1 country hit, and made its way to the pop charts at a time when country songs rarely crossed over. It was released in November 1978 as the title track from his album The Gambler, and won him the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1980.
One country hit made its way to the pop charts at a time when country songs rarely crossed over genres. Released as the title track from his album The Gambler, it won him the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1980.