I Prefer the Moonlight

I Prefer the Moonlight is the twentieth studio album by country singer Kenny Rogers. It reached #18 on the charts.[1] Though the album only reached #163 in the Billboard 200, the success in the country market was enough for it to go gold. It contained three top five singles: the title cut and the grammy-winning duet with Ronnie Milsap, "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" and "The Factory". The album was Rogers' final studio album for RCA Records.

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I Prefer The Moonlight
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Released1987
Recorded1987
GenreCountry
Length37:15
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerBrown Bannister, Richard Landis, Rob Galbraith, Larry Butler, Brent Maher
Kenny Rogers chronology
They Don't Make Them Like They Used To
(1986)
I Prefer The Moonlight
(1987)
Greatest Hits
(1988)

Singles

The initial single was the Ronnie Milsap duet "Make No Mistake, She's Mine", which brought Rogers and Milsap to the top of the charts in both the US and Canada. The title cut was released next, and reached #2, a feat equaled to the north as well. "The Factory" was the third single, and reached #6 in the US and #3 in Canada. A final venture was made with "I Don't Call Him Daddy", a lesser hit, peaking at #86. (The release of "I Don't Call Him Daddy" was to support the 1988 RCA "Greatest Hits" release, and received little promotion as Rogers was leaving the label.)

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Prefer the Moonlight"Gary Chapman, Mark Wright5:10
2."Now and Forever"Wayne Kirkpatrick, Keith Thomas4:09
3."We're Doin' Alright"Reed Nielsen4:00
4."Make No Mistake, She's Mine (With Ronnie Milsap)"Kim Carnes3:57
5."One More Day"John Barlow Jarvis, Nielsen2:57
6."She's Ready for Someone to Love Her"Charlie Black, Jerry Gillespie, Tommy Rocco2:51
7."I Don't Call Him Daddy"Nielsen4:08
8."The Factory"Bud McGuire3:26
9."We Fell in Love Anyway"Naomi Martin, Mike Reid3:21
10."You Can't Say You Don't Love Me Anymore"John Jarvis, Bill Lamb3:15

Personnel

Production

  • Producers – Brown Bannister (Tracks 1 & 2); Richard Landis (Tracks 3, 5 & 7); Rob Galbraith and Kyle Lehning (Track 4); Larry Butler (Tracks 6 & 8); Brent Maher (Tracks 9 & 10).
  • Production Coordinator on Track 2 – Kimberley Smith
  • Engineers – Jeff Balding (Tracks 1 & 2); Mick Guzauski and Rick Ruggeri (Tracks 3, 5 & 7); Ben Harris and Kyle Lehning (Track 4); Harold Lee and Billy Sherrill (Tracks 6 & 8); Richard Landis and Brent Maher (Tracks 9 & 10).
  • Assistant Engineers – Jean Kinney and Dave Parker (Tracks 1 & 2); Richard McKernan (Tracks 3, 5 & 7); Randy Gardner (Track 4); Jim McKell (Tracks 9 & 10).
  • Assistant Overdub Engineers – Michael Koreiba, Laura Livingston, Keith Odle and Bill Whittington (Tracks 1 & 2); Jim Dineen (Tracks 3, 5 & 7).
  • Horns and Strings recorded by Rick Ruggeri, assisted by Michael Dotson and James Johnson.
  • Recorded at Eleven Eleven Studio, GroundStar Laboratories, Creative Recording, Inc. and Sixteenth Avenue Sound (Nashville, TN); Hitsville (Los Angeles, CA); The Grey Room and Conway Studios (Hollywood, CA).
  • Overdubbed at The Grey Room; Lion Share Recording (Los Angeles, CA); Masterfonics and MasterMix (Nashville, TN).
  • Mixing – Jeff Balding (Tracks 1 & 2); Ed Thacker (Tracks 3, 5 & 7); Brent Maher (Tracks 9 & 10).
  • Mix Assistant on Tracks 1 & 2 – Michael Koreiba
  • Mixed at Masterfonics, Eleven Eleven Studio and GroundStar Laboratories (Nashville, TN); The Grey Room (Hollywood, CA).
  • Album Editing by Glenn Meadows
  • Mastering – Glenn Meadows (Tracks 1, 2, 9 & 10); Wally Traugott (Tracks 3, 5 & 7); Doug Sax (Tracks 4); Denny Purcell (Tracks 6 & 8).
  • Mastered at Georgetown Masters and Masterfonics (Nashville, TN); Capitol Studios and The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
  • Art Direction – Mary Hamilton
  • Design – John Coulter
  • Photography – Kelly Junkesmann
  • Management – Ken Kragen

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 18
U.S. Billboard 200 163

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