Kenny Rogers’ first posthumous album, Life Is Like a Song, is set for release on June 2.
The 10-track collection of unreleased and new music includes cover performances from Eric Clapton, the Temptations, and Lionel Richie, as well as three duets with Dolly Parton, Kim Keyes, and Jamie O’Neal. One track, “Catchin’ Grasshoppers,” is an ode to the singer’s twin sons.
Rogers’ widow said,
“This is a very special record to me and our family because it really tells the story of our life together, and I feel his fans will also relate to it in a big way because it walks the listener through the seasons of life that we all experience in one way or another. There is joy, there is love, there is family, there is uncertainty, there is pain, there is faith… it’s emotional and real. This is the kind of music Kenny loved to make.”
“This is a very special record to me and our family because it really tells the story of our life together, and I feel his fans will also relate to it in a big way because it walks the listener through the seasons of life that we all experience in one way or another. There is joy, there is love, there is family, there is uncertainty, there is pain, there is faith… it’s emotional and real. This is the kind of music Kenny loved to make.”
The album will be available in a variety of formats, including CD and vinyl, and a digital deluxe version with two bonus covers.
