Lucille

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"Lucille" is a 1977 country song by Kenny Rogers that became one of his signature hits and a classic of the genre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Kenny Rogers
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
awardReceivedYear 1978
chartPositionCanadaCountry 1
chartPositionIrelandSingles 1
chartPositionUKSingles 1
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 top 10
chartPositionUSCountry 1
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs classic country song
signature song of Kenny Rogers
followedBy Daytime Friends
follows Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)
surface form: Laura (What’s He Got That I Ain’t Got)
format 7-inch single
genre country music
hasBSide Till I Get It Right
hasChorusLine “You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille”
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar
bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
piano
string section
hasISRC USUA77600045
hasLyricsTheme infidelity
loneliness
marital breakup
regret
hasMusicStyle country pop
includedIn various Kenny Rogers greatest hits compilations
language English
length approximately 3 minutes
narrativeLocation Toledo
surface form: Toledo, Ohio
notableFor establishing Kenny Rogers as a major country-pop crossover star
partOf Kenny (1979 album)
surface form: Kenny Rogers (album)
performer Kenny Rogers
producer Larry Butler
publicationDate 1977
recordedBy Kenny Rogers
recordLabel United Artists Records
releaseYear 1977
significance one of Kenny Rogers’ best-known recordings
vocalist Kenny Rogers
writer Hal Bynum
Roger Bowling

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subject surface form: Lucille
Kenny Rogers notableSingle Lucille
Hal Bynum notableWork Lucille
Kenneth notableWork Lucille
subject surface form: Kenneth Ray Rogers
Kenny Rogers notableWork Lucille