Something's Burning
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Something's Burning | ||||
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Released | 1970 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Producer | Kenny Rogers, Jimmy Bowen, Mike Post | |||
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Something's Burning is the fifth album by Kenny Rogers & The First Edition, released in 1970.
Singles
[edit]Only one single was issued from the album, the title song "Something's Burning" with "Momma's Waiting" on the flip side. It was a worldwide Top 40 hit in 1970, including a #11 peak in the United States and #8 in the United Kingdom.[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "Something's Burning" (Mac Davis)
- "She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye" (Mickey Newbury)
- "Then I Miss You" (Bobby Bond)
- "My Washington Woman" (A.L. Owens, Dallas Frazier)
- "Just Remember You're My Sunshine" (Mike Settle)
- "Sunshine Joe" (A.L. Owens, Dallas Frazier)
- "A Stranger in My Place" (Kenny Rogers, Kin Vassy)
- "It's a Crazy Afternoon" (Carole King, Toni Stern)
- "Momma's Waiting" (Kenny Rogers, Terry Williams) ("Something's Burning" B-side)
- "Elvira" (Dallas Frazier)
Personnel
[edit]- Kenny Rogers - bass guitar, vocals
- Mary Arnold - backing vocals
- Terry Williams - lead guitar
- Kin Vassy - guitar, vocals
- Mickey Jones - drums
Covers
[edit]- In 1973 Candi Staton covered the song and had a minor R&B hit with it, peaking at #83.
- Recorded in 1973 and released in 1974, Blue Swede covered "Something's Burning" on their debut album, Hooked on a Feeling.
- In 1996, Dolly Parton a friend and occasional collaborator of both Davis and Rogers, covered "Something's Burning", including it on her album of covers, Treasures.
Other songs
[edit]The album's closing track, "Elvira", was originally recorded by its composer, Dallas Frazier. It was later a hit single for the Oak Ridge Boys, who would later embark on several tours with Rogers after the First Edition disbanded in 1976.
References
[edit]- ^ Kenny Rogers UK Charts history, The Official Charts. Retrieved September 10, 2011.