Album cover. Time Life / EMI Music Special Markets (509999-67170-2-8) (2009)

Kenny Rogers
The First 50 Years
Time Life / EMI Music Special Markets (509999-67170-2-8)
October 26, 2009

Disc 1: Duets

1. Islands in the Stream (with Dolly Parton) (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) 4:10
2. Make No Mistake, She's Mine (with Ronnie Milsap) (Kim Carnes) 3:57
3. We've Got Tonight (with Sheena Easton) (Bob Segar) 3:52
4. What About Me? (with Kim Carnes and James Ingram) (Kenny Rogers, David Foster, Richard Marx) 4:23
5. Owe Them More Than That (with Tim McGraw) (John Guess, Tony Martin, Clessie Lee Morisette, Roger Springer) 3:12
6. 'Til I Can Make It on My Own (with Dottie West) (George Richey, Billy Sherrill, Tammy Wynette) 3:19
7. Calling Me (with Don Henley) (Craig Wiseman, Annie Roboff) 4:00
8. Real Love (with Dolly Parton) (David Malloy, Richard "Spady" Brannan, Randy McCormick) 3:48
9. Every Time Two Fools Collide (with Dottie West) (Jan Dyer, Jeff Tweel) 3:01
10. If I Ever Fall in Love Again (with Anne Murray) (Steve Dorff, Gloria Sklerov) 3:37
11. All I Ever Need Is You (with Dottie West) (Jimmy Holiday, Eddie Reeves) 3:06
12. If I Knew Then What I Know Now (with Gladys Knight) (Richard Butler, Robert Byrne) 3:55
13. Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer (with Kim Carnes) (Kim Carnes, David Ellingston) 3:41
14. If I Were You (with Travis Tritt) (Billy Dean, Verlon Thompson) 3:10
15. Tell Me That You Love Me* (with Dolly Parton) (Buffy Lawson, Eric Pittarelli, Todd Cerny) 2:56

Disc 2: Story Songs

1. Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town (with The First Edition) (Mel Tillis) 2:59
2. Lucille (Roger Bowling, Hal Bynum) 3:40
3. Reuben James (with The First Edition) (Alex Harvey, Barry Etris) 2:48
4. Sweet Music Man (Kenny Rogers) 4:19
5. The Gambler (Don Schlitz) 3:32
6. Medley: Abraham, Martin and John / Precious Memories (Dick Holler) 4:16
7. Coward of the County (Roger Bowling, Billy Ed Wheeler) 4:21
8. San Francisco Mabel Joy (Mickey Newbury) 3:40
9. Scarlet Fever (Mike Dekle) 4:00
10. Twenty Years Ago (Wood Newton, Mike Noble, Michael Spriggs, Dan Tyler) 3:45
11. The Factory (Bud McGuire) 3:24
12. Ol' Red (James "Bo" Bohon, Don Goodman, Mark Sherrill) 3:08
13. The Greatest (Don Schlitz) 3:11
14. Harder Cards (Craig Wiseman, Mike Henderson) 4:05
15. Goodbye* (Lionel Richie) 3:22

Disc 3: Love Songs

1. She Believes in Me (Steve Gibb) 4:13
2. I Don't Need You (Rick Christian) 3:29
3. Love Will Turn You Around (Kenny Rogers, David Malloy, Thom Schuyler, Even Stevens) 3:39
4. You Decorated My Life (Debbie Hupp, Bob Morrison) 3:39
5. Lady (Lionel Richie) 3:54
6. Love the World Away (Bob Morrison. Johnny Wilson) 3:13
7. Crazy (Richard Marx, Kenny Rogers) 3:43
8. I Prefer the Moonlight (Gary Chapman, Mark Wright) 5:09
9. A Love Song (Lee Greenwood) 3:17
10. Beautiful (All That You Could Be) (Rory Michael Bourke, Mike Reid) 3:18
11. The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You) (Gary Burr, Eric Kaz) 3:32
12. Morning Desire (Dave Loggins) 4:10
13. Through the Years (Steve Dorff, Marty Panzer) 4:45
14. Buy Me a Rose (with Alison Krauss and Billy Dean) (Jim Funk, Erik Hickenlooper) 3:49
15. Loving You Is a Natural Thing to Do (A. Smith) 3:19

*New recording