Islands in the Stream (song)
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| Single by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton | |||||||||||||
| from the album Eyes That See in the Dark | |||||||||||||
| B-side | "I Will Always Love You" (US) "Midsummer Nights" (UK) |
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| Released | July 1983 (US) | ||||||||||||
| Recorded | May 1983, Middle Ear, Miami Beach Lion Share Recording Studios and Ocean Way Recording, Los Angeles |
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| Genre | Country pop | ||||||||||||
| Length | 4:08 | ||||||||||||
| Label | RCA Records | ||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | ||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Gibb-Galuten-Richardson | ||||||||||||
| Kenny Rogers singles chronology | |||||||||||||
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| Song by Bee Gees from the album Their Greatest Hits: The Record | |
| Released | 20 November 2001 |
| Format | CD, cassette |
| Recorded | 2001 |
| Genre | Rhythm and blues |
| Length | 4:23 |
| Label | Polydor |
| Writer(s) | Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Pras Michel |
| Producer(s) | Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb |
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| Song by Barry Gibb from the album The Eyes That See in the Dark Demos | ||||
| Released | November 2006 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | May 1983 Miami Beach, Florida |
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| Genre | Pop, country | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | iTunes | |||
| Writer(s) | Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb | |||
| Language | English | |||
| The Eyes That See in the Dark Demos track listing | ||||
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| Single by Vanessa Jenkins, and Bryn West featuring Sir Tom Jones and Robin Gibb | |||||||||||||
| from the album Islands in the Stream | |||||||||||||
| Released | March 8, 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Format | Digital download, CD single, DVD single | ||||||||||||
| Genre | Country, comedy | ||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb | ||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Robin Gibb | ||||||||||||
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"Islands in the Stream" is a song written by the Bee Gees and sung by American country music artists Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. Named after the Ernest Hemingway novel, it was originally written for Marvin Gaye in an R&B style, only later to be changed for the Kenny Rogers album. It was released in August 1983 as the first single from Rogers' album Eyes That See in the Dark.
The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, giving both Rogers and Parton their second pop number-one hit (after Rogers' "Lady" in 1980 and Parton's "9 to 5" in 1981). It also topped the Country and Adult Contemporary charts. It has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling over two million physical copies in the US. In 2005 the song topped CMT's poll of the best country duets of all time; Parton and Rogers reunited to perform the song on the CMT special.
Rogers and Parton went on to record a Christmas album together, and had an additional hit with their 1985 duet "Real Love".
The song is sung in C major moderate 4/4 time, with Rogers and Parton alternating lead vocals, and in two-part harmony. Their version features a key change from C major to A-flat major. By contrast the Bee Gees' recorded version has no key change, and is sung throughout as a solo lead vocal with three-part harmony on the final chorus.
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