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1977 studio album by Kenny Rogers
Daytime Friends
Studio album by Kenny Rogers
Released25 July 1977
Recorded1977 (1977)
Studio
Length36:33
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerLarry Butler
Kenny Rogers chronology
Kenny Rogers
(1977)
Daytime Friends
(1977)
Ten Years of Gold
(1978)
Singles from Kenny Rogers
  1. "Daytime Friends"
    Released: August 1, 1977
  2. "Sweet Music Man"
    Released: October 10, 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Daytime Friends is the third studio album by American singer Kenny Rogers for United Artists Records, released in 1977. It was his second major success following the break-up of The First Edition in 1976 (his first album Love Lifted Me was a minor success, with his second, the self-titled Kenny Rogers, going to Number 1 on the US country charts and crossing over to the mainstream pop charts in many countries).

The album produced two top 10 singles with the title cut reaching No. 1 on the country singles and tracks chart (and the top 40 in the UK singles chart) and "Sweet Music Man" (Rogers' own composition) reaching No. 9. Elsewhere on the album is a song called "Am I Too Late" which was not released as a single, despite Rogers later saying it was one of his favorite songs . Another track "My World Begins and Ends With You" was later recorded by Dave & Sugar, who had a hit single with it in 1979.

The album reached No. 2 on the Country charts.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Daytime Friends"Ben Peters3:14
2."Desperado"Don Henley, Glenn Frey3:44
3."Rock and Roll Man"Kenny O'Dell2:46
4."Lying Again"Chips Moman, Larry Butler2:41
5."I'll Just Write My Music and Sing My Songs"Thomas Cain2:55
6."My World Begins and Ends With You"Larry Keith, Steve Pippin2:43
7."Sweet Music Man"Rogers4:16
8."Am I Too Late"Keith, Jim Hurt3:31
9."We Don't Make Love Anymore"Rogers, Marianne Gordon3:51
10."Ghost of Another Man"Frank Dycus, George Richey, Roger Bowling2:57
11."Let Me Sing For You"Casey Kelly, Julie Didier4:39

Personnel

Production

  • Producer – Larry Butler
  • Engineers – Harold Lee and Billy Sherrill
  • Remix – Billy Sherrill
  • Recorded at American Studios and Jack Clement Recording Studios (Nashville, TN).
  • Mastered by Bob Sowell at Master Control (Nashville, TN).
  • Art Direction – Ria Lewerke
  • Design – Bill Burks
  • Photography – Gary Regester

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977-1978) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) 41
US Billboard 200 39
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1977) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 22
Chart (1978) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 16

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) Gold 50,000
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "LP Discography: Kenny Rogers". LP Discography. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  2. "Daytime Friends Kenny Rogers". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 599.
  4. Stambler, Irwin; Landon, Grelun (2000). Country Music: The Encyclopedia. St. Martin's Press. p. 420.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 360. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  6. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5420a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  7. "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  8. "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  9. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  10. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  11. "Canadian album certifications – Kenny Rogers – Daytime Friends". Music Canada.
  12. "American album certifications – Kenny Rogers – Daytime Friends". Recording Industry Association of America.
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