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1. Kenny Rogers Gambler Song
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The Gambler is the sixth studio album by Kenny Rogers, released by United Artists in December 1978. One of his most popular, it has established Rogers' status as one of the most successful artists of the 1970s and 1980s. The album reached many markets around the world, such as the Far East and Jamaica, with Rogers later commenting 'When I go to Korea or Hong Kong people say 'Ah, the gambler!' (as per the sleeve notes to the 1998 released box set 'Through the Years' on Capitol Records). The album has sold over 35 million copies.^[1][2]

The title track 'The Gambler' was written by Don Schlitz, who was the first to record it. It was also covered by several other artists, but it was Kenny Rogers' adaptation of the tale that went on to top the country charts and win a Song of the Year Grammy, later becoming Rogers' signature song. Although Johnny Cash recorded the song first, Kenny Rogers's version was released first. Both this song and 'She Believes in Me' became pop music hits, helping Rogers become well-known beyond country music circles. Although largely compiled from songs by some of the music business's top songwriters, such as Alex Harvey, Mickey Newbury, and Steve Gibb, Rogers continued to show his own talent for songwriting with 'Morgana Jones'. The album was produced by Larry Butler.

Its popularity has led to many releases over the years. After United Artists was absorbed into EMI/Capitol in 1980, 'The Gambler' was reissued on vinyl and cassette on the Liberty Records label. Several years later, Liberty issued an abridged version of the album, removing the track 'Morgana Jones'. EMI Manhattan Records released 'The Gambler' on CD in the 1980s.^[3] An 'Original Master Recording' from Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs was released on vinyl (audiophile edition vinyl).^[4] Finally, 'The Gambler' was released on Rogers' own Dreamcatcher Records in 2001 as part of the Kenny Rogers 'Original Masters Series.'

In Britain, both the title cut and the album did very well in the country market, but both failed to reach the top 40 of the pop charts. In the 1980s the single of 'The Gambler' was re-issued and made the top 100 sales list, but again charted outside the top 40. It wasn't until the song was re-issued in 2007 when the song was adopted by the England Rugby Team at the Rugby World Cup that it charted at its #22 peak.

Additionally, 'I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again' was later a single in 1986 for T. Graham Brown, whose version went to #3 on the country charts.

Track listing[edit]

Personnel[edit]

• Kenny Rogers – lead vocals
• Thomas Cain – keyboards
• Steve Glassmeyer – keyboards, soprano saxophone, backing vocals
• Gene Golden – keyboards, backing vocals
• Hargus 'Pig' Robbins – keyboards
• Edgar Struble – ARP synthesizer, clavinet, congas, backing vocals
• Jimmy Capps – guitars
• Randy Dorman – guitars, backing vocals
• Ray Edenton – guitars
• Rick Harper – guitars
• Billy Sanford – guitars
• Jerry Shook – guitars
• Tony Joe White – guitars
• Reggie Young – guitars
• Pete Drake – steel guitar
• Tommy Allsup – six-string bass guitar
• Bob Moore – upright bass
• Dennis Wilson – upright bass
• Eddy Anderson – drums, percussion
• Jerry Carrigan – drums, percussion
• Bobby Daniels – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Byron Metcalf – drums, percussion
• Bill Justis – string arrangements
• Byron Bach – strings
• George Brinkley – strings
• Marvin Chantry – strings
• Roy Christensen – strings
• Carl Gorodetzky – strings
• Lennie Haight – strings
• Sheldon Kurland – strings
• Steven Smith – strings
• Gary Vanosdale – strings
• Pamela Vanosdale – strings
• Dottie West – backing vocal (1)
• The Jordanaires – backing vocals
• Bill Medley – backing vocals (5)
• Mickey Newbury – backing vocals

Producer[edit]

• Producer – Larry Butler
• Engineer – Billy Sherrill
• Recorded at Jack Clements Recording Studios (Nashville, TN).
• Mastered by Bob Sowell at Master Control (Nashville, TN).
• Art Direction and Design – Bill Burks
• Photography – Reid Miles
• Management – Ken Kragen

Chart performance[edit]

Certifications[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'The Year in Rock: 1978'. Popdose. 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
2. ^Jonathan Hoenig (2006-02-13). 'An Ace That You Can Keep'. SmartMoney.com. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
3. ^Staff. 'Kenny Rogers The Gambler'. Discogs.com.
4. ^'Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab'. Discogs. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
5. ^'Canadian album certifications – Kenny Rogers – The gambler'. Music Canada. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
6. ^'Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990' (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. ISBN8480486392.
7. ^'American album certifications – Kenny Rogers – The gambler'. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 August 2019.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

External links[edit]

Kenny Rogers Gambler Song

The death of the Gambler=[edit]

Untitled[edit]

Someone has added the gambler may have not died in the song and he may have 'just been sleeping'. This would hardly be 'breaking even' (a phrase the song uses) after he states 'the best you can hope for is to die in your sleep'. This is a symbolic song throughout, why would they change the pace at the end. Also, as documented in this article, The Gambler dies on the Muppet Show when Rogers sang the song. It is clear that gambler does die at the end (these 'final words' he speaks are certainly his last based on the song being symbolic and the gamblers death in the muppet show performance of the song). 66.67.229.26 (talk) 13:06, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

The term 'broke even' is an obvious and unambiguous euphemism for death. That interpretation was not revealed on The Muppet Show, as is implied, although some people may have missed the meaning before the show.Royalcourtier (talk) 08:16, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

Is there ANY OTHER poker game he could be referring to besides Texas hold 'em?[edit]

I've added this link twice and twice it's been removed. Why? --Coolcaesar (talk) 20:19, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

This song cold be about almost any variant of poker. At the time the song was written, Texas Hold 'Em was nowhere near as popular as it is now, so it is much more likely that an aged gambler being sung about in 1978 would be talking about a more traditional type of poker, like draw or stud. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.227.75.162 (talk) 11:22, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

THE GAMBLER or KENNY ROGER'S THE GAMBLER[edit]

This is a bizarre Wiki, It should either be merged with Kenny Rogers' Wiki with credit given to Schlitz as the composer, or it should be an actual The Gambler as a song itself Wikipedia entry. As is this is just a Kenny Rogers slanted half-ass job of The Gambler's history leaving out vast amounts of it's history, uses and references to the song.

Google Kenny Rogers Gambler

Let me give you an idea of what I'm talking about:

The song The Gambler was written by Don Schlitz in August of 1976 at the age of 23. He has stated many times it took about twenty minutes to write the lion's share of it. After sharing it with several songwriters who were convinced he was on to something it took six weeks to compose the last verse. It only took two years to get it cut. Schlitz recorded The Gambler as a single in early 1978 on Capitol Records. (see how could you fail to know the year it was released by the writer himself and still write a Wiki entitled 'The Gambler'???)
Schlitz version made it to #65 on the 1978 Country charts.

Conway Twitty’s son, Michael Twitty, also cut 'The Gambler'.

International Game Technology created a “The Gambler” slot machine which continues to be revamped for major casinos even today.
I'm not mentioning Bobby Bare, nor Johhny Cash as their mentions are a few of the things The Gambler wiki has done correctly.I can go on for pages, but.. This is someone elses job to decide what should be done with this Wiki, personally I would like to see it done correctly as it is, a separate Wiki, but do it the justice this song deserves or just slap it in with the rest of Kenny Rogers' Wikipedia page.--2602:306:CF5B:6C80:B85F:F76A:8963:F7CE (talk) 20:29, 13 September 2014 (UTC)Justice and June

While I agree there was a story behind the song before Rogers cut it, it is only notable for Wikipedia because he cut it and thus the article should reflect that. Like you say several other people cut it before Rogers (including two established stars) yet none of these versions charted higher than #65. It was Rogers that took the song to #1, made it world famous and IS know as THE GAMBLER. He also helped keep the song in the public domain by starring in several movies named after and including the song. 82.45.239.158 (talk) 13:29, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

Jim Page[edit]

Jim Page (singer) had a song in 1976 called 'Time Enough For Questions When The Killing's Done'. I'm wondering if the the last line of this song's chorus is a reference to that. FiredanceThroughTheNight (talk) 03:12, 3 May 2016 (UTC)