Love Lifted Me (album)

Love Lifted Me
Studio album by Kenny Rogers
Released	1976
Recorded	1975 (1975)
Studio	Jack Clement Recording (Nashville, Tennessee)
Length	33:18
Label	United Artists
Producer	Larry Butler
Kenny Rogers chronology
Love Lifted Me (1976) Kenny Rogers (1976)
Singles from Kenny Rogers
"Love Lifted Me" Released: 1975 "While The Feeling's Good" Released: 1976

Love Lifted Me is the first solo studio album by Kenny Rogers for United Artists Records, released in 1976. This is Rogers' first solo effort following the break-up of The First Edition earlier that year.

The album was a minor success, reaching #28 on the Country charts.[1] Two singles were released from the album including the title track, a 1912 gospel hymn (released as a single in 1975), which hit #19 on the U.S. Country charts and crossed to the U.S. Hot 100 by ranking #97. The second single, "While The Feeling's Good" hit #46 on the U.S. Country charts.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Lifted Me"	James Rowe, Howard E. Smith, arranged and adapted by Kenny Rogers	3:48
2.	"Abraham, Martin & John"/"Precious Memories" (medley)	Dick Holler	4:17
3.	"I Would Like to See You Again"	Charlie Craig, Larry Atwood	3:08
4.	"Runaway Girl" (From the United Artists Motion Picture Trackdown)	George Richey, Larry Butler	2:48
5.	"The World Needs a Melody"	Johnny Slate, Larry Henley, Red Lane	3:30
6.	"You Gotta Be Tired"	Ed Bruce, Butler	2:55
7.	"Home-Made Love"	Richard Mainegra	2:29
8.	"While The Feeling's Good"	Roger Bowling, Freddie Hart	4:03
9.	"Heavenly Sunshine"	Richey, Glenn Sutton	2:45
10.	"There's an Old Man in Our Town"	Rogers	3:35

Personnel

• Kenny Rogers – lead vocals
• George Richey, Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
• Billy Sanford, Dale Sellers, Fred Carter Jr., Jack Eubanks, Jerry Shook, Jimmy Capps, Jimmy Colvard, Kelso Herston, Pete Wade – guitars
• Pete Drake – steel guitar
• Tommy Allsup – six-string bass guitar
• Bob Moore – upright bass
• Buddy Harman, Jerry Carrigan, Kenny Malone – drums
• Bill Justis – string arrangements
• Carol Montgomery, The Jordanaires – backing vocals

Production

• Producer – Larry Butler
• Engineers – Billy Sherrill (tracks 1, 2 & 5-10); Rick Horton (track 4).
• Album Design – Leonard Spencer
• Front Cover Photograph – Reid Miles
• Back Cover Photograph – John Brandon

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[2]	28

References

1. "Album Search for "love lifted me"". AllMusic.
2. "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2024.