The Gift by Kenny Rogers (CD, Oct-2002, Curb)

Album Features
UPC:	715187875623
Artist:	Kenny Rogers
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2002
Record Label:	Curb
Genre:	Christmas, Country

Track Listing
1. Mary, Did You Know?
2. Soldier's King, A
3. Pretty Little Baby Child
4. What a Wonderful Beginning
5. It's the Messiah
6. I Trust You
7. Sweet Little Jesus Boy
8. The Chosen One Montage/The Chosen One/Away in the Manger/O Holy ...: The Chosen One / Away In A Manger / O Holy Night / Silent Night / The First Noel / We Three Kings / Joy To The World
9. Til the Season Comes Around Again

Details
Playing Time:	20 min.
Contributing Artists:	Wynonna, Glad, The Katinas
Producer:	Brent Maher, Jim McKell
Distributor:	WEA (Distributor)
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel includes: Kenny Rogers, The Katinas, Wynonna, Glad (vocals); Don Potter (acoustic guitar); Larry Byrom (electric guitar); Nashville String Machine (strings); Cynthia Wyatt (harp); Bobby Ogdin (keyboards); Michael Rhodes, Duncan Mullins (bass); Paul Leim (drums); Farrell Morris (percussion); Austin Cunningham, Lona Heid (background vocals).Recorded at Creative Studio, Nashville, Tennessee and 21st Street Studios, Purcellville, Virginia.Digitally remastered using HDCD technology.As a latter-day holiday album from Kenny Rogers, The Gift isn't half bad, thanks to the professional production and Rogers' honeyed voice, but it does suffer from uneven material and the occasional indifferent performance. There are enough good moments here to make it worthwhile for hardcore Kenny fans, but not enough to make it of interest to less dedicated listeners. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine