1987 Kenny Rogers – I Prefer The Moonlight
I Prefer the Moonlight is the twentieth studio album by country superstar Kenny Rogers. It did respectably well for his current status in the industry to date, placing #18 on the charts. Though the album only reached #163 in the Billboard 200, the success in the country market was enough for it to go gold. It contained three top five hit singles: the title cut and the grammy-winning duet with Ronnie Milsap, “Make No Mistake, She’s Mine” and “The Factory”. The album was Rogers’ final studio album for RCA Records.
Tracks
1 I Perfer The Moonlight (Gary Chapman, Mark Wright) 5:11
2 Now And Forever(Wayne Kirkpatrick, Keith Thomas) 4:10
3 We’re Doin’ Alright (Reed Nielsen) 4:00
4 Make No Mistake, She’s Mine (Kim Carnes) 3:58
5 One More Day (John Barlow Jarvis, Reed Nielsen) 2:57
6 She’s Ready For Someone To Love Her (Charlie Black, Jerry Gillespie, Tommy Rocco) 2:52
7 I Don’t Call Him Daddy (Reed Nielsen) 4:08
8 The Factory (Bud McGuire) 3:26
9 We Fell In Love Anyway (Naomi Martin, Mike Reid) 3:21
10 You Can’t Say (You Don’t Love Me Anymore) (John Jarvis, Bill Lamb) 3:14
Media
Musicians
1 I Prefer The Moonlight
Bass | Mike Brignardello |
Drums | Paul Leim |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Slide Guitar | Jerry McPherson |
Acoustic Guitar | Gary Chapman |
Keyboards | Shane Keister |
Mandolin | Mark O’Conner |
Fiddle | Mark O’Conner |
Percussion | Lenny Castro |
Background Vocals | Chris Harris |
Background Vocals | Gary Chapman |
Background Vocals | Wayne Kirkpatrick |
Vocals | Kim Carnes |
Vocals | Kenny Rogers |
2 Now And Forever
Bass | Mike Brignardello |
Drums | Paul Leim |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Guitar | Jerry McPherson |
Keyboards | Keith Thomas |
Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
Keyboards | Shane Keister |
Percussion | Lenny Castro |
Background Vocals | Chris Eaton |
Background Vocals | Diana DeWitt |
Background Vocals | Wayne Kirkpatrick |
Vocals | Kenny Rogers |
3 We’re Doin’ Alright
Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Fred Tackett |
Organ | Jim Lang |
Piano | John Jarvis |
Piano | Philip Aaberg |
Synthesizer | Alan Pasqua |
Percussion | Richard Landis |
Background Vocals | Clif Magness |
Background Vocals | George Merrill |
Background Vocals | Jim Haas |
Background Vocals | Jon Joyce |
Vocals | Kenny Rogers |
4 Make No Mistake, She’s Mine
Bass | David Hungate |
Drums | Larrie Londin |
Guitar | Bruce Dees |
Piano | Ronnie Milsap |
Piano | Clayton Ivey |
Synthesizer | Shane Keister |
Vocals | Kenny Rogers |
5 One More Day
Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Fred Tackett |
Organ | Jim Lang |
Synthesizer | Alan Pasqua |
Percussion | Richard Landis |
Background Vocals | Clif Magness |
Background Vocals | George Merrill |
Background Vocals | Jim Haas |
Background Vocals | Jon Joyce |
Vocals | Kenny Rogers |
6 She’s Ready For Someone To Love Her
Bass | Bob Wray |
Drums | James Stroud |
Guitar | Billy Sanford |
Acoustic Guitar | Jimmy Capps |
Acoustic Guitar | Pete Wade |
Keyboards | Bobby Ogdin |
Percussion | James Stroud |
Background Vocals | Bergen White |
Background Vocals | Dennis Wilson |
Background Vocals | Diane Vanette |
Vocals | Kenny Rogers |
7 I Don’t Call Him Daddy
Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Fred Tackett |
Organ | Jim Lang |
Piano | John Jarvis |
Piano | Philip Aaberg |
Synthesizer | Alan Pasqua |
Percussion | Richard Landis |
Background Vocals | Clif Magness |
Background Vocals | George Merrill |
Background Vocals | Jim Haas |
Background Vocals | Jon Joyce |
Vocals | Kenny Rogers |
8 The Factory
Bass | Bob Wray |
Drums | James Stroud |
Guitar | Billy Sanford |
Acoustic Guitar | Jimmy Capps |
Acoustic Guitar | Pete Wade |
Keyboards | Bobby Ogdin |
Background Vocals | Bergen White |
Background Vocals | Dennis Wilson |
Background Vocals | Diane Vanette |
Vocals | Kenny Rogers |
9 We Fell In Love Anyway
Bass | David Hungate |
Bass | Jack Williams |
Drums | Eddie Bayers |
Guitar | Larry Byrom |
Acoustic Guitar | Don Potter |
Piano | Bobby Ogdin |
Piano | John Jarvis |
Vocals | Juice Newton |
Vocals | Kenny Rogers |
10 You Can’t Say (You Don’t Love Me Anymore)
Bass | David Hungate |
Bass | Jack Williams |
Drums | Eddie Bayers |
Guitar | Larry Byrom |
Acoustic Guitar | Don Potter |
Piano | Bobby Ogdin |
Piano | John Jarvis |
Background Vocals | Don Potter |
Vocals | Kenny Rogers |
Other Musicians
Strings – Shelby Singleton Jr (Track 6)
Strings – The Nashville String Machine (Tracks 8, 9, 10)
Strings – Carl Gorodetzky (Tracks 9, 10)
Liner Notes
Producer – Brown Bannister (Tracks 1, 2)
Producer – Richard Landis (Tracks 3, 5, 7)
Producer – Kyle Lehning, Rob Galbraith (Track 4)
Producer – Larry Butler (Track 6, 8)
Producer – Brent Maher (Track 10)
Arranged By – Charlie Calello (Tracks 3, 5, 7)
Concertmaster – Carl Gorodetzky (Tracks 4, 6, 8)
Engineer – Jeff Balding (Tracks 1, 2)
Engineer – Ben Harris, Kyle Lehning (Track 3)
Engineer – Billy Sherrill, Harold Lee (Track 6, 8)
Engineer – Richard Landis, Brent Maher (Track 9)
Mastered By – Glenn Meadows (Tracks 1, 2, 9, 10)
Mastered By – Wally Traugott (Tracks 3, 5, 7)
Mastered By – Doug Sax (Track 4)
Mastered By – Denny Purcell (Track 6, 8)
Mixed By – Jeff Balding (Tracks 1, 2)
Mixed By – Ed Thacker (Tracks 3, 5, 7)
Mixed By – Brent Maher (Track 9, 10)
Recorded By – Mick Guzauski (Tracks 3, 5, 7)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Richard McKernan (Tracks 3, 5, 7)
Art Direction – Mary Hamilton
Design – John Coulter
Photography By – Kelly Junkermann
Phonographic Copyright (p) – BMG Music
Copyright (c) – Kenny Rogers
Manufactured By – BMG Music Canada INC.
Distributed By – BMG Music Canada INC.
Record Company – Victor
Pressed By – Americ Disc
Designed At – John Coulter Design
Recorded At – Eleven Eleven Studio
Recorded At – GroundStar Laboratories
Recorded At – Hitsville
Recorded At – Conway Studios
Recorded At – The Grey Room
Recorded At – Creative Recording, Inc.
Recorded At – Sixteenth Avenue Sound
Overdubbed At – The Grey Room
Overdubbed At – Lion Share Recording Studios
Overdubbed At – Masterfonics
Overdubbed At – Mastermix
Mixed At – Eleven Eleven Studio
Mixed At – GroundStar Laboratories
Mixed At – The Grey Room
Mixed At – Masterfonics
Mastered At – Georgetown Masters
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
Mastered At – Capitol Studios
Mastered At – Masterfonics