They Don't Make Them Like They Used To

''They Don't Make Them Like They Used To'' (also referred to as ''They Don't Make 'Em...'') is the nineteenth studio album by American country music artist Kenny Rogers, released in 1986 through RCA Records. The album hit the top 20 on the country charts (and crossed over into the pop ''Billboard'' 200) with the single "Twenty Years Ago" peaked at number two on the Hot Country chart and #15 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

The title track was used as the theme song to the box office hit movie ''Tough Guys'' and released as a single at the end of 1986. The song only reached number 53 in the country charts although it did well by hitting the Top 10 and Top 20 on the adult contemporary charts. The song "You're My Love" was written by Prince under the pseudonym "Joey Coco" and features El DeBarge on backing vocals.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

* Kenny Rogers – lead vocals
* Robbie Buchanan – synthesizers (1, 3, 7, 9, 10), acoustic piano (3, 4, 7, 9), arrangements (3)
* Jay Graydon – synthesizers (1, 2, 7, 8, 10), lead guitar (1, 4), electronic drums (1, 2, 8), arrangements (1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10), guitar solo (2, 9), drums (6), guitar lines (9)
* Randy Goodrum – synthesizers (2), electronic drums (2), arrangements (2)
* Steve Lukather – synthesizers (2), rhythm guitar (2), arrangements (2)
* Michael Omartian – synthesizers (4, 7)
* Marcus Ryle – synthesizers (4, 7)
* Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (5)
* Randy Kerber – keyboards (5, 6)
* Mike Lawler – keyboards (6)
* Michael Hanna – synthesizers (10)
* Paul Urrich – keyboards (10)
* Michael Landau – rhythm guitar (1, 4, 9), guitar (3, 7)
* Dann Huff – guitar (5)
* Billy Joe Walker Jr. – guitar (6)
* Kenny Mims – guitar (10), arrangements (10)
* Nathan East – bass (2)
* Abraham Laboriel – bass (3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
* Neil Stubenhaus – bass (5)
* Carlos Vega – drums (3, 4, 7)
* John Robinson – drums (5)
* Mike Baird – drums (9)
* Clyde Brooks – drums (10)
* Brandon Fields – alto saxophone (8)
* Bill Champlin – backing vocals (1, 7, 8, 10)
* Richard Page – backing vocals (2)
* El DeBarge – backing vocals (3)
* Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals (4)
* Thom Flora – backing vocals (6)
* Ann Marie Smith – backing vocals (6)
* Kin Vassy – backing vocals (6)
* Jason Scheff – backing vocals (7, 8)
* Tamara Champlin – backing vocals (8)
* Peter Beckett – backing vocals (9)

Production

* Producers – Jay Graydon (Tracks 1-4 & 7-10); David Malloy (Tracks 1 & 6); Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager (Track 5); Kenny Mims (Track 10)
* Production assistants – Valerie Hobel and Gail Pearson
* Engineers – Ian Eales, Jay Graydon, Kenny Mims and Tom Singers
* Mixing on track 6 – Brian Malouf
* Recorded at Garden Rake Studio (Sherman Oaks, California); Conway Studios (Hollywood, California); Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, California); House of Gold and The Garage (Nashville, Tennessee)
* Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
* Art direction and Design – John Coulter
* Photography – Bernie Boudreau
* Lettering – Michael Manoogian

Charts

References

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Kenny Rogers albums
1986 albums
Albums produced by Burt Bacharach
RCA Records albums