Kenny Rogers - She Rides Wild Horses

Despite his best efforts, Kenny Rogers spent almost all of the '90s hitless. Toward the end of the decade, he formed his own label, Dreamcatcher, and began to spend more time constructing his albums, starting with the adult contemporary Across My Heart. Its follow-up, She Rides Wild Horses, continues in the same direction, albeit with a slightly stronger country influence than before. There aren't any of the All-4-One cameos that cluttered Across My Heart, and the song selection, while still a bit uneven, is stronger -- enough to give the impression that She Rides Wild Horses is some sort of a comeback. And in a way, it is. It's been a while since Rogers has delivered an album with as many appealing songs as he does here -- "The Kind of Fool Love Makes," "Love Don't Live Here Anymore," "Let It Be Me," "The Greatest," the title song -- and the sound of the record is smoothly pleasurable, even if it can get a little bland. That doesn't mean it will be a hit -- after all, this is basically a return to his hitmaking sound of the early '80s -- but for fans awaiting an album that harks back to his classic period, this will be welcome. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alison Krauss Guest Appearance, Vocals Bergen White Conductor, String Arrangements Biff Watson Guitar (Acoustic) Billy Dean Vocals, Guest Appearance Billy Montana Vocals (Background) Bobby G. Taylor Horn (English), Oboe Bobby Ogdin Keyboards Brent Maher Mixing, Engineer, Producer Bruce Bouton Guitar (Steel) Carl Gorodetzky Concert Master Carlos Grier Editing Carolyn Dawn Johnson Vocal Harmony Denny Purcell Mastering Eddie Bayers Drums Eric Conn Editing Eric Katte Assistant Engineer Frank Green Editing Gary Paczosa Assistant Engineer Greg Oswald Booking Jack Sundrud Vocals (Background) Jamison Weddle Assistant Engineer Jan Greenfield Production Coordination Jason Breckling Assistant Engineer Jim Mazza Management, Executive Producer Jim McKell Mixing, Engineer, Producer Jonathan Russell Assistant Ken Kragen Management Kenny Rogers Producer, Vocals Mark Niemiec Overdub Assistant, Assistant Engineer Michael Black Vocals (Background) Mills Logan Editing Nick Long Art Direction, Design Otto DAgnolo Assistant Engineer P. David Eleazar Art Direction, Design Paul Skaife Assistant Engineer Russ Pahl Guitar (Steel) Steve Gibson Guitar Steve Glassmeyer Mandolin Steve Mandile Guitar, Guitar (Electric) Tammy Fry Vocal Harmony, Vocals (Background) Thomas "Snake" Johnson Assistant Engineer Thomas Flora Vocals (Background) Yvonne Hodges Vocals (Background)