Across My Heart
Across My Heart is the twenty-second studio album by country artist Kenny Rogers released in 1997 by Magnatone Records. It features a wide array of artists collaborating with Rogers on various songs on the album like All-4-One, The Katinas, Tareva Henderson and Bekka & Billy. The album hit the charts, with its strongest showing on the country charts at number 26, although it did not produce any hit singles.
Critical reception
's Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated it 2.5 out of 5 stars, saying that " Even with all these collaborators, the album sounds homogenous, especially since the material is entirely generic. However, it holds together better than most Rogers albums since the mid-'80s, because it is evident that some thought and care went into its production."Personnel
- Kenny Rogers – vocals
- Steve Glassmeyer – keyboards, Hammond B3 organ, backing vocals
- Warren Hartman – keyboards
- Randy McCormick – acoustic piano, keyboards, Hammond B3 organ
- Bobby Ogdin – acoustic piano, electric piano, keyboards, Hammond B3 organ
- Gene Sisk – keyboards, backing vocals
- Jerry Kimbrough – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
- Brent Rowan – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
- Duncan Mullins – bass guitar
- Willie Weeks – bass guitar
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Paul Leim – drums, congas, percussion, tambourine
- Tom Roady – percussion
- Jim Horn – soprano saxophone
- Bob Bailey – backing vocals
- Damita Chavis-Haynes – backing vocals
- Paula Chavis – backing vocals
- Kim Fleming – backing vocals
- Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
- Jana King Evans – backing vocals
- Cindy Walker – backing vocals
- Bergen White – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
- Kim Carnes
- All-4-One
- Michael McDonald
- The Katinas
- Tareva Henderson
- Bekka Bramlett
- Billy Burnette
Production
- Jim Mazza – executive producer
- Brent Maher – producer, recording, mixing
- Mills Logan – recording, mix assistant
- Paul Skaife – recording assistant
- Tim O'Brien – BGV recording and mixing
- Victor Flores – BGV recording and mixing
- Marty Williams – BGV recording
- Don Cobb – digital editing
- Carlos Grier – digital editing
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- Georgetown Masters – editing and mastering location
- Jan Greenfield – production assistant
- Glenn Sweitzer – art direction
- Randee St. Nicholas – photography
- Ken Kragen – management
- Brian Kagan – marketing consultant
- C.K. Spurlock – booking