As it turned out, the man who made “Please Come To Boston” a classic in the 1970s did just that, coming up with an arrangement that was putty in Rogers’ capable hands. Of course, it’s not the only Schlitz composition to wind up on this list!ĭave Loggins was one of the hottest songwriters in Nashville during the 1980s, and the singer had Loggins as a guest at his house, hoping he could come up with something special. Always a magician with a lyric, Schlitz’s turning the boy’s bad play into an exercise in philosophy turned out to be stroke of genius, providing the singer with his first entry into the Top 30 in eight years. Rogers turned to Don Schlitz in 1999 for this unlikely hit that compared life to playing baseball.
2 in the holiday period of 1987-88 with this Mark Wright / Gary Chapman cut that is one of his more traditional country moments, sprinkled with some nice harmonies from Kim Carnes and some tasty fiddle work from Mark O’Connor. However, some of his later work from the period tends to get overlooked - in spite of continued success on the singles chart.
Rogers’ 1983-1988 era on RCA resulted in some fine recordings - including the blockbuster “Islands In The Stream” duet with Parton. Rascal Flatts' 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picksĩ.
