"Eyes That See in the Dark" is a song written by Barry and Maurice Gibb in 1982.[1] It was recorded by American singer Kenny Rogers for his 1983 album of the same name.[2] It reached #30 on the US Country chart, #4 on the US Adult Contemporary chart, #61 in the United Kingdom and #79 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Recording took place at Middle Ear Studios in Florida, Lion Share Recording Studios and Ocean Way Recording in Los Angeles. In the UK, RCA seemed afraid of the full-out country voice of Dolly Parton as it was released as a single before "Islands in the Stream".[3] In the US, this was the third single off the album with "Hold Me" as the B-side.[4]
"Eyes That See in the Dark" was originally performed by Barry Gibb as a guideline for Kenny Rogers, months after Gibb recorded demos for Dionne Warwick in which Warwick herself recorded Heartbreaker which was produced by Gibb.
"Eyes That See in the Dark" was recorded in August 1982. This would be the first demo for an album by Rogers, as Gibb and Rogers met later in the year and Rogers asked about some songs. Gibb's version was a power ballad. On this version, Maurice plays second guitar, bass, and a bit of synthesizer.[1]
