Mike Settle, (b. March 20, 1941 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American songwriter, journalist, broadcaster and singer. He is most famous for being a member of the Rock band Kenny Rogers & The First Edition between 1967 and 1970. While he was with the group he composed a number of songs, including "But You Know I Love You" (a pop hit in 1969), as well as "It's Gonna Be Better", "The Last Few Threads Of Love" and "Goodtime Liberator", among many others. He was also a member of the group Running Bear and Goldstein which recorded the original song "Rings", popularized by Lobo and Cymarron.
Previous to this, Settle had been a solo singer and a member of The New Christy Minstrels. Today he works as a journalist and music critic!