Across My Heart

Across My Heart
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1997
Recorded1997
GenreCountry
Length38:48
LabelMagnatone Records
ProducerBrent Maher[1]
Kenny Rogers chronology
The Gift
(1996)
Across My Heart
(1997)
Christmas from the Heart
(1998)

Across My Heart is the twenty-second studio album by country artist Kenny Rogers released in 1997 by Magnatone Records. It features a wide array of artists collaborating with Rogers on various songs on the album like All-4-One, The Katinas, Tareva Henderson and Bekka & Billy. The album hit the charts, with its strongest showing on the country charts at number 26, although it did not produce any hit singles.

Critical reception[edit]

Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated it 2.5 out of 5 stars, saying that " Even with all these collaborators, the album sounds homogenous, especially since the material is entirely generic. However, it holds together better than most Rogers albums since the mid-'80s, because it is evident that some thought and care went into its production."[2]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."To Me"Mack David, Mike Reid3:16
2."Write Your Name (Across My Heart)"Tony Harrell, Randy VanWarmer3:33
3."The Only Way I Know"Gary Burr, Mike Reid4:01
4."Have a Little Faith in Me"John Hiatt3:59
5."Sing Me Your Love Song"Jonathan Butler, Labi Siffre4:17
6."As God Is My Witness"Steve Glassmeyer, Warren Hartman, Kenny Rogers3:38
7."You're Not Asking Much"Eric Kaz, Ellen Shipley4:27
8."Only Once in a Lifetime"Keith Diamond, Michael Garvin, Anthony L. Smith3:28
9."Find a Little Grace"Jim Weatherly, Bob Welch4:40
10."See Me Through"Terry Sampson3:29

Personnel[edit]

Chart performance[edit]

Chart performance for Across My Heart
Chart (1997–1998) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 89
US Billboard 200[4] 193
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 26

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kenny Rogers – Across My Heart (1997, CD)". Discogs.
  2. ^ "Across My Heart - Kenny Rogers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 238.
  4. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2022.