What was Kenny Rogers first solo number one single in the UK?
Lucille (Kenny Rogers song) Lucille (Kenny Rogers song) "Lucille" is a song written by Roger Bowling and Hal Bynum, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in January 1977 as the second and final single from the album "Kenny Rogers". It became Rogers' first major hit as a solo artist after leaving the successful country/rock group The First Edition the previous year. An international hit, it reached number 1 on the Billboard Country Singles chart and number 5 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Overseas, "Lucille" reached the top of the UK Singles Chart in June 1977, the first of
What About Me? (Kenny Rogers album) What About Me? (Kenny Rogers album) What About Me? is the sixteenth studio album by Kenny Rogers, released by RCA Nashville (see 1984 in music). The album's title track, "What About Me?", is sung in trio with R&B singer James Ingram and Rogers' former New Christy Minstrels bandmate turned solo star Kim Carnes, which is a love song that reached number one on the AC charts and was also a pop and country hit., giving co-writer Richard Marx his first number one hit as a writer. Elsewhere on the album is "Two Hearts, One Love" by Byron Hill, "The Stranger"