Disappointing Re-Recording

I've been a Kenny Rogers fan since I was 10 years old, and I have a number of his CDs. Kenny, of course, was a huge hit machine in the late 70s and early 80s, and he made some truly great country-pop music. Unfortunately, this CD consists of 1991 re-recordings of his hits. I was not aware of this detail when I bought this CD, and the only warning is a miniscule reference on the CD back indicating that it's "newly recorded."

Kenny's voice sounds fine on the CD, and some of the songs don't sound considerably different from the original versions. However, all of the songs have the same producer - resulting in an overly varnished sound that takes the edge off some of his best hits. Fortunately, a plethora of other Kenny Roger's greatest hits collections are available - including the incredible 4-disc "Through the Years: A Retrospective." Unless you're a Kenny completist, you should start with another greatest hits collection.

It's Okay....

Don't get me wrong it is a good CD, but it doesn't sound the same re-recorded. Some of the fondest memories of my father was listening to the LP of Kenny Rogers with him. I guess I'm just a little nostalgic. I guess I'll have to burn the LP to CD! Otherwise it is a good CD. Enjoy.

re-recordings a plenty

this 10 song collection would be great had they been the original versions. the reason i say this isn't because i HATE remakes and re-recordings. it's because of the impact these particular songs had on the music industry and how a re-recording fails to capture the "sound" of the original even though the songs and artist are the same. in my opinion anyway that's why i prefer original versions but if they've become out of print and hard to find, re-recordings aren't that bad as a substitution until the real things come along. however, Kenny's original versions are STILL available {check out "20 Greatest Hits" on Liberty} so like the other reviewer said, this is only for completists who want to have nearly everything on Kenny that's out there.