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Catalog Number(s):
UA-LA964-H (Stereo LP)

Released: December 3, 1979
Peaked: #47 Billboard country chart

Recorded June 16, November 27, 1978 and January 9, 1979 at Jack Clement Recording Studio, Nashville, TN
Producer: Larry Butler
Engineer: Billy Sherrill

Musicians:
Bob Moore — Bass
Buddy Harman, Fender Rhodes, Hargus “Pig” Robbins — Drums
Ray Edenton, Billy Sanford, Chip Young, Randy Dorman, Reggie Young & Jimmy Capps — Guitar
Pete Drake — Steel Guitar
Tommy Allsup — Bass Guitar
Bob Moore — Bass
Hargus “Pig” Robbins & Larry Butler — Keyboards
Larry Butler — Harpsichord
Jerry Carrigan, Gene Chrisman & Byron Metcalf — Drums & Percussion
Steve Glassmeyer — Soprano Saxophone
Sheldon Kurland, Byron Theodore Bach, George Binkley, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Lennie Haight, Steven Maxwell Smith, Gary Vanosdale, Pamela Vanosdale & John Allen Catchings — Strings

Background Vocals:
The Jordanaires, Bobby Daniels, Gene Golden & Steve Glassmeyer

Album Design: Bill Burks & Jeff Lancaster
Art Direction : Bill Burks
Illustration : Bill Burks
Photographer: Gary Regester

Singles Released From Album:
UA-X1276-Y All I Ever Need Is You / (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song – 22-01-79
UA-X1299-Y ‘Til I Can Make It On My Own / Midnight Flyer – 06-79

Side One

  • All I Ever Need Is You (Mel Foree)
  • Till I Can Make It On My Own (George Richey – Tammy Wynette – Billy Sherrill)
  • Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)
  • You Needed Me (Randy Goodrum)
  • (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song (Larry Butler – Chips Moman)

Side Two

  • Together Again (Buck Owens)
  • Midnight Flyer (Kenny O‘Dell)
  • You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (Barry Mann – Cynthia Weil – Phil Spector)
  • Let’s Take The Long Way Around The World (Archie Jordan – Naomi Martin)
  • Let It Be Me (Mike Curtis – Pierre Delanoe – Gilbert Becaud)

Reviews

A mellowed assortment of ballads punctuated by an occasional kicker such as “Midnight Flyer,” this new album ercursion finds the duet primarily concerned with subjects of the heart. Not for nothing is the LP titled “Classics”-It offers an easily -recognizable collection of former hits by other artists, including Billy Joel, B.J. Thomas, Sonny & Cher, the Righteous Brothers and the Everlys. The material fares well given the combined talents of Rogers & West; although they play it on the safe side with no surprises in production, intepretation or inflection, the mood relaxed and the music flows along smoothly. The total effect is polished and proffesional.
Best Cuts: “Just The Way You Are,” “You Needed Me,” “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” “Let It Be Me.”
Kenny Rogers and Dottie West are two perfect ingredients in a recipe for musical magic. And this is one of the finest duo albums recorded in some time, simply for the excellent choice of material if nothing else. Rogers is the stronger singer of the two, but the balance on this album is near perfect. Among the cuts here are “All I Ever Need Is You,” “Just The Way You Are,” “Till I Can Make It On My Own” and “You Needed Me.”
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