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Released in November 1978 as the title track from Rogers' album The Gambler, this version of the song achieved mainstream success. Rogers' version was a No. 1 country hit, and made its way to the pop charts at a time when country songs rarely crossed over, winning him the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1980. [2]
The album consisted of fifteen songs which are used in the film's narrative. It is mostly consisted of pop, rock and electronic dance music from contemporary bands such as M83, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Easy Star All-Stars and artists including Dinah Washington, Alan Price, Billy Bragg amongst others.
In the 1980s the single of "The Gambler" was re-issued and made the top 100 sales list, but again charted outside the top 40. It wasn't until the song was re-issued in 2007 when the song was adopted by the England Rugby Team at the Rugby World Cup that it charted at its #22 peak. Its popularity has led to many releases over the years.
Donald Allen Schlitz Jr. (born August 29, 1952) is an American songwriter who has written more than twenty number one hits on the country music charts.He is best known for his song "The Gambler" (Kenny Rogers), and as the co-writer of "Forever and Ever, Amen" (Randy Travis), and "When You Say Nothing at All" (Keith Whitley and Alison Krauss & Union Station).
Kenny Rogers as The Gambler (also known as The Gambler) is a 1980 American Western television film directed by Dick Lowry.The film premiered on CBS on April 8, 1980. It was loosely based on the Grammy-winning Kenny Rogers song of the same name, [1] and stars the singer as Brady Hawkes, a gambler trying to reunite with a son he never knew, played by Ronnie Scribner.
Kangen Band is a Malay Pop music group from Indonesia which was formed on 4 July 2005 in Bandar Lampung by Dodhy Hardianto and his friends. The band often changes personnel. However, the band turns into full formation in 2020. [1]
Daytime Friends is the third studio album by American singer Kenny Rogers for United Artists Records, released in 1977. [4] 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 ...
The Gambler; Gathering Flowers For The Beautiful Bouquet; Gathering Flowers From The Hillside; The General Lee; Gentle On My Mind; Georgia On A Fast Train; Get in Line, Brother; Get Rhythm; The Gettysburg Address (Ghost) Riders In The Sky; The Gifts They Gave; Girl from the Canyon; Girl from the North Country; Girl in Saskatoon; Give It Away ...