Kenny Rogers Album: “Christmas From The Heart”

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Principal cast includes: Kenny Rogers (Hank Longley); Steve Glassmeyer (Bruno); Tammy Pierce (Riches, Giselle The Ballerina); Sandy Caulfield (Foxey); Alyssa Bonagura (Katie); Dennis Scott (Jack, Cheeseball); Gene Sisk, Evan Broder. Recorded at Creative Recording, Nashville, Tennessee. Includes liner notes by Kenny Rogers. All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. Personnel: Kenny Rogers (vocals); Gene Sisk (vocals, piano, electric piano, synthesizer, background vocals); Steve Glassmeyer (vocals, piano, organ, Hammond b-3 organ, synthesizer, background vocals); Tammy Pierce (vocals, background vocals); Alyssa Bonagura, Brandon Hargest, Brittany Hargest, Gavin Sesley, Wanda Watkins, Shonte Johnson, Ashley Milling, Antonio Jones, Ann McCray, Denotra Sharpe, Demetria Slayden, Darryl Appleton, Jamie Murrah, Stacey Campbell, Gracie Glassmeyer, Evan Broder, Pamela Holman, Michele Rodgers-McGrath, Liza Martine, Larry Neal, Scott Hogue, Sandy Caulfield, Rodney Covington, Robin Johnson-Neal, Dennis Scott, Lisa Cochran, Marabeth Jordon, Scat Springs, Bergen White, Anthony Davis, Karima Kibble, Gale Mayes (vocals); Randy Dorman, Rick Harper (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Larry Byrom, Steve Mandile (electric guitar); Cynthia Wyatt (harp); The Nashville String Machine (strings); Denis Solee (flute, piccolo, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Pat Bergeson (harmonica); Jim Horn (recorder, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Matt Glassmeyer (tenor saxophone); Donald Sheffield, George Tidwell, Michael Haynes (trumpet); Tom McAninch (French horn); Dennis Good, Barry Green, Chris McDonald (trombone); Warren Hartman (piano, electric piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Bobby Ogdin (keyboards); Spencer Campbell, Duncan Mullins, Chuck Jacobs (bass instrument); Lynn Hammann, Eddie Bayers, Paul Leim (drums); Farrell Morris (percussion). Audio Mixers: Paul Skaife; Brent Maher. Arrangers: Gene Golden; Kenny Rogers; Randy Dorman; Warren Hartman.

I saw the Kenny Rogers Christmas special last Thursday and the first thing I did when I got home was to buy this CD. The Christmas songs are the same we've all heard, except of course, sung by Kenny Roger's magical voice. This CD is worth the money solely for the songs written by Kenny Rogers himself for the "play" they created. I was in tears during the show. The songs have such beautiful and important messages to give. I would rate this one of the best CD's I've ever heard.

My wife and I did not like this CD. I took it to work and had seven co-workers play it. All were in agreement that money should not be spent on this CD. We think this was a sound track for a TV special and the beef was in what the viewer saw and less so in what the viewer heard. A CD like The Gift has the beef in what you hear (we can not watch CDs yet) so buy the Gift or Once Upon a Christmas but pass this one by for another.

The song "Mary Did You Know" is an absolutely wonderful

arrangement. I would buy this CD for that song alone.

Beautiful words, very warmly sung. Touching.

I have plenty of Christmas CD's by different artists

with all the "usual" songs. This CD has many songs

I don't have on my other CD's.

I'm not excited over all the songs, but everything is

decent - with enough great material to make this CD

one I wanted to have...