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|album name            = They Don't Make Them Like They Used To
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|album name            = They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To
 
|album image            = [[Image:Theydontmakethemliketheyusedto_album.jpg|200px]]
 
|album image            = [[Image:Theydontmakethemliketheyusedto_album.jpg|200px]]
 
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 23|23 October 1986]]
 
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 23|23 October 1986]]
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|next album link        = [[Album: 8|8]]
 
|next album link        = [[Album: 8|8]]
 
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|introduction          = '''They Don't Make Them Like They Used To''' is the nineteenth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Rogers Kenny Rogers].  
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|introduction          = '''They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To''' is the nineteenth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Rogers Kenny Rogers].  
  
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The album contains [[You're My Love]], written [[Prince]] under the pseudonym [[Joey Coco]], the first time this pseudonym had been used.  
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The album contained [[You’re My Love]], written [[Prince]] under the pseudonym [[Joey Coco]], the first time this pseudonym had been used.  
  
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As a country musician, Kenny Rogers was an unusual choice for [[Prince]] to contribute to, but the contribution was initiated by Rogers' management, who asked [[Prince]] for a track; he obliged by contributing this track originally recorded in 1982; he had no direct involvement in the released version.
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<b>Sessions and compiling</b>
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As a country musician, Kenny Rogers was an unusual choice for [[Prince]] to contribute to, but the contribution was initiated by Rogers' management, who asked [[Prince]] for a track; he obliged by contributing this track originally recorded in 1982 and later considered for [[Album: The Family|The Family]]. [[Prince]] had no direct involvement in the released version.
  
  
 
<b>Promotion</b>
 
<b>Promotion</b>
  
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Two singles were released from the album: ''They Don't make Them Like They Used To'' and ''Twenty Years Ago''.  
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Two singles were released from the album: ''They Don’t make Them Like They Used To'' and ''Twenty Years Ago''.  
  
 
The album reached number 16 on the US Billboard Country charts, but only number 137 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums Chart.
 
The album reached number 16 on the US Billboard Country charts, but only number 137 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums Chart.
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# <b>This Love We Share</b>
 
# <b>This Love We Share</b>
 
# <b>If I Could Hold On To Love</b>
 
# <b>If I Could Hold On To Love</b>
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# <b>[[You're My Love]]</b> (4:06) <sup>1</sup>
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# <b>[[You’re My Love]]</b> (4:06) <sup>1</sup>
 
# <b>Time For Love</b>
 
# <b>Time For Love</b>
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# <b>They Don't Make Them Like They Used To</b>
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# <b>They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To</b>
 
# <b>Life Is Good, Love Is Better</b>
 
# <b>Life Is Good, Love Is Better</b>
 
# <b>Just The Thought Of Losing You</b>
 
# <b>Just The Thought Of Losing You</b>
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# <b>This Love We Share</b>
 
# <b>This Love We Share</b>
 
# <b>If I Could Hold On To Love</b>
 
# <b>If I Could Hold On To Love</b>
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# <b>[[You're My Love]]</b> (4:06) <sup>1</sup>
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# <b>[[You’re My Love]]</b> (4:06) <sup>1</sup>
 
# <b>Time For Love</b>
 
# <b>Time For Love</b>
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# <b>They Don't Make Them Like They Used To</b>
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# <b>They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To</b>
 
*Side 2:
 
*Side 2:
 
# <b>Life Is Good, Love Is Better</b>
 
# <b>Life Is Good, Love Is Better</b>
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# <b>Twenty Years Ago</b>  
 
# <b>Twenty Years Ago</b>  
 
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|musicians              = Kenny Rogers - lead vocals
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|musicians              = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Rogers Kenny Rogers] - lead vocals
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*El DeBarge - background vocals
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_DeBarge El DeBarge] - background vocals
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*Carlos Vega - drums ''<small>(credited for album, contribution to this track unknown)</small>''
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Vega Carlos Vega] - drums
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*Michael Baird - drums ''<small>(credited for album, contribution to this track unknown)</small>''
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Laboriel Abraham Laboriel] - bass guitar
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*Jay Graydon - drums, synthesizer, guitar ''<small>(credited for album, contribution to this track unknown)</small>''
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Buchanan Robbie Buchanan] - piano, synthesizer
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*Abroham Laboriel - bass guitar ''<small>(credited for album, contribution to this track unknown)</small>''
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Landau Michael Landau] - guitar
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*Nathan East - bass guitar ''<small>(credited for album, contribution to this track unknown)</small>''
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|production            = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Graydon Jay Graydon] - producer, engineer
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*Michael Landau - guitar
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Buchanan Robbie Buchanan] - arranger
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|production            = Jay Graydon - producer, engineer
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*Ian Eales - engineer
 
*Ian Eales - engineer
 
*Tom Singers - engineer
 
*Tom Singers - engineer
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<!-------SINGLES ------->
 
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|singles                = <small>The below singles do not contain any [[Prince]] contribution</small>
 
|singles                = <small>The below singles do not contain any [[Prince]] contribution</small>
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*They Don't make Them Like They Used To
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*They Don’t make Them Like They Used To
 
*Twenty Years Ago
 
*Twenty Years Ago
 
|see also              =  
 
|see also              =  
 
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{{SeeAlso|
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|item1  = [[Single: Make No Mistake, She's Mine| Make No Mistake, She's Mine<br>(single)]]
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|item1  = [[Single: Make No Mistake, She’s Mine| Make No Mistake, She’s Mine]]<br>(Single)
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|image1  = [[File:Make No Mistake single.JPG|60px|link=Single: Make No Mistake, She's Mine]]
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|image1  = [[File:Make No Mistake single.JPG|60px|link=Single: Make No Mistake, She’s Mine]]
 
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| Date            = 13 Dec. 1986<sup>+</sup>
 
| Date            = 13 Dec. 1986<sup>+</sup>
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|references            = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & jooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown, 2004)
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|references            = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''  
 
* [http://www.discogs.com/Kenny-Rogers-They-Dont-Make-Them-Like-They-Used-To/master/459548 Discogs]
 
* [http://www.discogs.com/Kenny-Rogers-They-Dont-Make-Them-Like-They-Used-To/master/459548 Discogs]
 
* [http://www.allmusic.com/album/they-dont-make-them-like-they-used-to-mw0000191478/releases All Music]
 
* [http://www.allmusic.com/album/they-dont-make-them-like-they-used-to-mw0000191478/releases All Music]

Latest revision as of 13:08, 27 June 2022

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They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To
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Album details

Released: 23 October 1986
Length: 41:29
Label(s): RCA Records
Studio(s): Garden Rakes, Sherman Oaks, CA, USA; Conway, Hollywood, CA, USA; Can/Am, Tarzana, CA, USA; Oceanway, Hollywood, CA, USA; House Of Gold, Nashville, TN, USA; The Garage, Nashville, TN, USA

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
Billboard Top Pop Album Chart, USA 13 Dec. 1986+ 137 15
Billboard Country Albums, USA 24 Jan. 1987 16 7
+ indicates single peaked in the year after it first charted.
Certifications
This album has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released

The below singles do not contain any Prince contribution

  • They Don’t make Them Like They Used To
  • Twenty Years Ago

See also

Make No Mistake, She’s Mine
(Single) 		  
Make No Mistake single.JPG
They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To is the nineteenth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Kenny Rogers.

The album contained You’re My Love, written Prince under the pseudonym Joey Coco, the first time this pseudonym had been used.


Sessions and compiling

As a country musician, Kenny Rogers was an unusual choice for Prince to contribute to, but the contribution was initiated by Rogers' management, who asked Prince for a track; he obliged by contributing this track originally recorded in 1982 and later considered for The Family. Prince had no direct involvement in the released version.


Promotion

Two singles were released from the album: They Don’t make Them Like They Used To and Twenty Years Ago.

The album reached number 16 on the US Billboard Country charts, but only number 137 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums Chart.



Track listing
CD LP

The compact disc version was released at same time as the LP.
Details given for Prince-related tracks only:

  1. This Love We Share
  2. If I Could Hold On To Love
  3. You’re My Love (4:06) 1
  4. Time For Love
  5. They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To
  6. Life Is Good, Love Is Better
  7. Just The Thought Of Losing You
  8. Anything At All
  9. After All This Time
  10. Twenty Years Ago
  • Side 1:
  1. This Love We Share
  2. If I Could Hold On To Love
  3. You’re My Love (4:06) 1
  4. Time For Love
  5. They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To
  • Side 2:
  1. Life Is Good, Love Is Better
  2. Just The Thought Of Losing You
  3. Anything At All
  4. After All This Time
  5. Twenty Years Ago


1 Written by Prince (as Joey Coco)



Personnel
Musicians


Production
  • Jay Graydon - producer, engineer
  • Robbie Buchanan - arranger
  • Ian Eales - engineer
  • Tom Singers - engineer
  • Kenny Mims - engineer
  • Doug Sax - mastering (Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA, USA)
  • Valerie Hoebei - production assistant
  • Gail Pierson - production assistant
  • Marge Metill - A&R coordination
  • Bernie Boudreau - photography and photographic process
  • John Coulter - design (John Coulter Design)
  • Bill Whitten - stylist
  • Michael Manoogian - lettering
  • Ken Kragen - management (Kragen & Company)
  • PMK - public relations


Thanks
  • none.



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction
 
Additional Information
Promotion (at time of release) Trivia
References
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