1982 Kenny Rogers – Love Will Turn You Around

Billy Joe Walker Jr, Clarence McDonald, Fred Tackett, Gary Herbig, Kenny Rogers, Leon Chancler, Nathan East, Paul Jackson Jr, Paul Leim, Richie Zito, Shane Keister, Waddy Wachtel

Love Will Turn You Around is the thirteenth studio album by American singer Kenny Rogers, released in 1982.

The title cut was the debut single and charted well, reaching #1 on the U.S. and Canadian country charts and adult contemporary charts, and #13 on the Hot 100 chart. The other single, “A Love Song”, didn’t fare as well, only reaching #47 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was, however, #1 in Canada and #3 on the U.S. Country chart.

The album peaked at #34 on the Billboard 200 charts. The album has been certified Platinum in both the U.S. and Canada.

Tracks

1 Love Will Turn You Around (David Malloy; Even Stevens; Kenny Rogers; Thom Schuyler) 03:40
2 A Love Song (Lee Greenwood) 03:20
3 Fightin’ Fire With Fire (Bobby Harden) 02:32
4 Maybe You Should Know (Peter McCann) 02:40
5 Somewhere Between Lovers And Friends (Brent Maher; Randy Goodrum) 02:52
6 Take This Heart (JP Pennington) 03:20
7 If You Can Lie A Little Bit (Bob Stone) 03:30
8 I’ll Take Care Of You (John David Souther) 02:35
9 The Fool In Me (Dave Loggins; Randy Goodrum) 04:05
10 I Want A Son (Marty Panzer; Steve Dorff) 03:10

Biography

Kenny Rogers

Musicians

1 Love Will Turn You Around

Bass	Joe Chemay
Guitar	Billy Joe Walker Jr
Keyboards	Randy McCormick
Percussion	Paul Leim
Background Vocals	Kin Vassy
Background Vocals	Terry Williams
Vocals	Kenny Rogers

2 A Love Song

Bass	Nathan East
Drums	Leon Chancler
Drums	Paul Leim
Acoustic Guitar	Fred Tackett
Acoustic Guitar	Billy Joe Walker Jr
Mandolin	Billy Joe Walker Jr
Fender Rhodes	Joel Scott
Background Vocals	Herb Pedersen
Background Vocals	Joey Scarbury
Vocals	Kenny Rogers

3 Fightin’ Fire With Fire

Bass	Emory Gordy
Drums	Paul Leim
Guitar	Fred Tackett
Guitar	Kin Vassy
Piano	John Hobbs
Background Vocals	Cindy Fee
Background Vocals	Kin Vassy
Background Vocals	Terry Williams
Vocals	Kenny Rogers

4 Maybe You Should Know

Bass	Nathan East
Drums	Leon Chancler
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Acoustic Guitar	Fred Tackett
Fender Rhodes	Clarence McDonald
Organ	Billy Preston
Piano	Lincoln Mayorga
Background Vocals	Cindy Fee
Background Vocals	Kin Vassy
Background Vocals	Terry Williams
Vocals	Kenny Rogers

5 Somewhere Between Lovers And Friends

Bass	Jack Williams
Drums	Kenny Malone
Guitar	Jon Goin
Guitar	Larry Byrom
Keyboards	Randy Goodrum
Keyboards	Shane Keister
Percussion	Kenny Malone
Background Vocals	Donna McElroy
Background Vocals	Vicki Hampton
Vocals	Kenny Rogers

6 Take This Heart

Bass	Chuck Jacobs
Drums	Bobby Daniels
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Guitar	Randy Dorman
Piano	Gene Golden
Flute	Gary Herbig
Background Vocals	Cindy Fee
Background Vocals	Don Henley
Background Vocals	Joe Chemay
Background Vocals	Terry Williams
Vocals	Kenny Rogers

7 If You Can Lie A Little Bit

Bass	Joe Chemay
Drums	Paul Leim
Guitar (solo)	Richie Zito
Guitar	Fred Tackett
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Organ	John Hobbs
Background Vocals	Joe Chemay
Background Vocals	Kin Vassy
Background Vocals	Terry Williams
Vocals	Kenny Rogers

8 I’ll Take Care Of You

Bass	Bryan Garofalo
Drums	Craig Krampf
Guitar	Josh Leo
Acoustic Guitar	Waddy Wachtel
Piano	Steve Goldstein
Harmonica	Tommy Morgan
Vocals	Kenny Rogers

9 The Fool In Me

Bass	Joe Chemay
Drums	Paul Leim
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Acoustic Guitar	Billy Joe Walker Jr
Fender Rhodes	Clarence McDonald
Sax	Joel Peskin
Background Vocals	Herb Pedersen
Background Vocals	Joey Scarbury
Vocals	Kenny Rogers

10 I Want A Son

Bass	Nathan East
Drums	Leon Chancler
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Acoustic Guitar	Fred Tackett
Fender Rhodes	Clarence McDonald
Piano	Lincoln Mayorga
Background Vocals	Cindy Fee
Background Vocals	Ken Williams
Background Vocals	Kin Vassy
Background Vocals	Terry Williams
Vocals	Kenny Rogers

Liner Notes

Producer – Kenny Rogers (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Producer – David Malloy (Track 1)
Producer – Brent Maher, Randy Goodrum (Track 5)
Producer – Val Garay (Track 8)
Producer (Assistant) – Brenda Harvey Richie
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Brent Maher, Gene Page, Kenny Rogers, Randy Goodrum
Arranged By (Strings) – Gene Page, Jimmie Haskell, Larry Cansler, Mike Post
Arranged By (Vocals) – Kenny Rogers
Engineer (Second) – Bob Bullock, Larry Ferguson, Niko Bolas, Stephen Schmitt, Tom Fouce
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By – Al Schmitt, Bob Bullock, Kenny Rogers, Reginald Dozier
Recorded By – Al Schmitt, Bob Bullock, Brent Maher, Reginald Dozier, Val Garay

Art Direction – Bill Burks
Illustration – Richard Amsel
Photography – Gary Regester

Mastered At A&M Studios
Mixed At Lion Share Recording Studios
Recorded At Lion Share Recording Studios
Recorded At Record One, LA
Recorded At Creative Workshop
Phonographic Copyright Liberty Records
Copyright Liberty Records