I Prefer the Moonlight
I Prefer the Moonlight is the twentieth studio album by American country music singer Kenny Rogers, released in 1987. The album was Rogers' final studio album for RCA Records. It peaked at number 18 on the US country charts and number 163 in the Billboard 200. It contained three top five singles: the title track, the Grammy-winning duet with Ronnie Milsap, "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" and "The Factory".
Singles
The initial single was the Ronnie Milsap duet "Make No Mistake, She's Mine", which brought Rogers and Milsap to the top of the charts in both the US and Canada. The title cut was released next, and reached #2, a feat equaled to the north as well. "The Factory" was the third single, and reached #6 in the US and #3 in Canada. A final venture was made with "I Don't Call Him Daddy", a lesser hit, peaking at #86.Personnel
- Kenny Rogers – vocals
- Shane Keister – keyboards, additional keyboards, synthesizers
- Robbie Buchanan – additional keyboards
- Keith Thomas – keyboards
- Philip Aaberg – acoustic piano
- John Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano
- Jim Lang – organ
- Alan Pasqua – synthesizers
- Clayton Ivey – acoustic piano
- Ronnie Milsap – electric piano, vocals
- Bobby Ogdin – keyboards, acoustic piano
- Gary Chapman – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Dann Huff – additional guitars, guitars
- Jerry McPherson – slide guitar, guitars
- Dean Parks – guitars
- Fred Tackett – guitars
- Bruce Dees – electric guitar
- Jimmy Capps – acoustic guitar
- Pete Wade – acoustic guitar
- Billy Sanford – electric lead guitar
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Larry Byrom – electric guitar
- Mark O'Connor – mandolin, fiddle
- Mike Brignardello – bass
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass
- David Hungate – bass
- Bob Wray – bass
- Jack Williams – bass
- Paul Leim – drums
- John Robinson – drums
- Larrie Londin – drums
- James Stroud – drums, percussion
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Lenny Castro – percussion
- Richard Landis – percussion
- Charlie Calello – arrangements
- David T. Clydesdale – string arrangements
- Shelby Singleton – string arrangements
- Archie Jordan – string arrangements
- Carl Gorodetzky – concertmaster
- The Nashville String Machine – strings
- Kim Carnes – vocals
- Chris Harris – backing vocals
- Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals
- Diana DeWitt – backing vocals
- Chris Eaton – backing vocals
- Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals
- Jim Haas – backing vocals
- Jon Joyce – backing vocals
- Clif Magness – backing vocals
- George Merill – backing vocals
- Wendy Suits-Johnson – backing vocals
- Diane Vanette – backing vocals
- Bergen White – backing vocals
- Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
- Juice Newton – harmony vocals
Production
- Brown Bannister – producer
- Richard Landis – producer
- Rob Galbraith – producer
- Kyle Lehning – producer
- Larry Butler – producer
- Brent Maher – producer
- Kimberley Smith – production coordinator
- Mary Hamilton – art direction
- John Coulter – design
- Kelly Junkermann – photography
- Vance Lorenzine – set designer
- Rose Librizzi – stylist
- Ken Kragen – management
- Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics
- Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios
- Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab
- Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters
- Jeff Balding – engineer, mixing
- Mick Guzauski – track recording
- Jim Dineen – overdub recording
- Rick Ruggeri – horn and string recording
- Ed Thacker – mixing
- Ben Harris – engineer
- Kyle Lehning – engineer
- Harold Lee – engineer
- Billy Sherrill – engineer
- Richard Landis – engineer
- Brent Maher – engineer, mixing
- Jean Kinney – basic track recording assistant
- Dave Parker – basic track recording assistant
- Michael Koreiba – mix assistant, overdub assistant
- Laura Livingston – overdub assistant
- Keith Odle – overdub assistant
- Bill Whittington – overdub assistant
- Richard McKernan – tracking assistant
- Michael Dotson – horn and string recording assistant
- James Johnson – horn and string recording assistant
- Randy Gardner – assistant engineer
- Jim McKell – assistant engineer