Track Listing

1. What About Me? - Kim Carnes, James Ingram, Kenny Rogers
2. Night Goes On
3. Dream Dancin'
4. Two Hearts, One Love
5. I Don't Want to Know Why
6. Didn't We?
7. Somebody Took My Love
8. Crazy
9. Stranger
10. Heart to Heart

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #92370 in Music
• Released on: 2003-05-27
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Import, Original recording remastered

Album Description
2003 reissue of 1984 album that's out-of-print domestically. Ten tracks including the hit title track, featuring Kim Carnes & James Ingram, & 'Crazy'. Castle.

Album Details
Digitally Remastered Edition of Rogers' Ambitious Sophomore Album with RCA Records. Having Achieved Massive Success with the Bee Gees Driven "Eyes that See in the Dark", Rogers Set Out to Prove that He Could Helm his Own Material and Drive to Even Greater Success. The Album was Lead with the Triad Hit with Kim Carnes and James Ingram, "What About Me". While it Became a Minor Pop Hit, Country Radio was Loathe to Embrace it and the Following Singles of "Dream Dancin'", "Crazy" and "Didn't We" Never Quite Matched Up to the Heights Achieved Before.

Customer Reviews

album great recording not
I used to love this album and was happy to see it on CD finally. I was not so happy once I heard it however. This CD is so hollow and tinny sounding that it sounds like it was recorded in a tunnel - or with a tin can and strings. Not sure how they messed up this transfer but mess it up they did.

Had a Copy of the Original Release from 1991 thru 2004...
Hello, Amazon.com.

As my subject title implies above, I once owned a CD copy of the original release of this fine album, from the fall of 1991 thru the summer of 2004. A former female friend of mine borrowed it from me and I never got it back, unfortunately. Immediately afterward, I went out to see if I could pick up a fresh copy of this CD--to absolutely no avail. I was told at that time, by two CD dealers, that it was already discontinued for good. Up until October 18, 2006, I had no clue that this album had been resurrected--and I must say that I am more than pleased with this!! I once again look forward to hearing this CD, on both my PC's media player and when I play it on my DJ music system.

Although the album as a whole is absolutely fantastic, I must say that my top favorites on the "What About Me?" release are the title track, as well as "The Night Goes On", "Two Hearts, One Love", "Somebody Took My Love", "Crazy", and "Heart to Heart". For any of you who enjoy the mid-1980s era of the light AC genre, this is one album that you cannot pass up! To me, Kenny Rogers is very much like many other crossover artists: he can perform light AC and pop just as well as he can perform his primary country genre. The same goes for both Glen Campbell and Ronnie Milsap, as well as for Steve Wariner and the late Marty Robbins.

And as for Kenny Rogers himself, I hope, sir, you will get a chance to read this review. Ever since I got my first copy of your "What About Me?" release on cassette from my late grandmother, back in 1984, I have been totally hooked on your style of pop/AC/country music. Please keep up the good work, Mr. Rogers!

Best Regards,


Russell

Simply THE Best Kenny Rogers Album of All Time!!!
I remember buying this album during the 80's, and I thought then that this was Kenny Rogers' best album up to that time. Well, it's 2005, and I still think this way! Kenny Rogers teamed up with David Foster for this album, and they made quite a team! Anything that David Foster produces is very good, but this is an excellent example of Foster's earlier years of producing albums.
The title song with Kim Carnes and James Ingram was simply among the best in Rogers' history; Richard Marx co-wrote this song along with Rogers and Foster. Then there was "The Stranger" written by Dolly Parton about a man leaving his wife and children behind; very eerie, but very good!
Definitely five stars for this album!!!