The Gift (Kenny Rogers album)

Critical Reception

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

• Kenny Rogers – lead vocals
• Bobby Ogdin – keyboards, acoustic piano
• Eugene Golden – keyboards
• Steve Glassmeyer – keyboards
• Warren Hartman – keyboards, acoustic piano, arrangements
• Don Potter – acoustic guitar
• Larry Byrom – electric guitar
• Dax Browning – electric guitar
• Billy Panda – acoustic guitar
• Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
• Duncan Mullins – bass guitar
• Bob Burns – bass guitar
• Paul Leim – drums
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Farrell Morris – percussion
• Bergen White – orchestral arrangements, choral arrangements
• Larry Cansler – arrangements
• The Nashville String Machine – strings
• Cynthia Wyatt – harp
• Bob Mason – cello
• Jim Grosjean – viola
• Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor, violin
• Pamela Sixfin – violin
• Tom McAninch – French horn
• Bobby Taylor – oboe, French horn
• Jim Horn – bass flute, recorder
• Dennis Good – trombone
• Barry Green – trombone
• Chris McDonald – trombone
• Mike Haynes – trumpet
• Don Sheffield – trumpet
• George Tidwell – trumpet
• Wynonna Judd – duet vocal
• The Katinas – guest vocals
• Austin Cunningham – backing vocals
• Lona Heid – backing vocals
• Glad – duet vocals
• Brandon Conger – children's dialogue
• Megan Dockery – children's choir, children's dialogue
• Michael Jones – children's choir
• Kelly Stewart – children's choir
• Sarah Valley – children's dialogue
• Choir on "A Soldier's King", "What a Wonderful Beginning", "It's the Messiah", and "The Chosen One Montage" – Lisa Cochran, Michael Eldred, James Ferguson, Stephanie Hall, Mark Ivey, Marabeth Jordan, Jana King, Ellen Musik, Louis Nunley, Guy Penrod, Lisa Silver and Dennis Wilson

  Production

• Brent Maher – producer, recording, mixing
• Jim McKell – producer, recording,, mix assistant, mixing
• Jan Greenfield – production assistant
• Kevin Myers – recording
• Frank Green – additional engineer
• Mills Logan – additional engineer
• Paul Skaife – additional engineer, assistant engineer
• Don Cobb – digital editing
• Carlos Grier – digital editing
• Mills Logan – engineering
• Denny Purcell – mastering
• Carden & Cherry, Inc. – art direction
• Matthew Barnes – photography
• Don Mantooth – photography
• Kenny Rogers – liner notes

• Recorded at Creative Recording, Inc. and 21st Street Recording.
• Mixed at Creative Recording, Inc.
• Mastered at Georgetown Masters.

  Chart performance