Through the Years: A Retrospective (1999)

About this title: Through the Years: A Retrospective doesn't take its duties lightly -- it truly does attempt to present a full portrait of Kenny Rogers, from struggling musician to bona fide superstar. Helpfully, it breaks down his career into four easily digestible discs, containing 20 tracks each. The first disc is dubbed "The Vintage Years" and it doesn't just feature songs from the First Edition -- it contains revelatory material from his early groups the Scholars, the Bobby Doyle Three, and the Kirby Stone Four. The second disc is what most casual fans will treasure -- an entire disc devoted to "The ... read more

Tracks:

1. The Poor Little Doggie [Duncan]
2. Beloved [Curtis]
3. That Crazy Feeling [Doggett]
4. We'll Always Have Each Other [Doggett]
5. For You Alone [Rogers]
6. I've Got a Lot to Learn [Curtis]
7. Jolé Blon [Dee]
8. Lonely [Matasa/Lynn]
9. Don't Feel Rained On [Wesson/Terry]
10. Fly Me to the Moon [Howard]
11. My Mammy [Donaldson/Young/Lew]
12. Here's That Rainy Day [Burke/VanHeusen]
13. Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) [Newbury]
14. But You Know I Love You [Settle]
15. Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town [Tillis]
16. Reuben James [Etris/Harvey]
17. Something's Burning [Davis]
18. Tell It All Brother [Harvey]
19. Someone Who Cares [Harvey]
20. Today I Started Loving You Again [Haggard/Owens]
21. Lucille [Bowling/Bynum]
22. Daytime Friends [Peters]
23. Love or Something Like It [Rogers/Glassmeyer]
24. The Gambler [Schlitz]
25. Every Time Two Fools Collide [Dyes/Tweel]
26. She Believes in Me [Gibb]
27. You Decorated My Life [Hupp/Morrison]
28. Coward of the County [Bowling/Wheeler]
29. All I Ever Need Is You [Holiday/Reeves]
30. Lady [Richie]
31. What Are We Doin' in Love? [Goodrum]
32. I Don't Need You [Christian]
33. Love Will Turn You Around [Rogers/Stevens/Schu]
34. We've Got Tonight [Seger]
35. Islands in the Stream [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
36. Crazy [Rogers/Marx]
37. Real Love [Malloy/Brannon/McCo]
38. Morning Desire [Loggins]
39. Tomb of the Unknown Love [Smotherman]
40. Make No Mistake, She's Mine [Carnes]
41. Love Lifted Me [Ross/Smith]
42. Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got) [Ashley/Singleton]
43. While the Feeling's Good [Bowling/Hart]
44. Sweet Music Man [Rogers]
45. Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight [Kelly/Didler]
46. 'Til I Can Make It on My Own [Wynette/Sherrill/Ri]
47. Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer [Carnes/Ellingson]
48. Love the World Away [Morrison/Wilson]
49. Share Your Love With Me [Braggs/Malone]
50. Blaze of Glory [Slate/Morrison/Keit]
51. Through the Years [Dorff/Panzer]
52. Love Song [Greenwood]
53. All My Life [Stephenson/Robbins/]
54. Scarlet Fever [Dekle]
55. You Were a Good Friend [Carnes/Ellingson]
56. Buried Treasure [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
57. The Greatest Gift of All [Jarvis]
58. Together Again [Owens]
59. What About Me? [Rogers/Foster/Marx]
60. Eyes That See in the Dark [Gibb/Gibb]
61. This Woman [Gibb/Galuten]
62. Evening Star [Gibb/Gibb]
63. Twentieth Century Fool [Neary/Photoglo]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.