They Don't Make Them Like They Used To

1986 studio album by Kenny Rogers

Studio album by

Kenny Rogers

Released

23 October 1986

Recorded

1986

Genre

Country; West Coast sound

Length

41:44

Label

RCA Victor

Producer

Jay Graydon
Burt Bacharach
Carole Bayer Sager
Kenny Mims
David Malloy

Kenny Rogers chronology

Short Stories
(1985)

They Don't Make Them Like They Used To
(1986)

I Prefer the Moonlight
(1987)

Singles from They Don't Make Them Like They Used To

"They Don't Make Them Like They Used To"
Released: 1986
"Twenty Years Ago"
Released: January 5, 1987

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They Don't Make Them Like They Used To (also referred to as They Don't Make 'Em...) is the nineteenth studio album by American country music artist Kenny Rogers, released in 1986 through RCA Records. The album hit the top 20 on the country charts (and crossed over into the pop Billboard 200) with the single "Twenty Years Ago" peaked at number two.

The title track was used as the theme song to the box office hit movie Tough Guys and released as a single at the end of 1986. The song only reached number 53 in the country charts although it did well by hitting the Top 10 and Top 20 on the adult contemporary charts. The song "You're My Love" was written by Prince under the pseudonym "Joey Coco" and features El DeBarge on backing vocals.^[1]

Track listing

*They Don't Make Them Like They Used To* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"This Love We Share"	Jay Graydon David Malloy	Graydon Malloy	4:32
2.	"If I Could Hold On to Love"	Randy Goodrum Steve Lukather	Graydon	4:16
3.	"You're My Love"	Joey Coco	Graydon	4:09
4.	"Time for Love"	Anthony LaPeau Randy Stern	Graydon	3:24
5.	"They Don't Make Them Like They Used To" (Theme from Tough Guys)	Burt Bacharach Carole Bayer Sager	Bacharach Sager	4:32
6.	"Life Is Good, Love Is Better"	Malloy Stephen Allen Davis Dennis Morgan	Graydon Malloy	3:59
7.	"Just the Thought of Losing You"	Michael Bolton Jonathan Cain	Graydon	4:14
8.	"Anything at All"	Dave Loggins	Graydon	4:36
9.	"After All This Time"	Steve Dorff Peter Beckett	Graydon	4:18
10.	"Twenty Years Ago"	Wood Newton Mike Noble Michael Spriggs Dan Tyler	Graydon Kenny Mims	3:44
Total length:				41:44

Personnel

Musicians

Kenny Rogers – lead vocals
Robbie Buchanan – synthesizers (1, 3, 7, 9, 10), acoustic piano (3, 4, 7, 9), arrangements (3)
Jay Graydon – synthesizers (1, 2, 7, 8, 10), lead guitar (1, 4), electronic drums (1, 2, 8), arrangements (1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10), guitar solo (2, 9), drums (6), guitar lines (9)
Randy Goodrum – synthesizers (2), electronic drums (2), arrangements (2)
Steve Lukather – synthesizers (2), rhythm guitar (2), arrangements (2)
Michael Omartian – synthesizers (4, 7)
Marcus Ryle – synthesizers (4, 7)
Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (5)
Randy Kerber – keyboards (5, 6)
Mike Lawler – keyboards (6)
Michael Hanna – synthesizers (10)
Paul Urrich – keyboards (10)
Michael Landau – rhythm guitar (1, 4, 9), guitar (3, 7)
Dann Huff – guitar (5)
Billy Joe Walker Jr. – guitar (6)
Kenny Mims – guitar (10), arrangements (10)
Nathan East – bass (2)
Abraham Laboriel – bass (3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
Neil Stubenhaus – bass (5)
Carlos Vega – drums (3, 4, 7)
John Robinson – drums (5)
Mike Baird – drums (9)
Clyde Brooks – drums (10)
Brandon Fields – alto saxophone (8)
Bill Champlin – backing vocals (1, 7, 8, 10)
Richard Page – backing vocals (2)
El DeBarge – backing vocals (3)
Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals (4)
Thom Flora – backing vocals (6)
Ann Marie Smith – backing vocals (6)
Kin Vassy – backing vocals (6)
Jason Scheff – backing vocals (7, 8)
Tamara Champlin – backing vocals (8)
Peter Beckett – backing vocals (9)

Production

Producers – Jay Graydon (Tracks 1-4 & 7-10); David Malloy (Tracks 1 & 6); Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager (Track 5); Kenny Mims (Track 10)
Production assistants – Valerie Hobel and Gail Pearson
Engineers – Ian Eales, Jay Graydon, Kenny Mims and Tom Singers
Mixing on track 6 – Brian Malouf
Recorded at Garden Rake Studio (Sherman Oaks, California); Conway Studios (Hollywood, California); Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, California); House of Gold and The Garage (Nashville, Tennessee)
Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
Art direction and Design – John Coulter
Photography – Bernie Boudreau
Lettering – Michael Manoogian

Charts

Chart performance for *They Don't Make Them Like They Used To*
Chart (1986–1987)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[2]	60
Canadian RPM Top Albums	81
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[3]	20
US Billboard 200^[4]	137
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	16

References

^ "They Don't Make Them Like They Used to - Kenny Rogers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 256. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Charts.nz – Kenny Rogers – They Don't Make Them Like They Used To". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2023.