Through the Years

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"Through the Years" is a popular country-pop ballad by Kenny Rogers, widely recognized as one of his signature love songs and a staple of adult contemporary radio.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Share Your Love
artist Kenny Rogers
belongsToCatalogOf Kenny Rogers
chartedOn Billboard Adult Contemporary chart
Billboard Country chart
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
surface form: Billboard Hot 100
composer Steve Dorff
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1980s
genre adult contemporary
country pop
hasCoverVersions yes
hasLivePerformancesBy Kenny Rogers
hasMusicVideo no widely known original concept video
hasNotableAirplay adult contemporary radio in the United States
includedIn Kenny Rogers greatest hits compilations
instrumentation piano
soft drums
strings
isFrequentlyDescribedAs classic adult contemporary ballad
one of Kenny Rogers' signature songs
isLoveSong true
isSignatureSongOf Kenny Rogers
language English
length about 4 minutes 20 seconds
lyricist Marty Panzer
originalReleaseFormat album track
partOf Share Your Love
performer Kenny Rogers
producer Lionel Richie
radioFormatStaple adult contemporary radio
recordLabel Liberty Records
United Artists Records
releaseYear 1981
singleReleaseYear 1982
tempo slow
theme enduring love
long-term relationship
usedAs anniversary song
wedding song
vocalStyle ballad
writer Steve Dorff

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Share Your Love hasHitSingle Through the Years
Share Your Love hasPart Through the Years
Kenny Rogers notableSingle Through the Years
Kenny Rogers notableWork Through the Years
Love Will Turn You Around previousSingle Through the Years