The Gambler

About The Gambler

"The Gambler" is the title track to Kenny Rogers' 1978 album The Gambler which won him the Grammy award for best male country vocal performance in 1980.[1] Bobby Bare had recorded the song earlier that same year in his album BARE CBS KC35314 (1978). The song was written by Don Schlitz who had recorded it previously, and had charted at #65 on the country charts with it. It was one of five consecutive songs by Rogers to hit #1 on the Billboard country music charts. On the pop chart, the song made #16 in early 1979. .

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About this song

Credited to

Kenny Rogers

Album

Old Country Hits · Track 10 of 31

Released

November 15, 2019

Duration

3:30

Ranking

#4 most played Kenny Rogers track on Foxsoundi

On Last.fm

481,680 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Old Country Hits