Search - Kenny Rogers :: 21 Number Ones

Kenny collection #14.

H3@+h | VT | 01/24/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Ok, so Kenny Rogers has a ton of "Hits" albums out, but this is possibly the best on one disc. Nearly every major hit is included, however, the #2's and 3's didn't make the cut. Mostly I miss "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town", and a few other minor hits. But it's hard to complain when we get "Lucille", "Coward Of The County", "Lady", and numerous others. Plus this includes his perfect duet with Dolly "Islands In The Stream", and the infamous sing-a-long "The Gambler". It's still hard for me to get interested in new country when the classic songs sound this good. If you need more Kenny than this, you'll have to get the 42 track "Ultimate Hits"."

As Good As It Gets with a Single Disc

Steve Vrana | Aurora, NE | 03/02/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Give Kenny Rogers his due. In the '70s and '80s, he was one of the top artists placing more than 60 singles on both the pop and country charts. He was the first country artist to earn 20 RIAA gold records. In 1978 he had his first country chart topper with "Lucille," and more than twenty years later he had a country No. 1 with "Buy Me a Rose," making him the oldest country artist to top the chart at age 61.



Because this collection focuses only on his No. 1 hits (with a few exceptions), there are none of his hits with The First Edition. [You'll have to buy 2004's 42 ULTIMATE HITS to get those.] What you do get are some of his best known solo hits like "The Gambler," "Coward of the County," "Daytime Friends" and "Love or Something Like It." Plus there are his duets: "We've Got Tonight" with Sheena Easton, "Islands in the Stream" with Dolly Parton," "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" with Ronnie Milsap, and three hits with his favorite duet partner Dottie West--"Every Time Two Fools Collide," "All I Ever Need Is You" and "What Are We Doin' in Love."



My only complaint is the exclusion of his 1985 No. 1 "Tomb of the Unknown Lover." [Inexplicably, they include his duet with Kim Carnes ("Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer") which only reached No.3 along with two other solo hits ("Through the Years" and "Share Your Love with Me") that both peaked at No. 5.] So, while 21 NUMBER ONES may stretch the truth a bit, this is a solid collection of some of Kenny Rogers' best material. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED"

First Rate

R. S. Spencer | 01/26/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The music on this CD is first rate. 21 Number One Hits by one of music all-time greats, Kenny Rogers!



This CD doesn't include all of hits chart-toppers ("What about me?", "Crazy In Love", etc are not here) but we get 21 of his chart-toppers and as a bonus we get the #2 smash hit "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer".



While their are no First Edition hits here (they never had a US Number one, despite topping pop and country charts around the globe in countries including Great Britain and New Zeland) this covers from 1977 with Rogers first solo chart topper "Lucille", right up to the present with the equally classic "Buy Me A Rose".



Very few artists during the 20th century saw the huge success of Kenny Rogers and this collection of chart-toppers shows why.



UPDATE: In repsonse to the reviewer (Steve Vrana) who claimed that the album title stretches "the truth", I have to correct you. ALL of these songs reached Number 1 on the charts in the USA. Capitol records are including the AOR chart where Rogers had several songs reach #1 (such as "Through the years") that didn't quite make it all the way on the pop or country list, hence this album DOES contain 21 bonafide Number one singles!! (plus the bonus track 22 - a top 5 hit duet with Kim Carnes)!"