Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
Transition
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Sealed 1971 Original, Cut Corner. “And A Big Transition It Is From The Psychedelic Near Hard Rock Of "Just Dropped In," Produced By Mike Post In 1968, To Mellow Tunes By Mac Davis, Kris Kristofferson, Carole King, And Alex Harvey, Among Others, Just Three Years Later. Ex-New Christy Minstrels Bandmate Kim Carnes Contributes "Where Does Rosie Go," And The Jimmy Bowen And Kenny Rogers Production Is Crystal Clear, Allowing The Singer To Develop The Sound That Would Hit Big Six Years After This Release. In Fact, It Was Six And A Half Years Between The Last Hit From The First Edition, 1970's "Heed The Call," And Rogers' Number One Country Smash, "Lucille," Which Opened The Floodgates To 19 Subsequent Chart Songs. What Is Amazing About Transition Is That It Is So Good, Yet Its Sound Took More Than Half A Decade To Get Established, More Than A Lifetime In The Record Industry….. Transition Is An Album Of Immense Depth, And Is The Bridge Between The First Edition And His Solo Career. It Is The Album That Displays Kenny Rogers As A Serious Artist, And Is Worthy Of A Special Place. If Rogers Were Lou Reed, This Would Be The Great Lost Album Fans Would Go Bonkers Over. The Country-Pop That Rogers Would Become So Famous For Is Totally Revealed On The Second Side, With Kristofferson's "For The Good Times" And Mac Davis' "Poem For My Little Lady." The Album Is Well Named, And The Singer Gives His Audience A Taste Of Things To Come. Classic Stuff.” Joe Viglione, AMG.