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KENNY ROGERS - THE GAMBLER (SONG)
Entry:25/02/1979 (Position 40)
Last week in charts:15/04/1979 (Position 40)
Peak:29 (1 weeks)
Weeks:8
Place on best of all time:5295 (126 points)
Year:1978
Music/Lyrics:Don Schlitz
Producer:Larry Butler
World wide:
nz  Peak: 29 / weeks: 8

7" Single
Liberty BP 425 (uk)



7" Single
United Artists 006-62 144


TRACKS
7" Single Liberty BP 425 [uk]1978
7" Single United Artists 006-62 144 1978
1. The Gambler3:32
2. Momma's Waiting4:10

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MUSIC DIRECTORY
Kenny RogersKenny Rogers: Discography / Become a fan
KENNY ROGERS IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS
Singles

TitleEntryPeakweeks
Lucille15/05/1977226
Daytime Friends04/12/1977166
The Gambler25/02/1979298
She Believes In Me29/07/1979394
All I Ever Need Is You (Kenny Rogers & Dottie West)04/11/1979374
You Decorated My Life16/12/1979368
Coward Of The County27/01/1980315
Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer (Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes)18/05/1980317
Lady09/11/1980613
I Don't Need You02/08/1981389
We've Got Tonight (Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton)27/02/1983137
Islands In The Stream (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton)30/10/1983221
This Woman18/03/1984491
What About Me (Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes & James Ingram)04/11/1984258
 
Albums

TitleEntryPeakweeks
Kenny Rogers17/07/1977515
Ten Years Of Gold16/04/1978282
The Best Of [1979]11/11/1979229
Kenny27/01/19801514
Gideon11/05/1980481
Greatest Hits23/11/1980127
Eyes That See In The Dark27/11/1983223
Greatest Hits Vol. 204/03/1984412
Greatest Hits Vol. 111/03/1984148
What About Me?18/11/1984237
They Don't Make Them Like They Used To08/03/1987202
Endless Love - A Collection20/10/1996402
21 Number Ones29/11/2010714
The Very Best Of Kenny Rogers06/08/2012301
SONGS BY KENNY ROGERS
(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song (Kenny Rogers & Dottie West)
(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done...
A Christmas To Remember (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton)
A Little More Love
A Love Song
A Stranger In My Place (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Abraham, Martin & John
After All (I Live My Life) (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
All God's Lonely Children (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
All I Ever Need Is You (Kenny Rogers & Dottie West)
All My Life
Always And Forever
Always Leaving, Always Gone (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Am I Too Late
Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight (Kenny Rogers & Dottie West)
As Time Goes By
Bed Of Roses
Beloved
Blaze Of Glory
Buried Treasure
But You Know I Love You (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Butterfly Kisses
Buy Me A Rose (Kenny Rogers with Alison Krauss & Billy Dean)
Calico Silver (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Calling Me (Kenny Rogers & Don Henley)
Camptown Ladies (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Carol Of The Bells
Christmas Everyday
Christmas Is My Favorite Time Of The Year
Christmas Without You (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton)
Condition (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Coward Of The County
Crazy
Crazy [Willie Nelson]
Crazy In Love
Daytime Friends
Desperado
Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer (Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes)
Don't Feel Rained On
Don't Look In My Eyes
Elvira (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Endless Love
Evening Star
Every Time Two Fools Collide (Kenny Rogers & Dottie West)
Eyes That See In The Dark
Fly Me To The Moon
For The Good Times (Anna Wilson & Kenny Rogers)
For The Good Times
For The Good Times (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
For You Alone
Ghost Of Another Man
Gideon Tanner
Girl Get Ahold Of Yourself (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Good Lady Of Toronto
Goodbye Marie
Goodtime Liberator (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Green Green Grass Of Home
Half A Man
Handprints On The Wall
Harder Cards
Have A Little Faith In Me
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
He Will She Knows
Heed The Call (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Here's That Rainy Day
Heroes
Hold Me
I Believe In Santa Claus (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton)
I Can Feel You Drifting
I Can't Help Falling In Love
I Can't Unlove You
I Don't Need You
I Prefer The Moonlight
I Swear
I Want To Make You Smile
I Wasn't Man Enough
I Will Always Love You
I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again
If I Could Hold On To Love
If I Ever Fall In Love Again (Anne Murray & Kenny Rogers)
If I Knew Then What I Know Now (Kenny Rogers & Gladys Knight)
If Wishes Were Horses (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
If You Want To Find Love
I'll Just Write My Music And Sing Any Songs
I'm Gonna Sing You A Sad Song, Susie (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
In And Out Of Your Heart
Islands In The Stream (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton)
It Had To Be You
It's A Crazy Afternoon (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
I've Got A Lot To Learn
Jole Blon
Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Just Remember You're My Sunshine (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Just The Way You Are (Kenny Rogers & Dottie West)
Just The Way You Are
Kentucky Homemade
Kids
Lady
Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)
Lay Down Beside Me
Lay It Down
Let It Be Me (Kenny Rogers & Dottie West)
Let Me Sing For You
Let's Take The Long Way Around The World (Kenny Rogers & Dottie West)
Living With You
Lonely
Long Arm Of The Law
Loser
Love Is Strange (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton)
Love Is What We Make It
Love Lifted Me
Love Me Tender
Love Or Something Like It
Love Song
Love The World Away
Love Will Turn You Around
Love Woman (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Lucille
Lying Again
Make No Mistake, She's Mine (Ronnie Milsap & Kenny Rogers)
Making Music For Money
Mary Did You Know (Kenny Rogers & Wynonna)
Maybe
Me And Bobby McGee (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Midnight Flyer (Kenny Rogers & Dottie West)
Midsummer Nights
Misty
Molly (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Momma's Waiting (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Momma's Waiting
Morning Desire
Mother Country Music
My Favorite Things
My Funny Valentine
My Mammy
My Petition
My Washington Woman (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
My World Begins And Ends With You
New Design (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
No Good Texas Rounder
O Holy Night
Old Folks
On The Road Again
Once Again She's All Alone (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
One Life
One Man's Woman
People In Love
Planet Texas
Poem For My Little Lady
Puttin' In Overtime At Home
Real Love
Real Love (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton)
Reuben James (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Rock And Roll Man
Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town '91
Sail Away
San Francisco Mabel Joy
Santiago Midnight Moonlight
Saved
Sayin' Goodbye
Scarlet Fever
Shadow In The Corner Of Your Mind (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Share Your Love With Me
She Believes In Me
She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye
She's A Mystery
Shine On Ruby Mountain (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Silent Night
Since I Fell For You
Sleep Comes Easy
Sleep Tight, Goodnight Man
Somebody Help Me
Someone Is Me
Someone Somewhere Tonight
Someone Who Cares
Something's Burning (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Stardust
Sunrise Overture (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Sunshine (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Sweet Music Man
Tell It All Brother (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Tennessee Bottle
That Crazy Feeling
The Best Of Me
The Factory
The Gambler
The Greatest Gift Of All (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton)
The Heart Of The Matter
The Hoodooin' Of Miss Fannie Deberry
The Hustler (Coolio feat. Kenny Rogers)
The King Of Oak Street
The King Of Oak Street (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
The Last Ten Years (Superman)
The Long Arm Of The Law
The Poor Little Doggie
The Pride Is Back
The Rest Of Last Night (Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes & James Ingram)
The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp
The Vows Go Unbroken
The Wind Beneath My Wings
These Chains
They Don't Make Them Like They Used To
This Woman
Three Times A Lady
Through The Years
Ticket To Nowhere (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Till I Can Make It On My Own (Kenny Rogers & Dottie West)
Till I Get It Right
Today I Started Loving You Again (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Together Again (Kenny Rogers & Dottie West)
Tomb Of The Unknown Love
Trigger Happy Kid (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Tulsa Turnaround
Twentieth Century Fool
Twenty Years Ago
Unchained Melody
Unforgettable
Vachel Carling's Rubilator (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Water And Bridges
We All Got To Help Each Other (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
We Don't Make Love Anymore
We Love Each Other
We'll Always Have Each Other
We've Got Tonight (Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton)
What A Wonderful World
What About Me (Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes & James Ingram)
What Am I Going To Do
What Am I Gonna Do (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
What Are We Doin' In Love (Kenny Rogers & Dottie West)
What I Did For Love
When A Child Is Born
When A Man Loves A Woman
When I Fall In Love
When You Put Your Heart In It
Where Does Rosie Go (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
While The Feeling's Good
White Christmas
Why Don't We Go Somewhere And Love
Write Me Down (Don't Forget My Name) (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Write Your Name Across My Heart
You And I
You Are So Beautiful
You Can't Say (You Don't Love Me Anymore)
You Decorated My Life
You Light Up My Life
You Needed Me (Kenny Rogers & Dottie West)
You Send Me
You Turn The Light On
You Were A Good Friend
You'll Know Love
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (Kenny Rogers & Dottie West)
ALBUMS BY KENNY ROGERS
10 Great Songs
20 Greatest Hits (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
20 Years Ago
21 Number Ones
42 Ultimate Hits
A Decade Of Hits
A Love Song Collection
After Dark
All The Hits & All New Love Songs
Always And Forever
American Classic Songbook
Christmas Greetings
Classics (Kenny Rogers & Dottie West)
Country - Gold [3 CD Set]
Country Classics
Country Legends
Country Roads [2CD] (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Covered By Kenny Rogers
Daytime Friends
Endless Love - A Collection
Every Time Two Fools Collide (Kenny Rogers & Dottie West)
Eyes That See In The Dark
For The Good Times
For The Good Times (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
For The Good Times [Pegasus]
Forevergold: Golden Hits
Gideon
Golden Hits
Golden Hits - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits & Love Songs
Greatest Hits [2007]
Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Greatest Hits Vol. 2
Grootste Hits
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You [2 CD Set]
Het beste van - Wereldsterren
Kenny
Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town
Love Songs
Love Will Turn You
Once Upon A Christmas (Kenny & Dolly)
Originals
Pieces Of Calico Silver (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
Platinum Collection
Pure Gold
Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town [1999]
Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town [2CD]
Share Your Love
She Believes In Me
She Believes In Me - White Collection [2 CD]
Ten Years Of Gold
The American Superstar - His Greatest Hits
The Best Of [1979]
The Best Of [2005]
The Best Of [2009]
The Best Of Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
The Best Of Kenny Rogers [1993]
The Classic Collection (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition)
The Essential
The Essential Collection
The Gambler
The Great Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
The Very Best Of (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton)
The Very Best Of Kenny Rogers
The Very Best Of Kenny Rogers - Daytime Friends
There You Go Again
They Don't Make Them Like They Used To
This Is Gold
Through The Years
Through The Years - 20 Greatest Hits
Water & Bridges
We've Got Tonight
What About Me?
With Love
 
REVIEWS
Average points: 4.91 (Reviews: 35)
*****
Sowas wie sein Spitzname "The Gambler" ... und ein Riesen-Country-Hit (1978 # 1, Pop 16) noch obendrein. Kenny war mit diesem Titel quasi der King der 'Urban Country-Bewegung ... (der späte 70s/frühe 80s Name für die Melange aus Country und ganz viel Pop). Der Titel gefällt mir aus seinen unzähligen Hits sehr gut ...
*****
Die Regeln im Spiel und in der Liebe, Kenny Rogers hat sie bestens beschrieben. Der spätere "Coward Of The Country" hat eine ganz ähnliche Stimmung.
******
Einer der stärksten Titel von Kenny Rogers. Der Titel hat ihm damals wohl selber so gut gefallen, daß aus der Figur des Gamblers eine Filmfigur für das amerikanische Fernsehen machte, die er selbst spielte.
******
Dank der Stimme von Kenny Rogers sehr gute Country/Pop-Melange. Das spätere "Coward of the County" erinnert tatsächlich sehr stark an diesen Titel.
******
top, klasse countrynummer, klasse sänger!
******
Ich glaube, das ist jetzt das Highlight meiner ersten Ausflüge in die Countrymusik!
Der Refrain ist absolut göttlich! Wenn dann die Musik auch beinahe verstummt und der Refrain A-Cappella erklingt... Wow! Gänsehaut!
***
mittlerweile ist mr. kenneth donald rogers 68..der wohl größte countrystar aller zeiten. aber es gibt wohl bessere nummern von ihm als diesen..
*****
...sehr gut...
*****
....klasse Song des Altmeisters...auch schöner Text...natürlich makellos gesungen von KR
****
in der tat ein country-klassiker und foxtrott-fetzer...
*****
Kein "reiner" Countrysong.. tönt ziemlich poppig. Das bringt ihm denn auch die 5* meinerseits.
****
Klingt fürs Thema fast etwas zu nett. Ansonsten ein *ähem* netter Song.
*****
guter Song
Album:
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
Label: United Artists Records
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Rock
Style: Country Rock
Credits: Arranged By [Strings] - Bill Justis
Engineer - Billy Sherrill
Producer - Larry Butler
****
Man muss wissen, wenn man verloren hat :/
*****
Sehr schönes leicht eingängiges Stück aus den 70ern. In 11/78 USA #16
****
OK.
*****
Muy buena.
****
Gemütliche Nummer.....

4 +
*****
Full House.
****
recht nett 4+
****
gefällt mir gut
******
Sehr guter Titel aus 1978; gewohnter Standard sozusagen.
****
ein festlich gestimmter Titel des amerikanischen Countrysängers aus Ende der 70er – 4.5 (abgerundet)…
*****
...wunderbar, diesen Gambler-Advices zuzuhören....schöne beschwingte Melodie....
******
Fantastic track, very awesome!
****
Ja hat was.
*****
ein sehr schöner Song
******
Uitstekende plaat.
******
Drinking classic! Great song!
*****
Einen von Kenny Rogers mit unverwechselbarem Timbre interpretierten Country-Klassiker über eine Spielernatur gilt es vorliegend zu würdigen. Die glasklare 5 kommt gerne hin. Immer wieder hörenswert!
******
... klasse Nummer, tief in meinem Inneren ist mir so, als gibt's davon eine deutsche Version? Bin mir aber nicht sicher und weiß auch nicht wer der Interpret sein könnte, ... naja irgendwann komm ich drauf ...
******
Inderdaad een uitstékende plaat van "Kenny Rogers"!! Ik ben helemaal verkocht aan deze oldie!!!
******
▒ Toffe klassieker van "Don Schlitz" uit 1978 door de nu inmiddels 74 jarige Amerikaanse countryzanger, fotograaf, songwriter, acteur en zakenman: "Kenneth Ray Rogers" !!! Met zijn indrukwekkende zangcarrière van bijna 60 jaar, inclusief méér dan 20 # 1 Hits, kan hij beschouwd worden als één van de grootste countryzangers allertijden ☺!!!
***
Prima song van Kenny. Net geen 4 sterren.
****
Geht so.
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