Water & Bridges


Water & Bridges is the twenty-sixth studio album by American country music singer Kenny Rogers. It was released on March 21, 2006, via Capitol Records Nashville. The album have three singles: "I Can't Unlove You," "The Last Ten Years " and "Calling Me," all of which charted on Hot Country Songs and peaked at number 17, 56, and 53 respectively.
"Someone Somewhere Tonight" was later covered by Pam Tillis and Kellie Pickler, the latter of which release the song as a single to country radio in May 2013. "Half a Man" was originally recorded by Anthony Smith on his album If That Ain't Country, and his version charted at number 40 on Hot Country Songs in 2003. The title track was originally recorded by Collin Raye on his 2000 album Tracks, which was also produced by Dann Huff.

Critical reception

Thom Jurek of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, saying that it "isn't a perfect record, but it's a sincere one."

Personnel

String section
  • Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements and conductor
  • Paula Hochhalter, Suzie Katayama, Daniel Smith and Rudy Stein – cello
  • Karen Elaine Bakunin, Matt Funes, Vicki Miskolczy and Carole Mukogawa – viola
  • Darius Campo, Susan Chatman, Bruce Dukov, Ronald Folsom, Larry Greenfield, Alan Grunfeld, Natalie Leggett, Robert Peterson, Haim Shtrum, Tereza Stanislav, Josefina Vergara and Miwako Watanabe – violin

Production