They Don't Make Them Like They Used To

They Don't Make Them Like They Used To (also referred to as They Don't Make 'Em ...) is a 1986 album by country music superstar Kenny Rogers.

Overview

The album was generally regarded among country fans as a huge departure from his usual style. In the sleeve notes of a 2003 CD re-issue it claims this was the reason it didn't fare as greatly on the charts as his previous releases. However, it is fair to point out Rogers had been recording AOR-style songs long before this and enjoyed great success. However, by the time 1986 rolled around new-traditionalists such as Randy Travis and George Strait were competing for chart placings with Rogers and his sound was certainly a far cry from these artists.

With many country fans now going back to roots music, Rogers still had a large fan base and the album sold well enough to go gold, with its strongest chart placing being in the country market, where it hit the top 20. The single "Twenty Years Ago" also helped to further the album's status, itself a #2 Country hit.

The album's title cut was used as the theme tune to the box office hit movie Tough Guys.

The song "You're My Love" was written by Prince under the pseudonym "Joey Coco" and features El DeBarge on background vocals.

Track listing

1. "This Love We Share" (Davis, Jay Graydon, David Malloy, Morgan) [4:32]
2. "If I Could Hold on to Love" (Randy Goodrum, Steve Lukather) [4:16]
3. "You're My Love" (Joey Coco) [4:09]
4. "Time for Love" (Anthony La Peau, Randy Stern) [3:24]
5. "They Don't Make Them Like They Used To" (Burt Bacharach, Carol Bayer Sager) [4:32]
   (Theme from Tough Guys)
6. "Life Is Good Love Is Better" (Steve Davis, David Malloy, Dennis Morgan) [3:59]
7. "Just the Thought of Losing You" (Michael Bolton, Jonathan Cain) [4:14]
8. "Anything at All" (Dave Loggins) [4:36]
9. "After All This Time" (Peter Beckett, Steve Dorff) [4:18]
10. "Twenty Years Ago" (Wood Newton, Michael Noble, Michael Spriggs, Dan Tyler) [3:44]

Chart performance

Singles

Two singles came from this album. The title cut, released at the end of 1986, only made #53 in the country charts though it did well by hit #10 on the contemporary charts. When RCA released Twenty Years Ago in 1987, however, Rogers returned to the top five at #2, matching this feat in Canada as well.