I Prefer the Moonlight is the twentieth studio album by American country music singer Kenny Rogers, released in 1987. The album was Rogers' final studio album for RCA Records. It peaked at number 18 on the US country charts[1] and number 163 in the Billboard 200. It contained three top five singles: the title track, the Grammy-winning duet with Ronnie Milsap, "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" and "The Factory".
The initial single was the Ronnie Milsap duet "Make No Mistake, She's Mine", which brought Rogers and Milsap to the top of the charts in both the US and Canada. The title cut was released next, and reached #2, a feat equaled to the north as well. "The Factory" was the third single, and reached #6 in the US and #3 in Canada. A final venture was made with "I Don't Call Him Daddy", a lesser hit, peaking at #86. (The release of "I Don't Call Him Daddy" was to support the 1988 RCA "Greatest Hits" release, and received little promotion as Rogers was leaving the label.)
Producers – Brown Bannister (Tracks 1 &2); Richard Landis (Tracks 3, 5 &7); Rob Galbraith and Kyle Lehning (Track 4); Larry Butler (Tracks 6 &8); Brent Maher (Tracks 9 &10).
Production Coordinator on Track 2 – Kimberley Smith
Engineers – Jeff Balding (Tracks 1 &2); Mick Guzauski and Rick Ruggeri (Tracks 3, 5 &7); Ben Harris and Kyle Lehning (Track 4); Harold Lee and Billy Sherrill (Tracks 6 &8); Richard Landis and Brent Maher (Tracks 9 &10).
Assistant Engineers – Jean Kinney and Dave Parker (Tracks 1 &2); Richard McKernan (Tracks 3, 5 &7); Randy Gardner (Track 4); Jim McKell (Tracks 9 &10).
Assistant Overdub Engineers – Michael Koreiba, Laura Livingston, Keith Odle and Bill Whittington (Tracks 1 &2); Jim Dineen (Tracks 3, 5 &7).
Horns and Strings recorded by Rick Ruggeri, assisted by Michael Dotson and James Johnson.
Recorded at Eleven Eleven Studio, GroundStar Laboratories, Creative Recording, Inc. and Sixteenth Avenue Sound (Nashville, TN); Hitsville (Los Angeles, CA); The Grey Room and Conway Studios (Hollywood, CA).
Overdubbed at The Grey Room; Lion Share Recording (Los Angeles, CA); Masterfonics and MasterMix (Nashville, TN).
Mixing – Jeff Balding (Tracks 1 &2); Ed Thacker (Tracks 3, 5 &7); Brent Maher (Tracks 9 &10).
Mix Assistant on Tracks 1 & 2 – Michael Koreiba
Mixed at Masterfonics, Eleven Eleven Studio and GroundStar Laboratories (Nashville, TN); The Grey Room (Hollywood, CA).
