The Gambler

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country song single song studio album

The Gambler is a classic country song and album by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of life lessons learned from a seasoned card player, becoming one of his signature hits.

Aliases (4)

The Gambler (album) ×12
The Gambler (song) ×2
The Gambler (novelty franchise and brand) ×1
the song The Gambler ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	country song → single → song → studio album → studio album →
adaptation	The Gambler (TV film series) →
album	The Gambler (album) →
albumReleaseYear	1978 →
artist	Kenny Rogers → Kenny Rogers →
award	Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance →
awardYear	1980 →
chartPerformance	U.S. Billboard Hot 100 top 20 → U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs number one →
composer	Don Schlitz →
countryOfOrigin	United States → United States →
famousLine	Know when to walk away, know when to run → You got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em →
genre	country → country →
hasCharacter	narrator → seasoned card player →
hasMusicVideo	yes →
includedIn	Country music standards →
includesSong	The Gambler →
inspired	television movies starring Kenny Rogers →
language	English →
length	about 3 minutes 30 seconds →
lyricist	Don Schlitz →
narrativeTheme	card playing → gambling → life lessons →
notableTrack	The Gambler →
partOf	The Gambler (album) →
performer	Kenny Rogers →
producer	Larry Butler → Larry Butler →
recordLabel	Liberty Records → United Artists Records → United Artists Records →
releaseDate	1978 → 1978 →
sideAOrB	A-side single →
signatureSongOf	Kenny Rogers →
singleReleaseYear	1978 →
vocalist	Kenny Rogers →
writer	Don Schlitz →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Don Schlitz → Kenneth Ray Rogers → Kenneth Ray Rogers ("The Gambler (album)") → Kenneth Ray Rogers ("The Gambler (song)") → Kenny Rogers → Kenny Rogers ("The Gambler (novelty franchise and brand)") →	notableWork
She Believes in Me → The Gambler ("The Gambler (album)") →	album
The Gambler (TV film series) ("The Gambler (song)") →	basedOn
Kenny →	chronologyPreviousAlbum
The Gambler (album) →	includesSong
Greatest Hits (Kenny Rogers album) →	includesTrack
Kenny Rogers ("the song The Gambler") →	knownFor
Kenny Rogers →	notableAlbum
Kenny Rogers →	notableSingle
The Gambler (album) →	notableTrack
The Gambler ("The Gambler (album)") →	partOf
She Believes in Me →	partOfAlbum
Don Schlitz →	wroteSong