1989 Kenny Rogers – Something Inside So Strong

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Something Inside So Strong is the twenty-first studio album by country music singer Kenny Rogers. The album includes the singles “When You Put Your Heart in It”, “Planet Texas”, “The Vows Go Unbroken”, “Something Inside So Strong”, and “Maybe”. Gladys Knight, Anne Murray, Holly Dunn, and Ronald Isley are featured as duet partners.

Jim Ed Norman produced the album, with additional production from Steve Dorff on “If I Ever Fall in Love Again”.

Tracks

1  Planet Texas (John Andrew Parks) 4:47
2  (Something Inside) So Strong (Labi Siffre) 5:00
3  If I Knew Then What I Know Now (Richard Butler; Robert Byrne) 3:50
4  One Night (Mike Reid; Troy Seals) 4:36
5  There Lies The Difference (Pat Bunch; Steve Dorff) 4:20
6  If I Ever Fall In Love Again (Gloria Sklerov; Steve Dorff) 3:35
7  When You Put Your Heart In It (Austin Roberts; James Dunne) 3:50
8  The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True To You) (Eric Kaz; Gary Burr) 3:35
9  Maybe (Bill Rice; Sharon Rice) 3:30
10  Love The Way You Do (Kye Fleming; Richard Kerr) 6:33

Media

Musicians

1 Planet Texas

BassDavid Hungate
DrumsPaul Leim
GuitarSteve Gibson
PianoMatt Rollings
SynthesizerDavid Innis
SynthesizerPhil Naish
Background VocalsClaude McKnight
Background VocalsDavid Thomas
Background VocalsJohn Andrew Parks
Background VocalsMark Kibble
Background VocalsMervyn Warren
VocalsKenny Rogers


2 (Something Inside) So Strong

BassMichael Rhodes
DrumsPaul Leim
GuitarSteve Gibson
SynthesizerDennis Burnside
SynthesizerPhil Naish
Background VocalsAlvin Chea
Background VocalsClaude McKnight
Background VocalsDavid Thomas
Background VocalsMervyn Warren
Background VocalsVicki Hampton
VocalsKenny Rogers


3 If I Knew Then What I Know Now

BassWillie Weeks
DrumsPaul Leim
GuitarSteve Gibson
PianoJohn Jarvis
SynthesizerMike Lawler
SynthesizerPhil Naish
Background VocalsChris Harris
Background VocalsGary Janney
Background VocalsMark Heimermann
VocalsGladys Knight
VocalsKenny Rogers


4 One Night

BassDavid Hungate
DrumsPaul Leim
GuitarSteve Gibson
PianoMatt Rollings
SaxJim Horn
SynthesizerDavid Innis
SynthesizerMike Lawler
SynthesizerPhil Naish
SynthesizerShane Keister
Background VocalsChris Harris
Background VocalsClaude McKnight
Background VocalsDavid Thomas
Background VocalsGary Janney
Background VocalsMark Heimermann
Background VocalsMark Kibble
Background VocalsMervyn Warren
VocalsKenny Rogers


5 There Lies The Difference

BassMike Brignardello
DrumsPaul Leim
GuitarSteve Gibson
PianoMatt Rollings
SynthesizerEdgar Struble
SynthesizerMike Lawler
SynthesizerPhil Naish
Background VocalsChris Harris
Background VocalsEdgar Struble
Background VocalsGary Janney
Background VocalsGene Golden
Background VocalsMark Heimermann
Background VocalsSteve Glassmeyer
VocalsKenny Rogers


6 If I Ever Fall In Love Again

BassMichael Rhodes
DrumsPaul Leim
GuitarDean Parks
GuitarMike Landau
GuitarSteve Gibson
PianoMatt Rollings
SynthesizerPhil Naish
SynthesizerRandy Kerber
Background VocalsJoe Chemay
Background VocalsTerry Williams
Background VocalsTony Sciuto
VocalsKenny Rogers


7 When You Put Your Heart In It

BassMichael Rhodes
DrumsPaul Leim
GuitarSteve Gibson
PianoMatt Rollings
SynthesizerCarl Marsh
SynthesizerDavid Innis
SynthesizerMike Lawler
Background VocalsChris Harris
Background VocalsGary Janney
Background VocalsMark Heimermann
VocalsKenny Rogers


8 The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True To You)

BassMichael Rhodes
DrumsPaul Leim
Acoustic GuitarMark Casstevens
Acoustic GuitarSteve Gibson
PianoMatt Rollings
SynthesizerDennis Burnside
SynthesizerMike Lawler
Background VocalsRicky Skaggs
Background VocalsSharon White
VocalsKenny Rogers


9 Maybe

BassMike Brignardello
DrumsPaul Leim
GuitarSteve Gibson
PianoMatt Rollings
SynthesizerMike Lawler
SynthesizerPhil Naish
Background VocalsChris Harris
Background VocalsGary Janney
Background VocalsMark Heimermann
VocalsHolly Dunn
VocalsKenny Rogers


10 Love The Way You Do

DrumsPaul Leim
GuitarSteve Gibson
Acoustic GuitarMark Casstevens
PianoJim Ed Norman
SynthesizerDavid Innis
SynthesizerMike Lawler
SynthesizerPhil Naish
SaxJim Horn
Background VocalsChris Harris
Background VocalsGary Janney
Background VocalsMark Heimermann
Background VocalsRonald Isley
VocalsKenny Rogers

Choir

First Church Inspirational Choir (Track 2)

Liner Notes

Producer – Jim Ed Norman
Producer – Steve Dorff (Track 6)
Conductor (Choir) – Antoinette Wilson (Track 2)
Coordinator (Production Assistant) – Danny Kee
Edited By – Keith Odle
Engineer – Eric Prestidge
Engineer (Additional, Assistant) – Bart Stevens, Brian Hardin, Craig Hansen, Doug Smith, Hershey Reeves, Jeff Giedt, Joel Bouchillon, John David Parker, John Hurley, Robert Charles, Scott Campbell
Engineer (Additional)_ – Daniel Johnston, Ken Friesen, Lee Groitzsch
Engineer (Assistant) – Daniel Johnston, James Valentini
Mastered By – Eric Prestidge, Glenn Meadows

Art Direction, Design – Laura LiPuma
Photography By – David Skernick, Kelly Junkermann
Photography By (Front Cover) – Empire Studio

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Reprise Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) – TELDEC
Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA International Inc.
Copyright (c) – Reprise Records
Copyright (c) – WEA International Inc.
Produced For – JEN Productions, Inc.
Recorded At – Sixteenth Avenue Sound
Recorded At – Audio Media Recorders
Recorded At – Digital Recorders
Recorded At – The Loft, Nashville
Recorded At – Manta Sound
Recorded At – Mastermix
Recorded At – Bill Schnee Studios
Recorded At – Sound Cell Recording Studios
Mastered At – Masterfonics
Edited At – GroundStar Laboratories