The Gambler

~ Release by Kenny Rogers (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 1978 Capitol Records Nashville

Annotation last modified on 2026-06-06 11:49 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	The Gambler engineer: Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) producer: Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) lead vocals: Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1978) and Capitol Records Nashville (in 2006) recorded at: Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States part of: Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 21) cover recording of: The Gambler writer and composer: Don Schlitz publisher: Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing and Writer's Night Music	4.35	3:31
2	I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again engineer: Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) producer: Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) recorded at: Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States recording of: I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again writer: Don Cook (US country producer/songwriter), Rafe Van Hoy (American songwriter, musician and producer) and Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr. publisher: Rafe Tree Catalog Songs, Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing	1	2:55
3	The King of Oak Street engineer: Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) producer: Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) recorded at: Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States recording of: (The) King of Oak Street lyricist and composer: Alex Harvey (American country singer of the early 70s)	1	5:02
4	Making Music for Money engineer: Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) producer: Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) recorded at: Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States recording of: Making Music for Money lyricist and composer: Alex Harvey (American country singer of the early 70s)	1	3:16
5	The Hoodooin' of Miss Fannie Deberry engineer: Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) producer: Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) background vocals: Randy Dorman, Bill Medley and Mickey Newbury (American songwriter) recorded at: Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States recording of: The Hoodooin’ of Miss Fannie DeBerry lyricist and composer: Alex Harvey (American country singer of the early 70s)	1	4:45
6	She Believes in Me engineer: Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) producer: Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) lead vocals: Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1978) and Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1978) recorded at: Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States cover recording of: She Believes in Me lyricist and composer: Steve Gibb (Stephen Mathias Gibb, singer-songwriter) publisher: Angel Wing Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) recording of: She Believes in Me lyricist and composer: Steve Gibb (Stephen Mathias Gibb, singer-songwriter) publisher: Angel Wing Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)	1	4:12
7	Tennessee Bottle engineer: Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) producer: Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) recorded at: Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States recording of: Tennessee Bottle lyricist and composer: Jimmy Ritchey (songwriter/record producer)	1	4:00
8	Sleep Tight, Goodnight Man engineer: Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) producer: Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) recorded at: Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States recording of: Sleep Tight, Good Night Man writer: Sam Lorber and Jeff Silbar	1	2:53
9	A Little More Like Me (The Crucifixion) engineer: Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) producer: Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) recorded at: Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States recording of: A Little More Like Me (The Crucifixion) lyricist and composer: Sonny Throckmorton (American country singer / songwriter)	1	2:49
10	San Francisco Mabel Joy engineer: Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) producer: Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) recorded at: Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States recording of: San Francisco Mable Joy lyricist and composer: Mickey Newbury (American songwriter)	1	3:39
11	Morgana Jones engineer: Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) producer: Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) recorded at: Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States recording of: Morgana Jones lyricist and composer: Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)	1	3:05

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Release

purchase for download:	https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/the-gambler-kenny-rogers/bb909y47qxeza [info]
streaming page:	https://tidal.com/album/294757732 [info] https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/the-gambler-kenny-rogers/bb909y47qxeza [info]

Release group

part of:	Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 1980) (order: 85)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/253932 [info]
Wikidata:	Q7735676 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 00602537676552
Format:: Digital Media
Length:: 40:07

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Capitol Nashville

Release events

1978-01-01

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Last updated on 2026-06-06 11:49 UTC