Share Your Love is a studio album by country singer Kenny Rogers, released in 1981. Produced by Lionel Richie, it is also Rogers' first with Liberty Records besides his Greatest Hits album. The album has sold nine million copies worldwide.
Recording Rogers recorded portions of the album at Concorde Recording Center, where he had recorded his single "Lady", and purchased the recording studio in May 1981, before the album was completed. He later re-named the studio Lion Share Studios.
Overview Four singles were released from this Share Your Love. "I Don't Need You" charted at number one on the US and Canadian country charts as well as reaching the top of the US Adult Contemporary charts, and number three on the US Hot 100. The title cut "Share Your Love With Me" reached number 14 on the Hot 100 and five in the US Country charts, though it did reach number two in Canada and led the US Adult Contemporary charts. Rogers then took a break to release a single from his first Christmas album. "Blaze of Glory", which featured Kin Vassy on backing vocals, was also released as a single. Although it was a lesser hit than the first two singles, it still made the top ten. The final single, "Through The Years", returned Rogers to the very top by putting him at number one the Adult Contemporary charts once again.
The album reached number one on the country charts and number six on the pop charts, reaching platinum and double-platinum status in the US and Canada, respectively.
Track listing
Personnel Compiled from liner notes.
Musicians Kenny Rogers – lead vocals, rhythm track arrangements (4) Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards Barnaby Finch – keyboards Glen Hardin – keyboards John Hobbs – keyboards Lincoln Mayorga – keyboards (5) Sylvester Rivers – keyboards James Burton – guitars Rickey Harper – guitars Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars Russ Powell - guitars Darrell Jones – guitars Thomas McClary – guitars Ray Parker Jr. – guitars Fred Tackett – guitars Billy Joe Walker Jr. – guitars Dennis Belfield – bass (2) Joe Chemay – bass (1, 3, 7) Nathan East – bass (5) Abraham Laboriel – bass (6, 8, 9) Jerry Scheff – bass (10) Freddie Washington – bass (4) Ed Greene – drums Paul Leim – drums Rick Shlosser – drums (5) Eddie "Bongo" Brown – percussion Ollie E. Brown – percussion Paulinho da Costa – percussion (10) David Boruff – saxophone solo (2) Gary Herbig – saxophone solo (6) Gene Page – string, horn and rhythm arrangements Edgar Struble – string arrangements (2, 4) Harry Bluestone – concertmaster
Backing vocalists Track 1: Kin Vassy, Terry Williams, Gene Marford Track 2: Terry Williams, Kin Vassy, Cindy Fee, Juanice Charmain Track 3: Deborah Thomas, Kin Vassy, Terry Williams, Cindy Fee Track 4: Kin Vassy, Terry Williams, Cindy Fee Track 5: none Track 6: Gladys Knight & the Pips (Gladys Knight, William Guest, Merald "Bubba" Knight, Edward Patten), Lionel Richie Track 7: Lionel Richie, Terry Williams, Cindy Fee Track 8: Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson Track 9: Kin Vassy, Terry Williams, Deborah Thomas, Brooks Hunnicut Track 10: Lionel Richie, Terry Williams, Dorothy Sugarloaf
Technical Reginald Dozier – recording and mixing engineer Larry Ferguson – second engineer Bernie Grundman – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA). Michael Mancini – second engineer Brenda Harvey-Richie – assistant production Lionel Richie – producer Kenny Rogers – mixing engineer
Additional credits Bill Burks – art direction, design Roy R. Guzman – design Ken Kragen – management Gary Register – photography
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1981–82) Peakposition Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 44 Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) 21
Year-end charts Chart (1981) Position US Billboard 200 98 Chart (1982) Position US Billboard 200 62
Certifications
References
External links [ "Share Your Love" album page at Billboard]