| Artist | Kenny Rogers |
|---|---|
| Cover | Share Your Love.jpg |
| Released | 24 June 1981 |
| Recorded | 1981 |
| Studio |
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| Genre | Country |
| Length | 36:28 |
| Label | Liberty |
| Producer | Lionel Richie |
| Prev year | 1980 |
| Next year | 1981 |
Share Your Love is a studio album by country singer Kenny Rogers, released in 1981. Produced by Lionel Richie, it is also Rogers' first with Liberty Records besides his Greatest Hits album. The album has sold nine million copies worldwide.
Recording
Rogers recorded portions of the album at Concorde Recording Center, where he had recorded his single "Lady", and purchased the recording studio in May 1981, before the album was completed. He later re-named the studio Lion Share Studios.[1]
Overview
Four singles were released from this Share Your Love. "I Don't Need You" charted at number one on the US and Canadian country charts as well as reaching the top of the US Adult Contemporary charts, and number three on the US Hot 100. The title cut "Share Your Love With Me" reached number 14 on the Hot 100 and five in the US Country charts, though it did reach number two in Canada and led the US Adult Contemporary charts. Rogers then took a break to release a single from his first Christmas album. "Blaze of Glory", which featured Kin Vassy on backing vocals, was also released as a single. Although it was a lesser hit than the first two singles, it still made the top ten. The final single, "Through The Years", returned Rogers to the very top by putting him at number one the Adult Contemporary charts once again.
The album reached number one on the country charts and number six on the pop charts, reaching platinum and double-platinum status in the US and Canada, respectively.
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.[2]
Musicians
- Kenny Rogers – lead vocals, rhythm track arrangements (4)
- Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards
- Barnaby Finch – keyboards
- Glen Hardin – keyboards
- John Hobbs – keyboards
- Lincoln Mayorga – keyboards (5)
- Sylvester Rivers – keyboards
- James Burton – guitars
- Rickey Harper – guitars
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars
- Russ Powell - guitars
- Darrell Jones – guitars
- Thomas McClary – guitars
- Ray Parker Jr. – guitars
- Fred Tackett – guitars
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – guitars
- Dennis Belfield – bass (2)
- Joe Chemay – bass (1, 3, 7)
- Nathan East – bass (5)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass (6, 8, 9)
- Jerry Scheff – bass (10)
- Freddie Washington – bass (4)
- Ed Greene – drums
- Paul Leim – drums
- Rick Shlosser – drums (5)
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown – percussion
- Ollie E. Brown – percussion
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (10)
- David Boruff – saxophone solo (2)
- Gary Herbig – saxophone solo (6)
- Gene Page – string, horn and rhythm arrangements
- Edgar Struble – string arrangements (2, 4)
- Harry Bluestone – concertmaster
Backing vocalists
- Track 1: Kin Vassy, Terry Williams, Gene Marford
- Track 2: Terry Williams, Kin Vassy, Cindy Fee, Juanice Charmain
- Track 3: Deborah Thomas, Kin Vassy, Terry Williams, Cindy Fee
- Track 4: Kin Vassy, Terry Williams, Cindy Fee
- Track 5: none
- Track 6: Gladys Knight & the Pips (Gladys Knight, William Guest, Merald "Bubba" Knight, Edward Patten), Lionel Richie
- Track 7: Lionel Richie, Terry Williams, Cindy Fee
- Track 8: Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson
- Track 9: Kin Vassy, Terry Williams, Deborah Thomas, Brooks Hunnicut
- Track 10: Lionel Richie, Terry Williams, Dorothy Sugarloaf
Technical
- Reginald Dozier – recording and mixing engineer
- Larry Ferguson – second engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA).
- Michael Mancini – second engineer
- Brenda Harvey-Richie – assistant production
- Lionel Richie – producer
- Kenny Rogers – mixing engineer
Additional credits
- Bill Burks – art direction, design
- Roy R. Guzman – design
- Ken Kragen – management
- Gary Register – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1981–82) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] | 44 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[4] | 21 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1981) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[5] | 98 |
| Chart (1982) | Position |
| US Billboard 200[6] | 62 |
References
- ^ "Lion Share Recording Studios: What the Proceeds from a Couple of Decades of Hits can Buy!". Recording Engineer/Producer. April 1982. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Share Your Love (LP liner). Liberty Records. 1981. 134416.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Illustrated ed. St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 256. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish). 1st ed. Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1981". BestSellingAlbums.org. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1982". BestSellingAlbums.org. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
External links
- [ "Share Your Love" album page at Billboard]