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