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 charts in many countries).

Daytime Friends
Studio album by
Released25 July 1977[1]
Recorded1977 (1977)
Studio
Length36:33
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerLarry Butler
Kenny Rogers chronology
Kenny Rogers
(1977)
Daytime Friends
(1977)
Ten Years of Gold
(1978)
Singles from Kenny Rogers
  1. "Daytime Friends"
    Released: August 1, 1977
  2. "Sweet Music Man"
    Released: October 10, 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

The album produced two top 10 singles with the title cut reaching No. 1 on the country singles and tracks chart (and the top 40 in the UK singles chart) and "Sweet Music Man" (Rogers' own composition) reaching No. 9.[5] Elsewhere on the album is a song called "Am I Too Late" which was not released as a single, despite Rogers later saying it was one of his favorite songs [1]. Another track "My World Begins and Ends With You" was later recorded by Dave & Sugar, who had a hit single with it in 1979.

The album reached No. 2 on the Country charts.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Daytime Friends"Ben Peters3:14
2."Desperado"Don Henley, Glenn Frey3:44
3."Rock and Roll Man"Kenny O'Dell2:46
4."Lying Again"Chips Moman, Larry Butler2:41
5."I'll Just Write My Music and Sing My Songs"Thomas Cain2:55
6."My World Begins and Ends With You"Larry Keith, Steve Pippin2:43
7."Sweet Music Man"Rogers4:16
8."Am I Too Late"Keith, Jim Hurt3:31
9."We Don't Make Love Anymore"Rogers, Marianne Gordon3:51
10."Ghost of Another Man"Frank Dycus, George Richey, Roger Bowling2:57
11."Let Me Sing For You"Casey Kelly, Julie Didier4:39

Personnel

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Production

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  • Producer – Larry Butler
  • Engineers – Harold Lee and Billy Sherrill
  • Remix – Billy Sherrill
  • Recorded at American Studios and Jack Clement Recording Studios (Nashville, TN).
  • Mastered by Bob Sowell at Master Control (Nashville, TN).
  • Art Direction – Ria Lewerke
  • Design – Bill Burks
  • Photography – Gary Regester

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "LP Discography: Kenny Rogers". LP Discography. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  2. ^ "Daytime Friends Kenny Rogers". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 599.
  4. ^ Stambler, Irwin; Landon, Grelun (2000). Country Music: The Encyclopedia. St. Martin's Press. p. 420.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 360. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5420a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  11. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Kenny Rogers – Daytime Friends". Music Canada.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Kenny Rogers – Daytime Friends". Recording Industry Association of America.