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Apparently Bobby Bare and Johnny Cash thought so, too. They both recorded it before Rogers, but the Lucille singer was the first to make it a hit. Schlitz took home the Grammy for Best Country Song in 1979 for The Gambler, while Rogers won Best Male Country Vocal Performance.
Album Review. Kenny Rogers took a bit of a chance in releasing this loosly based concept album at the time, but boy, did it pay off! Sales for the album went through the roof, as the title track and She Believes In Me became pop crossover hits, with the latter reaching the pop Top 10. Later, The Gambler was turned into a string of made-for-television movies.