Islands in the Stream
Song
aiming FOR THE TRIPLE CROWN OF TV...two BAFTA awards and four British Comedy Awards in the past two years, while Rob Brydon and Ruth Jones recorded a version of Dolly Parton's Islands in the Stream in character as Bryn and Nessa, together with Tom Jones, for the 2009 Comic... In this article: James Corden, Gavin and Stacey, Ruth Jones, Mathew Horne, Rob Brydon, John Cleese, and Connie Booth |
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Yahoo! News | November 06, 2009
Billboard CD reviews: John Mayer, Morrissey, Blind Boys (Reuters)
..."Jolene." This four-disc set follows Parton through the '80s, when she strayed from her strengths on crossover hits like "9 to 5" and "Islands in the Stream," then returned to her roots on the Ricky Skaggs-produced "White Limozeen."
In this article: John Mayer, Dolly Parton, Tech N9ne, Julian Casablancas, The Blind Boys of Alabama, I'm Throwing My Arms Around I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris Chrissie Hynde, Continuum, Duets, NEW YORK, and 9 To 5
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EveryJoe | October 28, 2009
Kenny Rogers The Greatest Duets
...like Tim McGraw and Don Henley but also features collaborations with his most common duet partner, Dolly Parton (I love "Islands in the Stream"). Islands In The Stream (Kenny Rogers Duet With Dolly Parton) Make No Mistake, She's Mine...
In this article: Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Dottie West, Don Henley, Tim McGraw, Ronnie Milsap, All I Ever Need Is You, We've Got Tonight, and The Gambler
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Blogcritics | November 03, 2009
Music Review: Dolly [Box Set]
...American icon is too easily taken for granted. Hits like "9 to 5" and "Islands in the Stream" guarantee sales for the dozens of Dolly compilations available now at your local grocery store. But the folks at Legacy - who call their new box...
In this article: Dolly Parton, Dolly, 9 To 5, In the Ghetto, T.Rex, Gene Autry, and Touch Your Woman
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Telegraph.co.uk - Arts | November 04, 2009
Bee Gees interview
...and Dolly Parton (Islands in the Stream) and Dionne Warwick (Heartbreaker). Their catalogue of solid gold standards is rivalled only by Lennon and McCartney. The anniversary is (as Barry readily concedes) actually a bit of a marketing...
In this article: Barry Gibb, Bee Gees, Chain Reaction, New York Mining Disaster 1941, Jive Talkin', How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, Heartbreaker, and Woman in Love
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Wikipedia | October 22, 2009
Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)
...for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. The chorus is a reworking of the chorus of the 1983 Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton hit "Islands in the Stream". Francis Lawrence directed the video, which features actress Halle...
In this article: Ghetto Supastar, Warren Beatty, Bulworth, Bee Gees, MTV Video Music Award, Grammy Award, Universal Music, and BMG Records
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National Public Radio | October 19, 2009
Dolly Parton: NPR Staffers Celebrate 'Dolly'
...of good for karaoke. Duets are important, and not everything can be "I Got You Babe." "Islands in the Stream" (which Parton recorded with Kenny Rogers) boasts an agreeable, singable melody and lyrics that sound at times like they've been...
In this article: Dolly Parton, NPR, Jolene, Coat of Many Colors, 9 To 5, Dolly, The Last Thing on My Mind, Porter Wagoner, and My Tennessee Mountain Home
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Wikipedia | August 25, 2009
Hello I'm Dolly Tour
.... During a segment on her prior duets with Kenny Rogers, Parton operated a Rogers ventriloquist 's puppet against pre-recorded dialogue by Rogers and later while singing (against pre-recorded vocals by Rogers) "Islands in the Stream". The...
In this article: Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, I Will Always Love You, Hello I'm Dolly, Baby It's Cold Outside, Me and Bobby McGee, and Elvis Presley
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Wales Online | April 11, 2009
Marryoke - the new wedding craze
...a favourite among many couples. But newlyweds Debra and Rob Lowe chose to sing Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers' version of Islands in the Stream when they tied the knot in Portmeirion, Gwynedd, on Wednesday. Debra, 36, a hairdresser, said:...
In this article: Cardiff, IPod, DVD, Perfect Day, Don't Stop Me Now, and MTV
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Idolator | September 25, 2009
Letting Her Finish: Taylor Swift Completes Country's Pop-Chart Comeback
...chart in the spring of 2000. • "Amazed" by Lonestar actually topped the Hot 100 for two weeks in the winter of 2000, the first No. 1 by a country act since Rogers and Parton's "Islands in the Stream" in 1983. (No country hit has topped the...
In this article: Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks, Itunes, LeAnn Rimes, MTV, Nashville, Carrie Underwood, Beneficiary, Platinum, and Billboard
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Description from Wikipedia:
"Islands in the Stream" is a 1983 hit country and pop single, written by the Bee Gees and sung by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. It was the first single from Rogers' album Eyes That See in the Dark and the second pop number-one for both Rogers and Parton (Rogers having been there with 1980's "Lady" and Parton with 1981's "9 to 5"). They went on to record a Christmas album together, and had an additional hit with their 1985 duet "Real Love". The Gibbs originally wrote the song for Diana Ross in an R&B style, only later to change it for the Kenny Rogers album. The title came from an Ernest Hemingway novel, which was published in 1970.
It also spent two weeks as the number one country song and in the year's final countdown was the number one song of the year of 1983. In Australia, the song was number one for one week in December 1983 and becoming one of the highest selling singles of 1984. In 2005, the song topped CMT's poll of the best country duets of all time; Parton and Rogers reunited to perform the song on the CMT special.
In April 2008, South Bend, Indiana radio station WZOW played the song continuously for several days on end. This was a stunt used to draw attention to the station's format change from alternative rock to adult contemporary.
- Name:
- Islands in the Stream
- Genre:
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- Pop, Charity, Comedy, Country
- Country
- Release Date:
- August 01, 1983
- Produced by:
- Barry Gibb
- Written By:
- Bee Gees
- Recorded By:
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- Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
- Vanessa Jenkins and Bryn West featuring Sir Tom Jones and Robin Gibb
- Audio Format:
- Download, CD, DVD
- From Album:
- Eyes That See in the Dark
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