"Morning Desire" is a song written by Dave Loggins, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in October 1985 as the lead single from the album, The Heart of the Matter. The song was Rogers' twelfth number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.[1] Guitarist Stanley Jordan played lead guitar on the track.

"Morning Desire"
Single by Kenny Rogers
from the album The Heart of the Matter
B-side"People in Love"
ReleasedOctober 7, 1985
GenreCountry
Length4:09
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)Dave Loggins
Producer(s)George Martin
Kenny Rogers singles chronology
"Twentieth Century Fool"
(1985)
"Morning Desire"
(1985)
"Goodbye Marie"
(1986)

Chart performance

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Chart (1985–1986) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 72
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[4] 8
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 3

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 299.
  2. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 208.