Love Lifted Me (album)

Love Lifted Me is the first solo studio album by Kenny Rogers for United Artists Records, released in 1976. This is Rogers' first solo effort following the break-up of The First Edition earlier that year.

The album was a minor success, reaching #28 on the Country charts. Two singles were released from the album including the title track, a 1912 gospel hymn (released as a single in 1975), which hit #19 on the U.S. Country charts and crossed to the U.S. Hot 100 by ranking #97. The second single, "While The Feeling's Good" hit #46 on the U.S. Country charts.

Personnel

 * Kenny Rogers – lead vocals
 * George Richey, Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
 * Billy Sanford, Dale Sellers, Fred Carter Jr., Jack Eubanks, Jerry Shook, Jimmy Capps, Jimmy Colvard, Kelso Herston, Pete Wade – guitars
 * Pete Drake – steel guitar
 * Tommy Allsup – six-string bass guitar
 * Bob Moore – upright bass
 * Buddy Harman, Jerry Carrigan, Kenny Malone – drums
 * Bill Justis – string arrangements
 * Carol Montgomery, The Jordanaires – backing vocals

Production

 * Producer – Larry Butler
 * Engineers – Billy Sherrill (tracks 1, 2 & 5-10); Rick Horton (track 4).
 * Album Design – Leonard Spencer
 * Front Cover Photograph – Reid Miles
 * Back Cover Photograph – John Brandon