Gideon | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 24, 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1979–1980 | |||
Studio | Jack Clement Recording (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 34:05 | |||
Label | United Artists Group | |||
Producer | Larry Butler, Kenny Rogers | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Gideon is the ninth studio album by American singer Kenny Rogers. It was released by United Artists Records in 1980. The album hit #1 on the Country albums chart and #12 on the main Billboard album chart. It includes the worldwide hit "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" (a duet with Kim Carnes, who co-wrote the entire album with her husband Dave Ellingson). Gideon was certified platinum by the RIAA.
Gideon is a concept album about a Texas cowboy, and all the songs stick to this theme. The album is a look back at his life in retrospect. In the first song "Gideon Tanner", it is known that Gideon is dead. This and most of the other songs are sung from the point of view of the character himself.
Although the album's only single release was "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer", the song "Saying Goodbye" was issued on the B-side to Rogers' top five hit single "Love the World Away".
All tracks are written by Kim Carnes and David M. Ellingson
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Goin' Home to the Rock" (intro) | 0:40 |
2. | "Gideon Tanner" | 2:34 |
3. | "No Good Texas Rounder" | 4:11 |
4. | "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" (duet with Kim Carnes) | 3:39 |
5. | "The Buckeroos" | 3:16 |
6. | "You Were a Good Friend" | 3:53 |
7. | "Call Me Up (The Phone Is in the Cradle)" | 3:17 |
8. | "These Chains" | 3:22 |
9. | "Somebody Help Me" | 2:51 |
10. | "One Place in the Night" | 2:59 |
11. | "Sayin' Goodbye" | 3:25 |
12. | "Goin' Home to the Rock" (reprise) | 0:58 |
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[citation needed] | 31 |
Canada Country Albums (RPM)[2] | 1 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[3] | 5 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 48 |
US Billboard 200[5] | 12 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[7] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
Japan | — | 40,000[8] |
United States (RIAA)[9] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |