(Webster) Kenny Rogers returns to Warner Bros. Records who will release the country legend's new album later this year.The new album is being produced by award-winning producer, Dann Huff. "I'm looking forward to returning home to Warner Bros. Records after all these years," commented Rogers on his new deal. "Our history together, combined with the incredible team that's in place now, provides the catalyst for a great new relationship going forward."
Rogers made the revelation Wednesday night during his first of two sold-out performances at the Ford Theater in Nashville as the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's 2012 Artist-in-Residence.
Rogers, whose catalog on Warner Bros./Reprise Records includes a string of multi-platinum albums and career hits recorded over the span of several decades, returns to where it all began in 1967 when his career was ignited with his mega-hit with the First Edition, "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)."
"With his unique storytelling ability and soulful voice, Kenny Rogers' music has touched generations across all musical formats. He has not only had a remarkable career but is truly an American icon," said John Esposito, President & CEO of Warner Music Nashville. "Warner Music Nashville looks forward to continuing his musical legacy but more importantly, having him back home at Warner Bros. Records."
