Something Inside So Strong

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Something Inside So Strong
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Studio album by
Released1989 [1]
Recorded1988/1989
Genre Country, country pop
Length44:52
Label Reprise
Producer Jim Ed Norman, Steve Dorff
Kenny Rogers chronology
Greatest Hits
(1988)
Something Inside So Strong
(1989)
Christmas in America
(1989)
Singles from Something Inside So Strong
  1. "When You Put Your Heart in It"
    Released: August 13, 1988
  2. "Planet Texas"
    Released: May 27, 1989
  3. "The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)"
    Released: August 26, 1989
  4. "If I Ever Fall in Love Again"
    Released: September 30, 1989
  5. "Maybe"
    Released: February 17, 1990

Something Inside So Strong is the twenty-first studio album by American country music singer Kenny Rogers, released in 1989. The album includes the singles "When You Put Your Heart in It", "Planet Texas", "The Vows Go Unbroken", "Something Inside So Strong", and "Maybe". Gladys Knight, Anne Murray, Holly Dunn, and Ronald Isley are featured as duet partners. Jim Ed Norman produced the album, with additional production from Steve Dorff on "If I Ever Fall in Love Again".

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Planet Texas"John Andrew Parks III4:53
2."(Something Inside) So Strong" Labi Siffre 5:00
3."If I Knew Then (What I Know Now)" (featuring Gladys Knight)Richard Butler, Robert Byrne 3:54
4."One Night" Mike Reid, Troy Seals 4:38
5."There Lies the Difference" Pat Bunch, Steve Dorff 4:23
6."If I Ever Fall in Love Again" (featuring Anne Murray)Dorff, Gloria Sklerov3:36
7."When You Put Your Heart in It"James Patrick Dunne, Austin Roberts 3:41
8."The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)" Gary Burr, Eric Kaz 3:31
9."Maybe" (featuring Holly Dunn) Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn 3:29
10."Love the Way You Do" (featuring Ronald Isley) Kye Fleming, Richard Kerr 7:49

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [7] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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