The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)

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"The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)"
Single by Kenny Rogers
from the album Something Inside So Strong
B-side "One Night"
ReleasedAugust 26, 1989
Genre Country
Length3:31
Label Reprise
Songwriter(s) Gary Burr, Eric Kaz
Producer(s) Jim Ed Norman
Kenny Rogers singles chronology
"(Something Inside) So Strong"
(1989)
"The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)"
(1989)
"If I Ever Fall in Love Again"
(1989)
"(Something Inside) So Strong"
(1989)
"The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)"
(1989)
"If I Ever Fall in Love Again"
(1989)

"The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)" is a song written by Gary Burr and Eric Kaz, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in August 1989 as the third single from the album Something Inside So Strong .

Gary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, primarily in the country music genre. Many of the songs he has written have become Top-10 hits, the first of which was "Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me" released by Juice Newton in 1982. He became a member of the group Pure Prairie League, taking over after Vince Gill departed the group. Burr later moved to Nashville to focus on his songwriting career, though he has continued performing and is currently a member of the Blue Sky Riders. He has written and co-written songs for a large number of country artists, and a few songs for Pop and Rock artists.

Eric Justin Kaz is an American singer-songwriter born in Brooklyn, New York. Besides his solo work, Kaz was a member of Blues Magoos for their fourth and fifth albums, Never Goin' Back to Georgia and Gulf Coast Bound. Kaz had many accolades and awards from ASCAP and CMA, top-ten hits in pop and R&B, number one country hits by George Strait and many others, as well as adult contemporary hits, including the number one hit song 'That's What Love is All About' by Michael Bolton.

Country music, also known as country and western, and hillbilly music, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as folk music and blues.

The Vows Go Unbroken has reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

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Chart performance

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 26
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 8

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  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 299.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6581." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. November 25, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  3. "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.