Twenty Years Ago

"Twenty Years Ago"
Single by Kenny Rogers
from the album They Don't Make Them Like They Used To
B-side"The Heart of the Matter"
ReleasedJanuary 5, 1987
GenreCountry
Length3:44
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)Dan Tyler
Wood Newton
Michael Noble
C. Michael Spriggs
Producer(s)Jay Graydon, Kenny Mims
Kenny Rogers singles chronology
"They Don't Make Them Like They Used To"
(1986)
"Twenty Years Ago"
(1987)
"Make No Mistake, She's Mine"
(1987)

"Twenty Years Ago" is a song written by Dan Tyler, Wood Newton, Michael Noble and C. Michael Spriggs. It was recorded by Juice Newton for her 1983 album Dirty Looks. In 1986, the song was covered by Kenny Rogers and released in January 1987 as the second single from his album They Don't Make Them Like They Used To. Backup vocals were provided by Bill Champlin. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 299.