They Don't Make Them Like They Used To

They Don't Make Them Like They Used To (also referred to as They Don't Make 'Em...) is the nineteenth studio album by country superstar Kenny Rogers.

They Don't Make Them Like They Used To
Studio album by Kenny Rogers
Released	23 October 1986
Recorded	1986
Genre	Country, West Coast sound
Length	41:44
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	Jay Graydon, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Kenny Mims, David Malloy
Kenny Rogers chronology
Short Stories (1985) They Don't Make Them Like They Used To (1986) I Prefer the Moonlight (1987)
Singles from They Don't Make Them Like They Used To
"Twenty Years Ago" Released: January 5, 1987

Overview

The album's title cut was used as the theme tune to the box office hit movie Tough Guys.

The song "You're My Love" was written by Prince under the pseudonym "Joey Coco" and features El DeBarge on backing vocals.[1]

The album was a top 20 success on the country charts (and crossed over into the pop Billboard 200) with the single "Twenty Years Ago" peaking at #2.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

Singles

Two singles came from the album. The title cut, released at the end of 1986, only made #53 in the country charts although it did well by hitting #10 on the contemporary charts. When RCA released "Twenty Years Ago" in 1987, however, Rogers returned to the top five at #2, matching this feat in Canada as well.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"This Love We Share"	Jay Graydon, David Malloy	Graydon, Malloy	4:32
2.	"If I Could Hold On to Love"	Randy Goodrum, Steve Lukather	Graydon	4:16
3.	"You're My Love"	Joey Coco	Graydon	4:09
4.	"Time for Love"	Anthony LaPeau, Randy Stern	Graydon	3:24
5.	"They Don't Make Them Like They Used To (Theme from Tough Guys)"	Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager	Bacharach, Sager	4:32
6.	"Life Is Good, Love Is Better"	Malloy, Steve Davis, Dennis Morgan	Graydon, Malloy	3:59
7.	"Just the Thought of Losing You"	Michael Bolton, Jonathan Cain	Graydon	4:14
8.	"Anything at All"	Dave Loggins	Graydon	4:36
9.	"After All This Time"	Steve Dorff, Peter Beckett	Graydon	4:18
10.	"Twenty Years Ago"	Wood Newton, Mike Noble, Michael Spriggs, Dan Tyler	Graydon, Kenny Mims	3:44
Total length:				41:44

Personnel

• Kenny Rogers – lead vocals
• Robbie Buchanan – synthesizers (1, 3, 7, 9, 10), acoustic piano (3, 4, 7, 9), arrangements (3)
• Jay Graydon – synthesizers (1, 2, 7, 8, 10), lead guitar (1, 4), electronic drums (1, 2, 8), arrangements (1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10), guitar solo (2, 9), drums (6), guitar lines (9)
• Randy Goodrum – synthesizers (2), electronic drums (2), arrangements (2)
• Steve Lukather – synthesizers (2), rhythm guitar (2), arrangements (2)
• Michael Omartian – synthesizers (4, 7)
• Marcus Ryle – synthesizers (4, 7)
• Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (5)
• Randy Kerber – keyboards (5, 6)
• Mike Lawler – keyboards (6)
• Michael Hanna – synthesizers (10)
• Paul Urrich – keyboards (10)
• Michael Landau – rhythm guitar (1, 4, 9), guitar (3, 7)
• Dann Huff – guitar (5)
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. – guitar (6)
• Kenny Mims – guitar (10), arrangements (10)
• Nathan East – bass (2)
• Abraham Laboriel – bass (3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
• Neil Stubenhaus – bass (5)
• Carlos Vega – drums (3, 4, 7)
• John Robinson – drums (5)
• Mike Baird – drums (9)
• Clyde Brooks – drums (10)
• Brandon Fields – alto saxophone (8)
• Bill Champlin – backing vocals (1, 7, 8, 10)
• Richard Page – backing vocals (2)
• El DeBarge – backing vocals (3)
• Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals (4)
• Thom Flora – backing vocals (6)
• Ann Marie Smith – backing vocals (6)
• Kin Vassy – backing vocals (6)
• Jason Scheff – backing vocals (7, 8)
• Tamara Champlin – backing vocals (8)
• Peter Beckett – backing vocals (9)

Production

• Producers – Jay Graydon (Tracks 1-4 & 7-10); David Malloy (Tracks 1 & 6); Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager (Track 5); Kenny Mims (Track 10).
• Production Assistants – Valerie Hobel and Gail Pearson
• A&R – Marge Meoli
• Engineers – Ian Eales, Jay Graydon, Kenny Mims and Tom Singers.
• Mixing on Track 6 – Brian Malouf
• Recorded at Garden Rake Studio (Sherman Oaks, CA); Conway Studios (Hollywood, CA); Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, CA); House of Gold and The Garage (Nashville, TN).
• Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
• Design – John Coulter
• Photography – Bernie Boudreau
• Lettering – Michael Manoogian
• Management – Ken Kragen

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	16
U.S. Billboard 200	137
Australian (Kent Music Report) Albums	60[2]
Canadian RPM Top Albums	81

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/they-dont-make-them-like-they-used-to-mw0000191478
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 256. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.