Water & Bridges

Water & Bridges
Studio album by
Kenny Rogers
ReleasedMarch 21, 2006 (2006-03-21)
GenreCountry
Length43:20
LabelCapitol Nashville
ProducerDann Huff
Kenny Rogers chronology
21 Number Ones
(2006) 		Water & Bridges
(2006) 		The Love of God
(2011)
Singles from Water & Bridges
  1. "I Can't Unlove You"
    Released: December 12, 2005
  2. "The Last Ten Years (Superman)"
    Released: September 4, 2006
  3. "Calling Me"
    Released: February 12, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Water & Bridges is the twenty-sixth studio album by American country music singer Kenny Rogers. It was released on March 21, 2006 via Capitol Records Nashville. The album have three singles: "I Can't Unlove You," "The Last Ten Years (Superman)" and "Calling Me," all of which charted on Hot Country Songs and peaked at number 17, 56, and 53 respectively.[2]

"Someone Somewhere Tonight" was later covered by Pam Tillis and Kellie Pickler, the latter of which release the song as a single to country radio in May 2013. "Half a Man" was originally recorded by Anthony Smith on his album If That Ain't Country, and his version charted at number 40 on Hot Country Songs in 2003. The title track was originally recorded by Collin Raye on his 2000 album Tracks, which was also produced by Dann Huff.

Critical reception

Thom Jurek of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, saying that it "isn't a perfect record, but it's a sincere one."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Water & Bridges"Tim Nichols, Craig Wiseman4:09
2."Someone Is Me"Josh Kear, Joe Doyle3:30
3."Someone Somewhere Tonight"Davis Raines, Walt Wilkins5:18
4."I Can't Unlove You"Wade Kirby, Will Robinson3:24
5."Calling Me" (duet with Don Henley)Wiseman, Annie Roboff3:59
6."Half a Man"Anthony Smith3:18
7."I Can Feel You Drifting"Billy Kirsch, Bat McGrath3:51
8."The Last Ten Years (Superman)"Tommy Conners, D. Vincent Williams3:42
9."You'll Know Love"Marc Beeson, Don Pfrimmer, Mike Reid4:13
10."My Petition"Ashley Gorley, Wade Kirby, Bryan Simpson4:12
11."One Life"Beeson, Tim Johnson3:44

Personnel

Production

  • Producer – Dann Huff
  • Production Coordination – Mike "Frog" Griffith
  • A&R Coordination – Darrell Griffith
  • Recorded by Jeff Balding, Jed Hackett, Mark Hagen and Justin Niebank.
  • Assistant Recording by Drew Bollman, Steve Crowder, Travis Daniels, Allen Ditto, Greg Lawrence and David Robinson.
  • Recorded at Blackbird Studios, Emerald Entertainment and Cartee Day Studios (Nashville, TN); Tree Sound Studios (Atlanta, GA).
  • Strings on Tracks 1 & 11 recorded by Steve Churchyard at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA), assisted by Aaron Walk.
  • Don Henley's vocal recorded by Mark Hagen at Patchwerk Recording Studio (Atlanta, GA).
  • Digital Editing – Chris Rowe
  • ProTools Engineer – Andy Ackland
  • Mixed by Justin Niebank at The Sound Kitchen (Franklin, TN); assisted by Drew Bollman and Melissa Mattey.
  • Mastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
  • Art Direction – Joanna Carter
  • Design – Joe Rogers
  • Art Production – Denise Arguijo and Michelle Hall
  • Digital Imaging – Colourworks
  • Photography – Melanie Dunea

Charts

References

  1. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Water & Bridges review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 361. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  3. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2020.