Fully aware that his audience demographic has shifted and grown older,
Kenny Rogers
turned to gospel music for 2011's
The Love of God
, a collection of gospel hymns and praise & worship-type inspirational songs. Working with producers
Warren Hartman
and
Kyle Lehning
, and recorded at the Compound in Nashville with some of Music City's finest session players,
Rogers
initially issued the album only through Cracker Barrel locations.
Gaither Music
picked up the distribution rights a year later and re-released
in 2012 with a different cover and a new title,
Amazing Grace
. Under either title, it's actually an interesting set, with guest contributions from
the Whites
("I'll Fly Away"), female Christian group
Point of Grace
("Circle of Friends"), and country duo
Winfield's Locket
("In the Sweet By and By"). ~ Steve Leggett