Kenny Rogers sole gospel album gets deluxe edition CD

Set includes bonus track with the Oak Ridge Boys

Through the course of his iconic career, Kenny Rogers attracted fans worldwide with an incredible range of music from country to pop and beyond. However, in 2011, Rogers finally turned his attention to releasing his only gospel album, The Love Of God, which will be available in Deluxe Edition form for the first time ever on CD on March 25th via Capitol Records Nashville/UMe.

One of the tracks originally recorded for the album was “The Gospel Truth” featuring The Oak Ridge Boys. While the song, written by Rogers and his bandmates Steve Glassmeyer and Warren Hartman, didn’t make the final track listing of the original release – it makes its physical debut on The Love Of God (Deluxe Edition). Longtime friends and frequent tour partners, including on the groundbreaking Full House Tour in 1979 with Dottie West that sold out arenas, Kenny Rogers and The Oak Ridge Boys had surprisingly never recorded together in the studio until this track was created.

“The Love Of God is the culmination of an idea I had been thinking about for years but never had the opportunity to bring to life,” Rogers said in 2011. “It’s been a musical awakening to me. To all of the wonderful musicians, vocalists, and songwriters who lent their amazing talents to this record, I want to thank you for making it so special. It seems I have a personal relationship with every song on it. For example, ‘In The Sweet By And By’ was my mom’s favorite song. When I was a kid, as I was leaving to go to school, I remember hearing her sing along with the radio. Music is by far the best ‘memory creator’ I know, and that memory is very special to me.”

Produced by Warren Hartman and Grammy Award-winner Kyle Lehning, The Love Of God was recorded at The Compound and Sound Emporium in Nashville in 2010. Upon its release in March of 2011, the album reached No. 2 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.

Special guest artists also include Point of Grace, The Whites, and Winfield’s Locket. Songs written by Grammy-winning singer/songwriters Kenny Rogers ( “The Gospel Truth” with Warren Hartman and Steve Glassmeyer), Vince Gill ( “The Rock Of Your Love”), Michael McDonald (“Peace”) and Michael W. Smith (“Grace”) are also featured, along with Rogers’ takes on classics such as “I’ll Fly Away,” “In The Sweet By And By,” “Will The Circle Be Unbroken,” “What A Friend We Have In Jesus,” “Amazing Grace,” and others.

Promoting the original album release in 2011, Rogers made an appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon performing “The Rock Of Your Love,” along with “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)” which was a personal request by The Roots.