The Heart of the Matter is the seventeenth studio album by American singer
Kenny Rogers, released by
RCA Records in 1985. It was Rogers' eleventh album to reach #1 on
Billboard's Country albums chart and certified Gold by the
RIAA. It peaked at #51 on the US
Billboard 200 and was produced by
George Martin.
Two singles came from this album. "Morning Desire" reached the top of the country charts, as well as #8 on the adult contemporary chart and #72 on the pop charts. His next single, "Goodbye Marie", came from the Short Stories album (also released after Rogers signed to RCA) and charted. The final single from this album followed, "Tomb of the Unknown Love", was a #1 hit in the country charts.
Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements and conductor (5, 6, 8, 10)
Jules Chaikin – string contractor
Israel Baker, Arnold Belnick, Denyse Buffum,
Stuart Canin, Isabelle Daskoff, Assa Drori, Bruce Dukov, Ronald Folsom, Reginald Hill, Bill Hybel, William Hymanson, Dennis Karmazyn, Ray Kelley, Kathleen Lenski, Gordan Marron,
Buell Neidlinger, Bill Nuttycombe, Garry Nuttycombe, Don Palmer, Jay Rosen, Sheldon Sanov, David Schwartz, Fred Seykoura, Marshall Sosson, Robert Sushel, Mari Tsumari-Botnick and Shari Zippert – string players
Production
Producer – George Martin
Engineers – Terry Christian and Jon Kelley
Second engineers – Bino Espinoza, Laura Livingston and Stephen Shelton
Strings recorded by John Richards
Second Engineer (strings) – Olivier de Bosson
Recorded at
Sunset Sound (Hollywood), Lion Share Recording (Los Angeles), Soundcastle (Santa Monica), Evergreen Studios (Burbank) and Studio Marcadet (Paris, France)
Mixed by Jon Kelley at Soundcastle and Hollywood Sound Recorders (Hollywood)
"Don't Look In My Eyes" was used by
NBC Sports for a music video of the 1986
Boston Red Sox during the postgame show of the
1986 World Series, after the
New York Mets defeated the Red Sox in Game 7 to win the World Championship.
References
^Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 256.
ISBN0-646-11917-6.