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"
Released	January 5, 1987
Genre	Country
Length	3:44
Label	RCA
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]

Content

In the song, the narrator talks about visiting the old town where he grew up in and mentions how much simpler and possibly better life was back then. He mentions the old movie house and the drug store where he worked and his childhood friend who died in Vietnam. The music video was shot in Clarksville, Tennessee largely on Franklin Street.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	33

References

1. Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 299.
2. "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
3. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2021.