Classics (Kenny Rogers & Dottie West)

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Classics
Classics cover
Cover album by Kenny Rogers & Dottie West
Released 1979
Recorded 1979
Genre Countrypolitan
Label United Artists Records
Producer Larry Butler
Professional reviews
Kenny Rogers & Dottie West chronology
Every Time Two Fools Collide
1978		 Classics
1979

Classics is the name of a duet album by Kenny Rogers and Dottie West, released in 1979.

This album was Kenny Rogers and Dottie West's second album together. Their previous album, Every Time Two Fools Collide, was a major seller, and made them one of the biggest duet acts Country music has ever seen. This album was no different. The album sold very well, and peaked at #3 on the Top Country Albums chart in 1979, and #82 on the Billboard 200. This album featured cover versions of classic hits by other artists, including two Country hit singles, one went to #1 called "All I Ever Need Is You" (a big hit for Sonny & Cher), and another went to #3 called "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" (a hit for Tammy Wynette).

The album was certified by the RIAA as Platinum and Rogers and West would team up again in 1981 for the #1 single "What are we doin in love ?".

[edit] Track listing

  1. "All I Ever Need Is You"
  2. "'Til I Can Make It on My Own"
  3. "Just the Way You Are"
  4. "You Needed Me"
  5. "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"
  6. "Together Again"
  7. "Midnight Flyer"
  8. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin"
  9. "Let's Take the Long Way Around the World"
  10. "Let It Be Me"

[edit] Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1979 Top Country Albums #3
1979 The Billboard 200 #82

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1979 "All I Ever Need Is You" Hot Country Singles & Tracks #1
1979 "All I Ever Need Is You" Bubbling Hot 100 #102
1979 "All I Ever Need is You" Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart #38
1979 "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" Hot Country Singles & Tracks #3