The Heart of the Matter

Everything was fine. There may have been imperfections like crack or scratch on the case, but other than that I was satisfied.

I always worry about buying used items but this showed up in good condition and worked great. My mom loved it!

In the mid-1980s despite differences with the management at RCA records, Kenny Rogers was determined to carry on his success. His two previous albums "Eyes That See In The Dark" and "What about me?" had enjoyed lengthy runs on the charts.Rogers had always been diverse (As well as Country he had cut Jazz, Pop, Rock and had also collaborated with R&B artists) and that's why it was a good pairing when he asked George Martin to produce this album (Martin, of course, the man who had-amoung other things-produced all the Beatles records in the 1960s)."Tomb Of The Unknown Love" is just a classic country song, about a man who faces death after he killed his loved one who cheated on him. The song became a #1 single."I don't want to have to worry" (the albums opening track) on the other hand is a uptempo pop song that shows Rogers can rock with the best of them.Love ballads have played no small part in Rogers lengthy career and it's no suprise there are several here. "Heart of the matter", "Don't Look In My Eyes" and "The Best Of Me" (later covered by Cliff Richard some years later) all deal with love from different point of views and when you hear these you will no doubt understand why Kenny has been called "The King Of Love Songs.""Morning Desire" is similar to Kenny's 1970's hit "Something's Burning" (although it is less rock and more ballad) but that was intentional (Kenny later said it was written as a cross between "Something's Burning" and Bruce Springsteen's "I'm On Fire").The remaining cuts on this album "You made me feel love", "People In Love", "you Made Me Feel Love" and the final cut "I Can't Believe Your Eyes" are all very upbeat and sung with passion in the unique Kenny Rogers style that has ensured Rogers has remained a vital figure in popular music for over 40 years now.My Favourite of all the six albums Kenny recorded for RCA is 1984's "What About Me?", but this is still up there for great music.10 wonderful songs from one of Country music's finest performers.

I just want to say that I read the other reviews. And have no idea what any of them are trying to say. This had two hits on it Tomb Of The Unknown Love, written by Michael Smotherman who's songs never did really make much sense to me. And Morning Desire which I love and is my favorite song on the cd. The title song Heart Of The Matter is a slow ballad. Glen Campbell did an uptempo version of it and made it a completely different song that I like better. I Dont Wanna Have To Worry opens the cd. It's an uptempo song and kind of reminds me of the opening song on the Kenny cd You Turn The Light On. This cd is o.k. it's not one of my favorites.

I have only good things to add to this great CD!!!...the song "Heart Of The Matter" are awesome!...and my favorite song of this CD are "Tomb Of The Unknown Love"..Faboulus song:p...kind of a sad song aswell...And i like the song "Our Perfect song" and "Morning Desire" and "Dont Look In My Eyes"...all these songs are with so much deep feelings and emotions..great choice!...so the whole CD are filled with great songs!...So...Thanx Kenny for bringing your great music to us fans!..*Cheerz from Bina in SWE;o)*dec 7th 2007* at 3.49pm*

Yes i like this CD too:)...my favorite song of this album are "Tomb Of The Unknown Love"!...kind of a sad song but its really nailed to me..The other songs are also great..So thanx once again Kenny for bringing your music to the world:O)**cheerz from Bina;o)in SWE/Dec 1st-07*

I only started re-listening to cds about 2 years ago.I found Kenny Rogers the most soothing listening music I have.I keep adding to my collection,as I see something I don’t have.This cd is wonderful!

This album stands the test of time. It has more of a pop feel to this which is probably why this is my favourite Kenny Rogers album, I am more a rock/pop/folk person but Kenny is an exception in the Country music Genre. Recommend it and MOST of his Albums

loved it.

Had this as a CD many years ago, just great to get hear it again.