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Released on United Artists, also Mr. Blue Sky (Electric Light Orchestra), Livin’ Thing (Electric Light Orchestra) and Telephone Line (Electric Light Orchestra)
Written by Kim Carnes, also Don’t Fall in Love With a Dreamer, Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes) (Kim Carnes) and Voyeur (Kim Carnes)
Part of Gideon, also Love the World Away, Don’t Fall in Love With a Dreamer and You Were a Good Friend
Written by Dave Ellingson, also Don’t Fall in Love With a Dreamer, Voyeur (Kim Carnes) and You Were a Good Friend
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Kim Carnes wrote 70 songs on fono
Dave Ellingson wrote 26 songs on fono
Dave Ellingson’s most frequent co-writer is Kim Carnes (25 songs together)
Dave Ellingson first appears on fono in 1975, 5 years before this song
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Dave Ellingson and Kim Carnes
- Performed by
- Kenny Rogers
- Part of
- Gideon
- Released on
- United Artists
- Written by
- Dave Ellingson and Kim Carnes
- Performed by
- Kenny Rogers
- Part of
- Gideon
- Released on
- United Artists
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Kim Carnes
Same label: United Artists
Same release: Gideon
Same writer: Kim Carnes
Same writer: Dave Ellingson
Same label: United Artists
Same writer: Dave Ellingson
Same label: United Artists
Elsewhere
Sources (6)
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1MusicBrainz Gideon Tanner was performed by Kenny Rogers
Gideon Tanner was performed by Kenny Rogers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Gideon Tanner was written by Dave Ellingson
Gideon Tanner was written by Dave Ellingson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Gideon Tanner was written by Kim Carnes
4MusicBrainz Gideon Tanner is part of the release Gideon
Gideon Tanner is part of the release Gideon
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz United Artists is the label of the song Gideon Tanner
United Artists is the label of the song Gideon Tanner
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Gideon Tanner was released on 1980