The Gambler

~ Recording by Kenny Rogers

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1The Gambler3:35Kenny RogersThe GamblerKenny RogersAlbum
United ArtistsUA-LA934-H
1.1The Gambler3:35Kenny RogersThe GamblerKenny RogersAlbum
United ArtistsUA-LA934H
1.1The Gambler3:30Kenny RogersThe Gambler (24-Bit/96 kHz)Kenny RogersAlbum
Capitol Records Nashville
1.1The Gambler3:32Kenny RogersThe Gambler / Momma’s WaitingKenny RogersSingle
United Artists036 470 AT, 36 470 AT
1.1The Gambler3:32Kenny RogersThe Gambler / You Decorated My LifeKenny RogersSingle
  • -1979
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)X-200
1.1The Gambler3:35Kenny RogersThe GamblerKenny RogersAlbum
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 1-044
1.1The Gambler3:32Kenny RogersKenny Rogers’ Greatest HitsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 1-049
1.1The Gambler3:32Kenny RogersKenny Rogers’ Greatest HitsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
Liberty (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)L00-1072, LOO 1072
1.10The Gambler3:32Kenny RogersLadyKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
1.11The Gambler3:34Kenny RogersTwenty Greatest HitsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
Liberty (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)1A 264-7511524
1.11The Gambler3:34Kenny RogersTwenty Greatest HitsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • -1983
CDP-0777-7-46106-2-9
1.10The Gambler3:34Kenny RogersSixteen Greatest HitsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
LIBERTY (Japanese label)CP35-3086
1.20The Gambler3:29Kenny RogersThe Very Best of Kenny Rogers & Dolly PartonKenny Rogers & Dolly PartonAlbum + Compilation
EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. See annotation)PD 71317
1.11The Gambler3:33Kenny RogersTwenty‐Five Greatest HitsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
EMI AmericaCDPB 7 46673 1/2
1.11The Gambler3:33Kenny RogersTwenty‐Five Greatest HitsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • US1988-08-24
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)CDPB 7 46673 1/2
1.1The Gambler3:32Kenny RogersGreatest HitsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
Liberty (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)CDP 46004 2
1.12The Gambler3:33Kenny RogersThe Originals 19: Film SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. See annotation)259.331
1.2The Gambler3:33Kenny RogersKenny Rogers Greatest Country HitsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • US1990-08-20
1.4The Gambler3:30Kenny RogersThe Very Best OfKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1990-11-02
Reprise Records, Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)7599-26457-2
1.8The Gambler3:28Kenny RogersAnthologyKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • -1990
Connoisseur CollectionVSOP CD 148
1.5The Gambler3:34Kenny RogersHet beste van Kenny RogersKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. See annotation)7943122
1.4The Gambler3:30Kenny RogersThe Very Best of Kenny RogersKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • -1990
Reprise Records7599-26457-2
1.4The Gambler3:30Kenny RogersThe Very Best of Kenny RogersKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
Reprise Records7599 26457-1
1.3The Gambler3:30Kenny Rogers20 Great YearsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • US1991-11-12
Reprise Records9 26711-2
1.5The Gambler3:35Kenny RogersNoches de Blanco SaténVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)
1.1The Gambler3:31Kenny RogersDaytime Friends: The Very Best of Kenny RogersKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1993-09-13
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)CDEMTV79
2.2The Gambler3:30Kenny RogersCountry Classics (3 CD Set)Kenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
Reader’s Digest MusicLKEN-A-004
1.20The Gambler3:29Kenny RogersThe Very Best of Kenny Rogers & Dolly PartonKenny Rogers & Dolly PartonAlbum + Compilation
EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. See annotation)PD 71317
1.11The Gambler3:34Kenny Rogers20 Great HitsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • US1994-08-16
Hollywood (US budget & reissue label, imprint of Highland Music)
1.8The Gambler3:34Kenny RogersGoldKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music South Africa (not for release label use!)CDGOLD (WB) 3
1.11The Gambler3:34Kenny RogersTwenty Greatest HitsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
Liberty Records (not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits related to US label Liberty)CDP 0777-7-46106-2-9
1.7The Gambler3:34Kenny RogersThe Best of Kenny RogersKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-03-21
CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.)S21-57683
1.12The Gambler3:30Kenny RogersThe Very Best of Country, Volume 4Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG Records AfricaCDBSP (WM) 3003
1.3The Gambler3:32Kenny Rogers20 Greatest HitsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
CMC Special8232542
2.9The Gambler3:29Kenny Rogers50 Country Golden Hits, Vol. 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1997
Selected Sound Carrier AG
1.1The Gambler3:30Kenny RogersThe Best Of Country And Western Vol. 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EUROPA (German, best known for audio plays)100 401.8
2.6The Gambler3:35Kenny RogersThe Best of Kenny RogersKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
Platinum Disc Corporation (La Crosse, WI)06442
2.1The Gambler3:35Kenny RogersThe Very Best of Kenny RogersKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
Heartland MusicOPCD-3538
1.9The Gambler3:34Kenny RogersAmerican Pie: Great Tales and Sagas in SongVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Reader’s Digest Music
1.10The Gambler3:30Kenny RogersThe Ultimate Collection 1958-1998Kenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
Warner Special Products9548-36371-2
1.1The Gambler3:33Kenny RogersA & E Biography: A Musical AnthologyKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-01-26
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
2.4The Gambler3:36Kenny RogersThrough the Years: A RetrospectiveKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-01-26
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)72438 33183 2 2
17.18The Gambler3:30Kenny Rogers400 Country GreatsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-11-01
1.2The Gambler3:32Kenny RogersAll The Hits & All New Love SongsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • -1999
  • XE2001
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 20778 2 3, 7243 5 20778 2 3
1.18The Gambler3:31Kenny RogersHMV Easy: Kenny Rogers CollectionKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)HMV5252612
1.9The Gambler3:34Kenny RogersThe Ultimate Classic Country CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Music Canada (imprint of Warner Music Canada Co.)
1.9The Gambler3:34Kenny RogersThe Ultimate Classic Country CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)WTVD 38771
1.4The Gambler3:34Kenny RogersThrough the YearsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • -2001
CMC Records (Danish label)5345392
1.6The Gambler3:32Kenny RogersThe GreatestKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
RIO 3000
1.2The Gambler3:35Kenny RogersThe Most of Kenny RogersKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • -2003
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)
1.13The Gambler3:35Kenny Rogers42 Ultimate HitsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-06-01
Capitol Records Nashville7243-5-98794-2-0
1.13The Gambler3:35Kenny Rogers42 Ultimate HitsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-06-01
Capitol Records Nashville7243-5-98912-2-4, 7243-5-98913-2-3
2.18The Gambler3:31Kenny RogersThe World's Best Ever Beer Songs 2005Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2004-11-11
EMI Music Australia (not for release label use!)7243 874521 2 1
1.6The Gambler3:29Kenny RogersBlackpoolVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • GB2004-11-29
1.6The Gambler3:29Kenny RogersBlackpoolVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2004-11-30
1.5The Gambler3:30Kenny Rogers20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kenny RogersKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)
1.5The Gambler3:30Kenny Rogers20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kenny RogersKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
B0001037-02
2.10The Gambler3:32Kenny RogersClassic Country GoldVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-07-26
Hip‐O RecordsB0004989-02
1.4The Gambler3:29Kenny RogersPoker NightsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-08-29
V2TVWTV34842
3.21The Gambler3:30Kenny RogersThe Absolute Very Best of the World's Best Ever Beer SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2005-11-21
2.3The Gambler3:34Kenny RogersSuperstars of Country: Party TimeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time-Life, EMI Music Special Markets, Warner Custom Products19290-2, 72438-74713-2-0, OPCD-7655
2.4The Gambler3:32Kenny RogersSuperstars of Country: Volume TwoVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicTL SUP/02
1.1The Gambler3:31Kenny Rogers21 Number OnesKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-01-24
Capitol Records Nashville09463-40469-2-3
1.1The Gambler3:31Kenny RogersNumber OnesKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-03-28
Capitol Records Nashville
1.18The Gambler3:31Kenny RogersThe Best Beer Drinking Album in the World Ever, Volume 3: Poker NightVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • CA2006-04-04
EMI Music Canada
2.8The Gambler3:30Kenny RogersThe Best Country Album... Ever!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2006-11-06
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)VTDCD 834
1.4The Gambler3:35Kenny RogersAll-Time Greatest HitsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-11-21
Timeless Media Group
3.11The Gambler3:34Kenny RogersLegends of Country: Classic Hits of the ’50s, ’60s & ’70sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-12-05
Shout! Factory
1.1The Gambler3:31Kenny Rogers21 Number OnesKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)09463-52813-2-3
2.6The Gambler3:32Kenny RogersBillboard #1’s: Classic CountryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)
1.13The Gambler3:31Kenny RogersNumber 1's: CountryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2007-04-03
Hip‐O Records08686
3.4The Gambler3:30Kenny Rogers101 Country HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-11-12
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), EMI TV50999 5 05867 2 1, VTDCDX 881
3.22The Gambler3:29Kenny Rogers101 Party HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-12-03
Virgin TVVTDCDX 895
1.13The Gambler3:32Kenny RogersCountry: Number 1’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Hip‐O RecordsD171173
1.5The Gambler3:34Kenny Rogers50 YearsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • -2008-08-26
EMI Music Special Markets, Music Catalogue Cracker Barrel Old Country Store509992-37254-2-3, 702 324
1.15The Gambler3:30Kenny RogersStory SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-09-23
Virgin TVVTDCD 917
3.19The Gambler3:28Kenny RogersThe World's Best Ever Beer Songs: 10th AnniversaryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2008-10-06
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)50999 235763 2 2
1.1The Gambler3:31Kenny RogersDaytime Friends: The Very Best of Kenny RogersKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2008-11-11
Capitol Records NashvilleN5-64780
1.4The Gambler3:34Kenny RogersPlatinumKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • -2008
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)5-09992-15261-2-1
5.20The Gambler3:29Kenny Rogers101 Beer SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)50999 685412 2 4, 6854122
5.1The Gambler3:30Kenny RogersCountry: 122 Original HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Gold6887142
3.3The Gambler3:32Kenny RogersThe Best OfKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
EMI Gold50999 267945 2 5
2.5The Gambler3:32Kenny RogersThe First 50 YearsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-02-01
Time–Life Music23834-D
5.19The Gambler3:30Kenny Rogers101 FloorfillersVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2010-11-12
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)50999 919860 2 3, 9198602
5.13The Gambler3:32Kenny Rogers100 Country ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Belgium532 770-8
1.17The Gambler3:35Kenny RogersDon’t Rock The Jukebox: Country’s All-Time FavoritesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Reader’s Digest Music, Sony Music Commercial Music GroupA775325, SSTC08130
2.15The Gambler3:32Kenny RogersThe Only Classic Country Collection You’ll Ever NeedVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Shout! Factory826663-11710
5.17The Gambler3:33Kenny Rogers101 Driving SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2012-02-24
EMI Music Australia (not for release label use!)6386622
8.3The Gambler3:34Kenny RogersLegends of CountryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music27223-D
1.2The Gambler3:31Kenny RogersIconKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
  • -2013-10-08
Capitol Records Nashville
3.2The Gambler (remastered 2006)3:32Kenny Rogers80 From AmericaVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Australia
1.1The Gambler3:31Kenny RogersThe GamblerKenny RogersAlbum
Capitol Records Nashville
1.1The Gambler3:30Kenny RogersCountry: The CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2014-04-21
Rhino (reissue label)825646305407
2.11The Gambler3:33Kenny RogersLas 66 Favoritas de Iñigo y Pardo Vol.8 No Es Un Día CualquieraVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • ES2014-11-08
Rama Lama MusicRQ55062
3.13The Gambler3:32Kenny RogersNOW That’s What I Call 70sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2016-11-25
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)89853 68742
Promotion
55.6The Gambler3:31Kenny RogersThe Radio Essential SeriesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Promo Only
(unknown)
1.1The Gambler3:33Kenny RogersThe GamblerKenny RogersAlbum
EMI Manhattan (Manhattan Records after Jul 1987 acquisition of EMI America; discontinued in Sep 1988)CDP 7 48404 2
1.4The Gambler3:34Kenny RogersAll-Time Favorite HitsKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.)CDLL-57582
1.2The Gambler3:37Kenny RogersThe Best of Kenny RogersKenny RogersAlbum + Compilation
PolyTel740 031-2
1.4The Gambler3:29Kenny RogersCompilation 2005Various ArtistsCompilation

Relationships

engineer:Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
producer:Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
lead vocals:Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1978)
recorded at:Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, United States
mash-ups:Take a Bow to Kenny Rogers (Rihanna vs. Kenny Rogers) by DJ Schmolli
recording of:The Gambler
The Gambler (cover)

The Gambler

writer and composer:Don Schlitz
publisher:Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing
Writer's Night Music
later translated versions:Bluffers & suffers
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