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First 50 Years

Box Set

Kenny Rogers Format: Audio CD

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1 Islands in the Stream (Kenny Rogers duet with Dolly Parton)
2 Make No Mistake, Shes Mine (Ronnie Milsap & Kenny Rogers)
3 We've Got Tonight (Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton)
4 What About Me? (Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes and James Ingram)
5 Owe Them More Than That (Kenny Rogers featuring Tim McGraw)
6 'Til I Can Make It on My Own (Kenny Rogers and Dottie West)
7 Calling Me (Kenny Rogers featuring Don Henley)
8 Real Love (Dolly Parton with Kenny Rogers)
9 Every Time Two Fools Collide (Kenny Rogers and Dottie West)
10 If I Ever Fall in Love Again (Anne Murray with Kenny Rogers)
11 All I Ever Need Is You (Kenny Rogers and Dottie West)
12 If I Knew Then What I Know Now (Kenny Rogers duet with Gladys Knight)
13 Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer (Kenny Rogers vocal duet with Kim Carnes)
14 If I Were You Kenny Rogers duet with Travis Tritt
15 Tell Me That You Love Me (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) (Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton)

Disc: 2

1 Ruby, Dont Take Your Love to Town (Kenny Rogers and the First Edition)
2 Lucille
3 Ruben James (Kenny Rogers and the First Edition)
4 Sweet Music Man
5 The Gambler
6 Abraham, Martin and John / Precious Memories (Medley)
7 Coward of the County
8 San Francisco Mabel Joy
9 Scarlet Fever
10 Twenty Years Ago
11 The Factory
12 Ol' Red
13 The Greatest
14 Harder Cards
15 Goodbye (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

Disc: 3

1 She Believes in Me
2 I Dont Need You
3 Love Will Turn You Around
4 You Decorated My Life
5 Lady
6 Love the World Away
7 Crazy
8 I Prefer the Moonlight
9 A Love Song
10 Beautiful (All That You Could Be)
11 The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)
12 Morning Desire
13 Through the Years
14 Buy Me a Rose (Kenny Rogers with Alison Krauss & Billy Dean)
15 Natural Thing to Do (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

Editorial Reviews

Kenny Rogers is a country/pop crossover star of epic proportions whose solo breakthroughs in the late 70s just hinted at the greatness and longevity to come. He faithfully blends all American music-pop, country, soul and gospel-garnering fans in every decade with his easy-going style and warm personality.
Now, in celebration of his first fifty years in the music business, Time Life is proud to release The First 50 Years, a 3-CD box set of Kenny's greatest hits, plus three new songs only found in this release, including a new duet with Dolly Parton.
The box set will feature three themed discs: DUETS, STORY SONGS and LOVE SONGS. Every disc features original versions of his well-known hits, some of Kenny's personal favorites, plus one new recording per disc!

Product details

  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches; 5.92 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Time Life Records
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ August 12, 2009
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Time Life Records
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002L5GQ2S
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 3
  • Customer Reviews:

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Robert S. Harmon
5.0 out of 5 stars kenny still going strong after 50 years of music making
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2010
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Kenny Rogers has maintained one of the longest and most successful careers in the music business by showing off a diverse and eclectic range of music styles from jazz, country-pop, folk, and everything in between. This box set is divided into three discs by mood, including duets with a wide range of singers from Don Henley of the Eagles to Dolly and Dottie, two of his favorite and most awarded singing partners. The three discs also contain one new recording each, including a surprisingly strong number with Dolly Parton that could be a hit single if modern country radio was not so age biased. Disc two features story songs including Rogers penchant for choosing some of the best and most original material the best songwriters in Nashville could offer. Disc three offers the love songs Rogers is so noted for like Lady, She Believes In Me and the underrated and jazzy Morning Desire, one of Rogers 21 number one singles on the country charts. The remastered sound on 50 Years is crisp and clean and his gravelly, but evocative voice has never sounded better. Another true highlight of the set is Rogers cover of Lionel Richie's Goodbye, sung with passion and grit as only Kenny can do in his unique but soothing vibrato. A nice booklet accompanys the package with an insightful essay by colin Escott.
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Karl Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars The First 50 years is the definitive Kenny Rogers collection. All of his greatest hits in one 3 CD package.
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2013
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Hands down this is the best collection of Kenny's music you are going to find. All of the tracks are grouped into three categories.
Duets, Love Songs and Story Songs. This is very effective and groups the songs into three wonderful discs. I found this to be a wonderful overview of Kenny's Career. If you want more than the standard 15 songs greatest hit collection this set it for you. It is still a greatest hits collection but digs much deeper over three disc of music. It all comes in a nice fold out digipak with 24 page booklet and liner notes by Colin Escott. Time Life did a great job on this collection. The First 50 Years is wonderful now we are ready for the next 50.
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Gwyn
5.0 out of 5 stars I love Kenny
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2009
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I love Kenny , always have and always will. bought this box set for the 3 previously unreleased songs and I am glad I did, like all his music , it rocks. Kenny is the King and always will be. Despite his plastic surgery , as his song from 2006 says "I can't unlove you " Kenny.If you are just beginning to appreciate Kenny then this is for you, plenty of variety and plenty of quality.
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lori
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2015
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Not a big fan of the duets.
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annabanana
5.0 out of 5 stars Kenny Rogers The First 50 Years
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2011
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Absolutely Fantastic. Love to listen to all 3 of them. Couldn't be happier! Saw him in person recently and he was so good. We would definitely recommend these (3) CD's to everyone! If he ever comes close to our town again, we will make every effort to go see him again!
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JFluhrer
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice collection
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2013
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This CD set was a gift, so I haven't heard it myself. I did get very positive feedback from the recipient, however, who thinks it's great. I did note that this set contains the largest number of most popular songs, which is the reason I chose it.
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Kay
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have for Any Kenny fans
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2013
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FABULOUS CD trio! The Best of Kenny. Can't stop llistening to it! Brings back so many memories of good times. And the new songs are wonderful.

Here's to another 50 years Kenny
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Doug
1.0 out of 5 stars Kenny Rogers: The First 50 Years (3 CD)
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2010
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Excellent product. Good variety of popular songs from one of the greatest Country stars. Well worth collecting
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Mark Mannisto
3.0 out of 5 stars Kenny will always be Kenny
Reviewed in Canada on April 5, 2011
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Songs.....good!
Quality of recording.....good!

The packaging....cheap as can be!

I expected more from this box set!
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Mrs. A. Kurowski
5.0 out of 5 stars the first fifty years. kenny rogers
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2011
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As a huge fan of kenny rogers I was delighted to find this cd set. I was not disappointed. It is really excellent. The service was efficient and prompt. I would recommend this supplier
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ArthurM
4.0 out of 5 stars Great to listen to as well
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2015
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these cds have all the oldies plus plenty of new songs. Great to listen to as well. Knocked a star off due to the very high price being charged for this item. Pity.
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