Something's Burning
# Something's Burning

Something's Burning is the fifth album by Kenny Rogers & The First Edition, released in 1970.

## Singles

Only one single was issued from the album, the title song "Something's Burning" with "Momma's Waiting" on the flip side. It was a worldwide Top 40 hit in 1970, including a #11 peak in the United States and #8 in the United Kingdom.

## Track listing

* "Something's Burning" (Mac Davis)
* "She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye" (Mickey Newbury)
* "Then I Miss You" (Bobby Bond)
* "My Washington Woman" (A.L. Owens, Dallas Frazier)
* "Just Remember You're My Sunshine" (Mike Settle)
* "Sunshine Joe" (A.L. Owens, Dallas Frazier)
* "A Stranger in My Place" (Kenny Rogers, Kin Vassy)
* "It's a Crazy Afternoon" (Carole King, Toni Stern)
* "Momma's Waiting" (Kenny Rogers, Terry Williams) ("Something's Burning" B-side)
* "Elvira" (Dallas Frazier)

## Personnel

* Kenny Rogers - bass guitar, vocals
* Mary Arnold - backing vocals
* Terry Williams - lead guitar
* Kin Vassy - guitar, vocals
* Mickey Jones - drums

## Covers

* In 1973 Candi Staton covered the song and had a minor R&B hit with it, peaking at #83.
* Recorded in 1973 and released in 1974, Blue Swede covered "Something's Burning" on their debut album, Hooked on a Feeling.
* In 1996, Dolly Parton a friend and occasional collaborator of both Davis and Rogers, covered "Something's Burning", including it on her album of covers, Treasures.

## Other songs

The album's closing track, "Elvira", was originally recorded by its composer, Dallas Frazier. It was later a hit single for the Oak Ridge Boys, who would later embark on several tours with Rogers after the First Edition disbanded in 1976.

