Who duetted with Kenny Rogers on Islands In The Stream
Islands in the Stream (song) Islands in the Stream (song) "Islands in the Stream" is a song written by the Bee Gees and sung by American country music artists Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. Named after the Ernest Hemingway novel, it was originally written for Marvin Gaye in an R&B style, only later to be changed for the Kenny Rogers album. It was released in August 1983 as the first single from Rogers' album "Eyes That See in the Dark". The song reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart in the United States, giving both Rogers and Parton their second pop number-one hit
The Kenny Rogers Story Parton, "Islands in the Stream", is "missing" on this collection. However, this track was recorded with RCA Nashville after Kenny left Liberty. In addition to being issued on the popular formats of vinyl, cassette and compact disc, "The Kenny Rogers Story" was also issued on the short lived Digital Compact Cassette. The album was eventually deleted in the mid-1990s following the release of the similar themed collection "Daytime Friends - The Very Best of Kenny Rogers". The Kenny Rogers Story was a huge success reaching #1 in the UK country albums chart and #4 on the pop chart . It