She Rides Wild Horses

"The Greatest," his first release on his own label, brought him to the country charts for the first time in nearly eight years, spending twenty weeks on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts and peaking at 26. ==Critical reception==

Giving it three stars out of five, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic considered it a stronger album than Rogers' 1997 album Across My Heart and a return to his 1980s sound, but said that some of the song selection was "uneven." ==Track listing==

As listed in liner notes. • Kenny Rogers – lead vocals • Bobby Ogdin – keyboards • Steve Mandile – all guitars (1, 2, 4–9), electric guitar (10) • Steve Gibson – all guitars (3) • Mark Selby – rhythm guitar (10) • Biff Watson – acoustic guitar (10) • Richard Bailey – banjo (1) • Russ Pahl – steel guitar (1) • Bruce Bouton – steel guitar (2, 4) • Steve Glassmeyer – mandolin (10) • Spencer Campbell – bass • Eddie Bayers – drums • Bobby Taylor – English horn (4, 5), oboe (4, 5) • Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle (1), violin (3) • The Nashville String Machine – strings (2–9) • Bergen White – string arrangements and conductor (2–9) • Carl Gorodetzky – concertmaster (2–9) • Michael Black – backing vocals (1, 3, 5) • Thom Flora – backing vocals (1, 10) • Billy Dean – backing vocals (2) • Alison Krauss – backing vocals (2, 4) • Tammy Fry – harmony vocals (3, 5, 9) • Yvonne Hodges – backing vocals (5) • Carolyn Dawn Johnson – harmony vocals (6) • Billy Montana – backing vocals (7) • Jack Sundrud – backing vocals (7) == Production ==

• Jim Mazza – executive producer, management • Kenny Rogers – producer (1–4) • Brent Maher – producer, recording, mixing • Jim McKell – producer, recording, mixing • Jason Breckling – assistant engineer • Otto D'Agnolo – assistant engineer • Thomas Johnson – assistant engineer • Eric Katte – assistant engineer • Mark Niemiec – assistant engineer • Gary Paczosa – assistant engineer • Paul Skaife – assistant engineer • Jamison Weddle – assistant engineer • Eric Conn – digital editing • Frank Green – digital editing • Carlos Grier – digital editing • Mills Logan – digital editing • Denny Purcell – mastering • Jonathan Russell – mastering assistant • Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) – editing and mastering location • Jan Greenfield – production coordinator • P. David Elezear– art direction • Nick Long – art direction • Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography • Ken Kragen – management • Greg Oswald for William Morris Agency – booking ==Charts==

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