake, She’s Mine (with Ronnie Milsap) is a bit different from Kenny Rogers stereotypical stuff. This track, in particular, has the kind of undeniably catchy flavor. All I Ever Need Is You is a pleasing, and full of overall coherence that goes beyond other creations. I like the agression and power of Buy Me A Rose (with Alison Krauss). It’s a great pleasure to listen to Daytime Friends from the beginning to the end. Love Or Something Like It is maybe the best thing the group’s ever done. Love Will Turn You Around is a song that takes you on the journey before it reaches the conclusion. This track is clearly meant to showcase Kenny Rogers’s vocal abilities. What Are We Doing In Love (with Dottie West) is Kenny Rogers’s best work in years. Don’t Fall In Love With A Dreamer (with Kim Carnes)- Bonus Track is exquisite song though, very addictive.
21 Number Ones CD
| Song Name | Time | ||
| The Gambler.mp3 | 3:31 |  |
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| Through The Years.mp3 | 4:22 | |
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| Lady.mp3 | 3:51 | |
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| Lucille.mp3 | 3:39 | |
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| Coward of The County.mp3 | 4:19 | |
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| I Don’t Need You.mp3 | 3:26 | |
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| We’ve Got Tonight (with Sheena Easton).mp3 | 3:48 | |
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| Crazy.mp3 | 3:40 | |
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| Islands In The Stream (with Dolly Parton).mp3 | 4:08 | |
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| She Believes In Me.mp3 | 4:10 | |
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| Every Time Two Fools Collide (with Dottie West).mp3 | 2:58 | |
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| You Decorated My Life.mp3 | 3:36 | |
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| Make No Mistake, She’s Mine (with Ronnie Milsap).mp3 | 3:54 | |
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| Share Your Love With Me.mp3 | 3:16 | |
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| All I Ever Need Is You.mp3 | 3:07 | |
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| Buy Me A Rose (with Alison Krauss).mp3 | 3:43 | |
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| Daytime Friends.mp3 | 3:09 | |
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| Love Or Something Like It.mp3 | 2:50 | |
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| Love Will Turn You Around.mp3 | 3:36 | |
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| Morning Desire.mp3 | 4:05 | |
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| What Are We Doing In Love (with Dottie West).mp3 | 2:59 | |
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| Don’t Fall In Love With A Dreamer (with Kim Carnes)- Bonus Track.mp3 | 3:39 | |
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